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Mississippi River Drought Threatens New Orleans Drinking Water
New Orleans is potentially on the brink a major drinking water crisis, highlighting the escalating environmental disasters in Black communities.
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Petition to Remove NoLa Mayor May Include Thousands of Deceased Signatures
LaToya Cantrell is facing a recall election as a result of the rise in crime.
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Anthony Mackie to Open 20-Acre Film and TV Studio in New Orleans
‘The influx of productions will not only bring economic growth but job opportunities!’ New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said.
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Ever Optimistic, Essence Fest Announces Its Return to New Orleans in 2022
The live gathering, themed ‘It’s the Black Joy for Me!’, will be the popular festival’s first in-person event since its 25th anniversary celebration in 2019.
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Category 4 Hurricane Ida Expected to Make Landfall in Louisiana Sunday Afternoon
This comes 16 years after Hurricane Katrina struck the coast in 2005.
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New Orleans Shooting Leaves 3 dead, 7 injured
Three people are dead and seven are injured after two suspects fired into a crowd in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood Saturday night. ABC News is reporting that 10 people were struck by gunfire around 8:35 p.m. local time. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was hit several…
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After Making History, New Orleans’ 1st Female Mayor, LaToya Cantrell, Is Ready to Shape the City’s Future
New Orleans Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell didn’t set out to make history. But as the city celebrates its 300th anniversary this year, she, too, will become part of its story as its first female mayor. For nearly 30 years, the Xavier University grad has been making New Orleans her home and the people her community. It’s…
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LaToya Cantrell Becomes 1st Woman Elected Mayor of New Orleans
The rich, iconic city of New Orleans has its first female mayor in its 300-year history: LaToya Cantrell was officially elected to the position Saturday night. Cantrell defeated Desiree Charbonnet with 60 percent of the vote after a monthlong runoff, WWL-TV reports. “Almost 300 years, my friends. And New Orleans, we’re still making history,” Cantrell…