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Untargeted Facial Recognition is Unvetted and Unsafe: New Orleans City Council Should Reject It
Center for Democracy & Technology
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June 27, 2025
Part one of this two part series regarding New Orleans’ dragnet facial recognition program is available here. The New Orleans City Council is set to vote on an ill-conceived ordinance that would facilitate the use of untargeted facial recognition...
Did Dinosaurs Roam Louisiana? The Surprising Truth About Prehistoric Life Here
K945 - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
I keep seeing ads on TV and online for the new Jurassic Park movie Jurassic World Rebirth and randomly my brain just started thinking about dinosaurs in Louisiana. Personally, I've never heard of any fossil discoveries or anything in the state....
New Orleans businesses honored as 2025 'top workplaces'
Nola - Louisiana
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Seventy-four New Orleans businesses were named "top workplaces" as part of an annual Times-Picayune program that culminated with an awards ceremony Wednesday at the Higgins Hotel downtown. The annual competition identifies exemplary companies via...
Study finds some parts of New Orleans' flood walls sinking nearly 2 inches per year
AOL
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New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season has gotten underway, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans' concrete flood walls which had been strengthened in the aftermath of Hurricane...
The Best Places to Camp in Louisiana This Summer
Hot 107.9 - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL) - Summertime activities are in full swing in Louisiana, and one of those favorite activities is camping. There are definitely quite a few great places around Louisiana to go camping, but which are the absolute best?...
Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. leads group of Baton Rouge students to explore aviation careers
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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June 27, 2025
BATON ROUGE — More than 100 Baton Rouge area students are getting a unique opportunity to explore careers in aviation this weekend in New Orleans. Baton Rouge Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. is leading the students, who will attend the annual Airport...
NSU will host screening of “Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture”
Bossier Press-Tribune - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
1 Northwestern State University’s Creole Heritage Center and the Louisiana Architecture Foundation will host a screening of the award-winning documentary “Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture”...
New Study Uncovers Uneven Land Subsidence in New Orleans, Heightening Flood Risk Concerns
Bioengineer.org
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June 27, 2025
New Orleans Faces Critical Infrastructure Challenge as Land Subsides at Alarming Rates New Orleans, a city revered for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant landscapes, is undergoing a slow yet palpable transformation that threatens its very...
Study: Some parts of New Orleans' flood walls sinking nearly 2 inches per year
Yahoo News
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New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season has gotten underway, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans' concrete flood walls which had been strengthened in the aftermath of Hurricane...
Study: Some parts of New Orleans' flood walls sinking nearly 2 inches per year
CBS News
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New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins next week, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans' concrete flood walls which had been strengthened in the aftermath of...
Air Liquide plans to Invests $200M to Expand ASU and Pipeline Infrastructure in Louisiana Industrial Corridor
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 1, 2025
Air Liquide is ramping up its presence in the heart of the Gulf Coast’s industrial corridor with plans to invest up to $200 million in Louisiana. The goal? To modernize a key Air Separation Unit (ASU) and stretch its pipeline network an extra 30...
Fourth Circuit rebuffs Trump admin request to put Georgetown researcher back in detention amid deportation efforts
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
In a 2-1 vote, the federal appeals court said Dr. Badar Khan Suri could remain free while he contests the Trump administration's attempts to deport him. WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court declined a request from the Trump administration Tuesday...
First 2025 New Orleans mayoral campaign forum draws packed crowds
Gambit - Louisiana
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The first candidate forum of the New Orleans mayor’s race on Thursday drew a much bigger crowd than its organizers were expecting, with more than 150 people packed into Voters Organized to Educate (VOTE) headquarters in Gert Town. The crowd was so...
Study reveals uneven land sinking across New Orleans, raising flood-risk concerns
EurekAlert!
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Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests that sections of the region’s $15 billion post-Katrina flood protection...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins Gov. Landry in Baton Rouge for health bill signing
WWL - Louisiana
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June 27, 2025
The new law establishes a series of health and nutrition guidelines, including restrictions on certain food chemicals and regulations. BATON ROUGE, La. — As part of his part of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, U.S. Health and...
Amistad Research Center struggles to preserve Black history after major funding cuts
WWL - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — One of the country’s most important Black history archives is facing an uncertain future. The Amistad Research Center, located on the campus of Tulane University, has lost 40% of its federal funding, resulting in a dramatic reduction...
West Nile Cases Reported East of Baton Rouge
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The mosquito-transmitted West Nile virus (WNV) has been actively spreading throughout 14 Louisiana parishes since 2002 and continues to do so in 2025. On June 25, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed...
A new Mumbai restaurant honours Louisiana's fascinating Cajun-Creole cuisines
Mint
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July 1, 2025
“I have never been to the US," says Sudeep Kashikar, executive chef of Sobo 20, which recently opened at the InterContinental Marine Drive, Mumbai. The admission takes me by surprise, since the restaurant is positioned as ‘Franco-American’,...
Job for $17.5 billion LNG project in Louisiana lands on US dredging giant’s table
Offshore Energy
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July 1, 2025
Houston-based dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDC) has won a dredging assignment on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, which is operated by Australia’s Woodside Energy....
New Louisiana immigration laws reflect Trump priorities, target sanctuary policies
KPLC - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Several new Louisiana laws cracking down on illegal immigration will take effect on August 1, a shift toward stricter enforcement policies across the state. One of the new laws makes it a crime for any public employee in...