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In March, a group of Crescent City Farmers Market vendors accused a large new vendor of offering food it did not produce. The vendor, Mississippi-based Two Dog Farms, denies that it is violating the market’s producers-only policy.
Frank Lastie's talent on drums was handed down to his son, Walter "Popee" Lastie, but he also passed the musical gene to trumpeter Melvin, saxophonist David and pianist Betty Ann.
Devon Jones and his attorneys claim that his April firing from the hospital was based solely on his criminal record, potentially in violation of the ‘ban the box’ ordinance, which was meant to give formerly incarcerated people better access to job opportunities.
Verite News has compiled a glossary, or “cheat sheet,” of immigration terms to aid in understanding the topic.
Two months after state officials began investigating the deadly police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot, the toddler’s family and a key eyewitness say nobody has reached out.
So many of us in Louisiana are descendants of the enslaved.
Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi that will soon launch a new newsroom in Arkansas, is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from Local News Hub to increase its coverage of women in politics across the communities it serves.
Lastie grew up in a musical family that included trumpeter Melvin Lastie and drummer Jessie Hill.
The New York Times is examining how public health is changing in the state, from the whooping cough outbreak to vaccine policies, and we want to hear from you.
Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
