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WEB4 days ago · Louisiana immigration lockup fails to provide translation services for detainees, complaint alleges. Non-English speakers at privately-operated ICE facility have trouble communicating with guards, getting medical treatment, say rights groups. by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick September 5, 2024.
Porch Poppin': What you need to know about Louisiana's new ...
WEB3 days ago · Verite is two years old. 🎉 To celebrate, we’re sending the first edition of our member-exclusive newsletter written by editor-in-chief, veteran journalist and lifelong New Orleanian, Terry Baquet this month. Plus, all donors are invited to our 2nd Anniversary event, Two Years of Truth ...
Hospital runs drills ahead of new La. law for pregnancy care drugs ...
WEB3 days ago · Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Louisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substance. The final Senate vote Thursday, May 23, …
Explainer: Louisiana's new majority-Black congressional district ...
WEBSep 16, 2024 · The 2020 census found that Black people made up about 31% of the state, roughly about the same percentage as in 2010. But only 57.1% of people in 2020 indicated they were white, compared to 62.6% in 2010. Republican state lawmakers finished drawing the state’s map in 2022, retaining a single majority-Black district out of six.
Let’s put the public back into public education - Verite News
WEB4 days ago · Let’s put the public back into public education. The Leah Chase School in New Orleans, a newly created direct-run school in a city where the overwhelming majority of public schools are run by nonprofit charter organizations. Credit: John Gray/Verite News. In case you aren’t engaged with what’s been happening in New Orleans public ...
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WEBAug 13, 2024 · To get Verite News alerts, text “NEWS” to (504) 410-7411 or enter your number below. Text STOP to quit, standard message rates apply. Dante Gentile was arrested and released without care before his suicide. The suit claims the coroner then allowed his body to decay for months. Verite News delves into politics and government in New Orleans ...
Welcome to Verite - Verite News
WEBJul 27, 2022 · Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launches today to serve communities in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Our mission is to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the …
About Us - Verite News
WEBVerite is a nonprofit newsroom that operates as a division of Deep South Today, an incorporated nonprofit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN #47-2158741. VeriteNews.org is supported by grants from foundations, by contributions from donors and sponsors and by advertising.
Our Vision - Verite News
WEBWith the failures and downsizing of local news media, vulnerable populations in New Orleans and much of the region, are facing existential threats that hold back our community and prevent us from reaching our full potential.
Press release: Verite launches - Verite News
WEBNEW ORLEANS, LA. – July 27, 2022 – Verite, a first-of-it-kind news organization in the New Orleans area, today announced the launch of its newsroom, which is set to go live in the fall. The newsroom’s in-depth, data-based reporting will focus on solution-based coverage on crucial topics such as education, housing, health care, criminal ...