Joseph Savary was a warrior. Born in 1770 in French colony Saint-Domingue, Savary fought for France during the Haitian Revolution before fleeing to New Orleans with other Haitians.

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During the heat emergency last summer, LADOC allegedly had prisoners working in heat indexes up to 120 degrees.

Advocates say they aren't aware of the dept. changing its extreme heat policies since then.

From Lue Palmer for Verite.

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Advocates told Verite News that they aren't aware of any changes the Louisiana Department of Corrections has made to its extreme heat policy since last summer's heat emergency.

By Verite reporter Lue Palmer

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It’s not just Texans who would benefit from more transmission. In order for the U.S. to decarbonize its electricity, a lot more power lines will need to be built across the country.

By Gautama Mehta w/grist

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Kentrell Parker is among Louisiana’s most frail inmates, requiring constant care from a medical system that has largely failed to meet the needs of people like him. New laws threaten to further strain that system.

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The proposed Southern Spirit transmission line would help decarbonize the Southeast and make Texas' electric grid more resilient. I wrote for grist and Verite about the resistance it's facing from Louisiana lawmakers and a Mississippi utility. grist.org/energy/souther…

Joseph Savary, who fought for France in the Haitian Revolution, became the first Black officer in the U.S. Army.

By Verite columnist Tammy C. Barney

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A bill in the Louisiana legislature, marked up by Entergy, could kill a proposed transmission line from Texas to Mississippi.

By Gautama Mehta w/grist

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Willie Woods is now the president of the local chapter of Unite Here, a labor union that represents 300,000 workers across the country in industries including hospitality, food service and transportation.

By Verite reporter Josie Abugov

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‘Our vision for the city’: Organizer, historian discuss Black labor history and tourism

By Verite reporter Josie Abugov

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Organizations, parents prepare for loss of summer EBT program. By Khalil Gillon for Verite lailluminator.com/2024/04/15/sum… #lalege

The prioritization of economic stability has led to the department’s push for more progressive policies on housing and workplace improvement.

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The New Orleans Health Department has become an advocate on issues — like housing and wages — that might seem beyond its core mission.

By Verite reporter katie jane fernelius

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Katie Bernhardt’s tenure as Louisiana Democratic Party Chair was marked by accusations of inefficiency and incompetence. It ended Saturday in a catastrophic procedural failure. 

By Piper Hutchinson via Louisiana Illuminator

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Born in 1957, Hogan began his musical journey as a child. By the time he was 6, he was playing piano for choirs at two New Orleans churches.
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Gaines takes over as La. Democratic Party chair after Bernhardt ousted in procedural fluke

By Piper Hutchinson via Louisiana Illuminator

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If you hear a high school, community or church choir singing a spiritual a cappella, it likely was arranged by Moses Hogan.

By Verite columnist Tammy C. Barney

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SB 208 is one of several filed by Republican legislators this session that seek to expand the role of local and state law enforcement in immigration enforcement

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