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#Court blocks #Louisiana #law requiring schools to post #TenCommandments in classrooms
A panel of 3 federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each #PublicSchool classroom is #unconstitutional.
The ruling marked a major win for #CivilRights groups who say the mandate violates the separation of #ChurchAndState, & that the poster-sized displays would isolate #students …who are not #Christian.
Musical murder: NOLA stages visit ‘Chicago,’ ‘Lucky Stiff’ | Entertainment/Life https://www.byteseu.com/1092593/ #Entertainment #hardwall #literature #Louisiana #music #NewOrleans #Production #show #stage #story #TennesseeWilliams #Theater #Theatre #thespian #ticket
'Jesus warned about hypocrites': Baptist minister slams Mike Johnson in scathing op-ed
https://religionnews.com/2025/06/05/mike-johnson-violates-spirit-of-congressional-chapel/
Home, From Turtle Island to Palestine: An Interactive, Educational Teach-In
featuring NOLA Freedom
Forum, Daarna, and the Stewards of the Nanih Bvlbancha
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 6PM-9PM Nanih Bvlbancha (1900 Lafitte Avenue)
NOLA Freedom Forum, Daarna, and the Stewards of the Nanih Bvlbancha welcome you to Freedom Forum, an interactive and educational teach-in that will inform visitors on autonomous educational systems, Palestinian and Indigenous storytelling, Gulf South environmental awareness, political uncertainties/realities, architectural design justice, and a reaffirmation of human rights and successful strategies of community building and resistance.
#IndigenousGulf #Indigenous #Louisiana #Palestine #NOLA #Bulbancha #IndigenousCreatives #NewOrleans #community @noladon
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras
#WaPo #NewOrleans #Louisiana #FacialRecognition #ProjectNOLA #Privacy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/19/live-facial-recognition-police-new-orleans/
The new pope's Louisiana roots — which are reportedly being investigated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans — are just part of the Black Catholic intersection quickly taking shape in the media and elsewhere.
He chose his papal name, Leo XIV, in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who reigned in the late 19th century, pioneered in Catholic social teaching, and condemned slavery in two papal documents.
#LeoXIV #popeleo14 #Louisiana #Creole #Catholic #BlackCatholic #FamilyHistory
https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/black-catholics-on-pope-leo-xiv/
A new blog post for #FossilFriday! Hints of a giant #Mastodon in #Louisiana. #paleontology #fossils
https://life-from-a-certain-point-of-view.ghost.io/giant-mastodon-from-the-bayou/
This week a new book was published on the Fossil Vertebrates of Louisiana, and it's free to download! Find out more about it on my blog, including links and backstory (no subscription needed - but I do take tips!).
Over the past 27 years, nine prisoners have been set free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence given by an infamous forensic pathologist and dentist team.
Duncan was the last person awaiting an execution based on the pair’s work.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Crime #Louisiana #CriminalJustice #Court #Judge #Forensics #Prison
Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis. It remains unclear if Duncan will walk free.
#News #Crime #Louisiana #Forensics #Court #Judge #CriminalJustice
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills.
But the insurer did make some exceptions. On several occasions, Blue Cross executives signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-blue-shield-louisiana-insurance-lawsuit-breast-cancer-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
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A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tiger-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Louisiana #Prison #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Technology #Law
Judge tells government to provide evidence, or case against Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is over
An immigration judge in Louisiana said she would terminate the case against Mahmoud Khalil if the government does not provide evidence this week justifying their attempted deportation of the Columbia University student activist.
Really great turnout in New Orleans today. We filled Lafayette Square! City Councilmember-At-Large “JP” Morrell was there as well.
#USPolitics #Louisiana #nola #FiftyFiftyOne #HandsOff #protest #FuckTrump #GOPFail
