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First Black candidate for parish clerk John 'Tree' Smith says office needs transparency
With more than 35 years in the Tangipahoa Clerk of Courts Office, Smith --a former deputy clerk-- says he is determined to secure and maintain vital…
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Deputy Joyce Jackson becomes Tangipahoa Parish's first Black female to run for Sheriff
Leading into the final weeks of campaigning, The Drum interviewed Jackson to find out more about this history maker and her ambitions for Tangipahoa…
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N.O. native makes history as Prairie View A&M University’s first Fulbright Scholar
Stephanie Tilley aspires to ignite a spark of inspiration among her fellow PVAMU students, motivating them to embark on their own courageous journeys.
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Baton Rouge activists receive Acie J. Belton Life Achievement Award
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DrumRoll: N.O. doctor makes lupus discovery. Yoga spa opens in BR, Scotlandville history published, and Southern engineers win with Boeing
Congratulations Dr. Tamika Webb-Detiege of Ochsner Clinical School, Kim Murray Walker of Move Your Body Yoga, Southern's engineers and Boeing, and…
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Women find therapy in gardening and farming especially following COVID lockdowns
One unexpected effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increase in the number of women who are taking up gardening and farming. The benefits are not…
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50 years after fatal shooting, Scott’s family, FBI agents talk about emotional toll
Now 75, Beverly Scott Shabazz said Milton X Scott had made her “proud to be Black” and “proud to be a Black woman. I was proud of my Black husband.”
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Separated by a door and preconceptions, a routine arrest turned deadly July 18, 1973. Families speak on Milton X case
50 years later, one central question still reverberates: How did a matter that could have been resolved fairly easily turn deadly? The LSU Cold Case…
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Across Louisiana: In Case You Missed It
La. Congressional maps to be redrawn to add a majority-Black district. LSU’s first Black band director Kelvin Jones retires. Fort Polk renamed after…
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Historical marker to tell history of Ponchatoula's first Black mayor
Rev. Arthur Tasker's life and work will be honored on Tangipahoa's first historical marker recognizing the contribution of an African American.
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