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When you think about music in New Orleans, you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep roots in the church.
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With New Orleans' school board set to decide the school's fate at its Thursday night meeting, parents and some members of the Chase family are asking the board to believe in the school. -
Proponents for the change say it will help the state be competitive for major developments. Critics, however, say it weakens long-standing consumer protections. -
The Southern Poverty Law Center of Louisiana and other advocacy groups are asking school leaders in the greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to offer remote learning while federal agents are in the region. -
Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3. -
At the National Black Growers Council meeting in New Orleans, Black farmers respond to the $12 billion in tariff relief announced by the Trump administration and outline challenges farms are facing.
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