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Kat Stromquist/Gulf States NewsroomFederal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the "farm line" violates the Eighth Amendment rights of people working there and the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Tyler Kaufman/AP Content Services for Inauguration Fund of Mayor-Elect Helena MorenoHelena Moreno was sworn in as New Orleans’ 63rd mayor on Monday (Jan. 12), making history as the city’s first Hispanic mayor and the second woman to assume the role. -
Emily Kask/NPRNOLA-PS board confirmed that it received the private donations promised to the school from community members on Monday (Jan. 12). -
Gerald Herbert/APDocuments obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis. The shift appeared to signal a wind down of the Louisiana deployment that began in December and had been expected to last into February.
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AP/UGCThe number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days. -
We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation.
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The FBI is solely leading the inquiry into the killing of Renee Macklin Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross without help from Minnesota authorities. Legal experts explain why the move is unusual and why joint investigations are the norm.
New episodes premiere weekly during the Zydeco Stomp and will air throughout the week during the news and other KRVS programs. They'll also be posted weekly here and on Spotify.
- Youth Action Summit in McComb Veazey Neighborhood Coterie - Feb 17th
- Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts Lousiana Crossroads "50 Years of BeauSoleil" - Feb. 1 & Feb. 2, 2024
- UL Symphony Annual Halloween Concert - Oct. 26, 2023
- Lake Charles Symphony’s 66th Season Opening “A Musical Journey” - Oct. 1, 2023
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