News for New Orleans - Verite News
WEB2 days ago · New Orleans receives $1.7 million to expand Blue Bikes, train people to become e-bike mechanics. The funding for Blue Bikes comes through the DOE’s Local Government Energy Program, from an initiative called Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy. by Safura Syed September 11, 2024.
Let’s put the public back into public education - Verite News
WEB6 hours ago · Let’s put the public back into public education. The Leah Chase School in New Orleans, a newly created direct-run school in a city where the overwhelming majority of public schools are run by nonprofit charter organizations. Credit: John Gray/Verite News. In case you aren’t engaged with what’s been happening in New Orleans public ...
New Orleans offers help to doctors fearful of abortion drug law ...
WEB7 hours ago · NEW ORLEANS — As more health care providers come forward with concerns about a new Louisiana law reclassifying life-saving medication as a controlled dangerous substance, city officials in New Orleans are working to help doctors and investigating delay of care issues. The New Orleans City Council filed a request Monday with the city’s ...
Porch Poppin’: RTA offering free bus passes to young people
WEB6 hours ago · by Verite News September 19, 2024. In this episode of Porch Poppin’, EJ Johnson discusses a new program offering free transit passes to New Orleans’ youth. READ MORE: RTA offers free bus passes to youth.
Tulane students fight suspensions after pro-Palestine encampment ...
WEB2 hours ago · Credit: Drew Costley/Verite News. Two Tulane University students are appealing the university’s decision to suspend them for participating in a protest that established a short-lived pro-Palestine encampment earlier this year. Maya Sanchez and Rory Macdonald were among seven students disciplined by …
Survey: New Orleanians dissatisfied with quality of life, …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · That’s the overriding message from a survey of 700 New Orleanians from across the city commissioned by Verite News. The survey, conducted by nationally recognized pollster Silas Lee in 2023, asked residents for their opinions on quality of life, social stressors and local government. Residents disapprove of the …
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WEBAug 13, 2024 · To get Verite News alerts, text “NEWS” to (504) 410-7411 or enter your number below. Extra context from our reporters. Our favorite articles each week. Breaking news. Text STOP to quit, standard message rates apply. Dante Gentile was arrested and released without care before his suicide. The suit claims the …
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WEBVerite is a nonprofit newsroom that operates as a division of Deep South Today, an incorporated nonprofit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN #47-2158741. VeriteNews.org is supported by grants from foundations, by contributions from donors and sponsors and by advertising.
Welcome to Verite - Verite News
WEBJul 27, 2022 · Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launches today to serve communities in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Our mission is to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the …
Press release: Verite launches - Verite News
WEBNEW ORLEANS, LA. – July 27, 2022 – Verite, a first-of-it-kind news organization in the New Orleans area, today announced the launch of its newsroom, which is set to go live in the fall. The newsroom’s in-depth, data-based reporting will focus on solution-based coverage on crucial topics such as education, housing, health care, criminal ...