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Christiana Botic/Verite NewsNew Orleans school officials will decide whether to close the charter school under a new policy that allows the district to intervene mid-contract. -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric via AP/National Oceanic and AtmosphericTropical Storm Isaias has formed off eastern Mexico. Forecasters say it's expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. -
Alana Schreiber/WWNOCountry music legend and world-renowned philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away just over a month ago. New Orleans honored her by doing what the city does best: a second-line jazz funeral. -
Rahmat Gul/AP PhotoOfficials are asking the highest court to decide whether the state legislature can abolish an elected position after someone has already been elected.
Born and raised in Carencro, Kristen Foreman is here in the studio! She is an upcoming "old soul" in today's Country Music in Nashville and Texas. With lyrics rooted in Louisiana culture and a smooth classic Country sound, Kristen Foreman is, no doubt, making waves in the industry.
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Courtesy of The Vic Mensa ShowNPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros. -
NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
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