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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno provides update on city budget

2026-09-21T12:07:15-05:00September 21st, 2026|News, WDSU|

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno provided an update on the city’s $760 million budget in her weekly social media post. Moreno says that after hearing from multiple residents, people want investment in public safety and youth. She also highlighted that, as of now,

Shots fired in New Orleans’ Holy Cross neighborhood trigger SWAT roll on Royal Street

2026-09-16T16:30:00-05:00September 16th, 2026|News, WDSU|

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a report of shots fired in the Holy Cross neighborhood Wednesday. The shooting happened in the 5900 block of Royal Street just before 2 p.m

Two House Democrats again break with party on key vote tied to Trump agenda

2026-09-16T14:46:52-05:00September 16th, 2026|Events, News|

Reps. Jared Golden and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. (Getty Images/AP) BY: MADDY BOLDEN PUBLISHED: SEP 16, 2026 2:46PM CT House Democrats are expressing frustration after Reps. Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez once again broke with party leadership to support a procedural vote advancing a key priority of President Donald Trump’s administration. The vote marked

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Won’t Fix Black America’s Economy

2026-09-14T17:43:09-05:00September 14th, 2026|News, Think504|

Donald Trump just made Black voters an offer. Five thousand dollars. One check. If Republicans keep Congress in November. He’s calling it the Trump $5,000 dividend. He announced it at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, standing in front of a crowd that erupted like he’d just handed out lottery tickets. Here’s the question nobody

Ben Shelton Makes Black Tennis History at the US Open

2026-09-30T15:23:45-05:00September 14th, 2026|News, Sports|

Steve Woltmann//Getty Images BY: RAYGAN IRVIN PUBLISHED: SEP 14, 2026 1:51 PM CT The unfortunate loss of Ben Shelton’s 2026 US Open singles match with Alexander Zverez, is yet to be overshadowed because black history was made. Shelton made history as the first Black American man to reach a US Open final in more than

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