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New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
A longtime music teacher at a New Orleans-area Catholic school who was essentially fired for being listed in an obituary as another man’s widower says he refused to suffer quietly because “it’s just time” for bullying and homophobic discrimination...
A Q&A with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Jonathan Grimes
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO Jonathan Grimes shared his views with Business Report on the sector’s current challenges and economic impact. Louisiana as a state has one of the nation’s lowest rates of per capita spending on...
22.5 hours in the 225: Things to do around Baton Rouge, according to a new social series
225 Magazine
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July 3, 2025
When 225 published the latest edition of our signature guide to 225 things to do in the Capital Region this spring, we kept No. 225 open-ended. Since we have way more than 225 things to do in the Capital Region, we left that one up to you. Readers...
Religious liberty ‘the best blessing’ America has, Baptist immigrants say
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
NASHVILLE (BP) – For distributing the Bible and sharing the Gospel in the Soviet Union, Aleksei Kharlamov’s great-grandfather was sent to Siberia and never heard from again. His grandfather and father both were persecuted for being Baptist...
Louisiana students make gains in math, see some declines in English on 2025 LEAP tests
Nola - Louisiana
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Louisiana’s younger students made modest gains on state tests this spring while high schoolers saw a slight overall decline, according to LEAP test scores released Thursday. This year’s results are a mixed bag for the state, which saw student...
US deploys 200 Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
US Army soldier's uniform. July 3, 2025 WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Around 200 Marines were deployed to Florida on Thursday to provide administrative and logistical support for immigration enforcement raids happening in the southeastern...
Louisiana Folklife Center hosts Native American crafts workshop
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — To honor the contributions Native Americans played in the origins of Louisiana, the Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present a free Native American Crafts Workshop. Learn to paint at...
'Hundreds of thousands of Donnas' could be rounded up, immigration lawyer warns
WWL - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
New Orleans resident Donna Kashanian, 'poisoned her file' with sham marriage in the 1980s, something not even a real marriage of 35 years can overcome, expert says That’s because she admitted to a fraudulent marriage with a US citizen to try to...
US Reuters Freed from US jail, Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil seizes his new public platform
Yahoo News
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's fight with elite American universities was only a few days old when federal immigration agents arrested the Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia University...
Freed from US jail, Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil seizes his new public platform
WHTC - Michigan
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s fight with elite American universities was only a few days old when federal immigration agents arrested the Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia University...
Louisiana's Lainey Wilson says new statewide talent competition 'can change everything'
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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Louisiana native and country music artist Lainey Wilson ("4x4xU," "Watermelon Moonshine," "Things a Man Outta Know") helped announce a new statewide talent competition last week. "I know what it's like to grow up with big dreams in a small town....
Behind the scenes: Final preparations underway for ESSENCE Festival of Culture
Nola - Louisiana
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Michele Ghee, right, chief content officer for Essence Ventures, near the stage as Mayor LaToya Cantrell, far left, poses for photos at the opening presser for ESSENCE Festival of Culture at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on...
Louisiana Troopers Charge Driver After Hit-and-Run Turns Deadly
99.9 KTDY - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
(KPEL News) - Officials with Louisiana law enforcement have announced an arrest has been made in the death of a bicyclist that happened in the Troop I region on June 25. According to Louisiana State Police Trooper First Class Peggy Bourque with...
Louisiana’s economy shrank in early 2025
The Current - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
This story was first reported by Louisiana Illuminator and republished with permission. Performance indicators released Friday show Louisiana’s economy shrank by 1.7% over the first few months of 2025 and is moving in what one expert called a...
New Orleans trumpeter Steve Lands turns to the cosmos on 'Rearranging the Planets'
Gambit - Louisiana
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Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” has long been one of New Orleans-based trumpeter Steve Lands’ favorite classical compositions. The seven-movement suite — epic in its sound, sweeping from the aggression of Mars to the softer Venus and the jovial...
Early Childhood Education Center earns prestigious NAEYC accreditation
Louisiana Tech University
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July 3, 2025
Louisiana Tech University’s Early Childhood Education Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals. Fewer than 10 percent of...
Stephanie Grace: In Louisiana, ICE's reign of fear is hitting way too close to home
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
It was the part about Habitat for Humanity that got me, that detail in reporter James Finn’s story that showed Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, a longtime New Orleans resident originally from Iran, is so embedded in our community — and so committed to...
Louisiana Dept. of Education releases LEAP scores
KALB - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
The following has been provided by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE): The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has released the 2024-2025 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) results, which show...
LOUISIANA STUDENTS IMPROVE MASTERY+ RATES ON LEAP
Bossier Press-Tribune - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
1 The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today released 2025 results from the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP), showing a one percentage point increase in overall student proficiency for grades 3–8. Thirty-five percent of...
Louisiana Downs Independence Day Festivities Sparkle on July 5th
Bossier Press-Tribune - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
1 Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino is extending your Independence Day fun with its free, family-friendly Star-Spangled Bash on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The day will be filled with heart pounding live racing, a free concert, and an incredible...