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Help Kenner’s Fire Department
Kenner’s Fire Department Personnel needs your help Kenner’s Fire Department personnel have served our community with dedication, courage, and professionalism. Yet they are caught in the middle of a dispute they did not create and it’s costing them the raises already funded and approved by the City Council. On June 11, 2026, the Council amended…
NOPD to Conduct DWI Saturation Patrols Tonight
New Orleans – Continuing efforts to reduce the number of crashes, especially fatalities, NOPD’s Traffic Unit will conduct ‘DWI Saturation Patrols’ this evening (June 18, 2026). The patrols will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. and continue overnight. This effort provides extra officers on the streets of New Orleans who will be specifically looking for signs of…
Fear and Broken Families Amid Federal Immigration Raids
By DC, Staff Writer – Latinola In what should be a season of joy, dozens of families across Kenner, Gretna, and New Orleans are living in fear and silence. On December 3, just weeks before Christmas, federal immigration authorities launched a sweeping enforcement campaign that has left immigrant communities reeling — with loved ones missing,…
NAHJ LOUISIANA PRO CHAPTER FUNDRAISER
Join us for the NAHJ Louisiana Chapter’s first-ever fundraiser at Clesi’s Seafood on Bienville Street, May 27 from 1–3 PM. This special gathering brings together supporters, journalists, and community members to help raise funds for scholarships, mentorship programs, and training opportunities for Hispanic journalists. Together, we are working to amplify Latino voices in media and…
Preso sin que te acusen de nada
En Louisiana, si te arrestan por una falta menor—o incluso solo por sospechar que violaste una ley de inmigración—te pueden dejar preso más tiempo, aunque la ley diga que deberías estar libre. Así es como pasa: Imaginá que te para la policía por una infracción de tráfico. Pagás la fianza o resolvés el caso. Legalmente,…
The message doesn’t stop at Louisiana’s borders.
Plaquemines Parish Trump’s Executive Order just killed a 59-year-old civil rights protection in Plaquemines Parish. A parish of 23,000 once ruled by Leander Perez, an open white supremacist-just made it to the White House. Leander Perez, a political boss of Spanish descent—specifically of Isleño heritage from the Canary Islands—ruled Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes with…
El gobernador Jeff Landry enfrenta oposición legislativa
BATON ROUGE, 15 de abril de 2025 — El gobernador Jeff Landry propuso esta semana una serie de reformas para reducir las altísimas tarifas de seguros de automóvil en Luisiana, culpando tanto a las compañías aseguradoras como a los abogados litigantes por el problema. Sin embargo, su postura ha causado divisiones, incluso dentro de su…