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KID smART expands to Jefferson Parish
During the 2024-2025 school year, KID smART is partnering with New Orleans and Jefferson Parish public schools to bring arts integration to students at 12 elementary and middle schools. This is the first year that KID smART’s Creative School program has expanded outside of Orleans Parish. “We could not...
$1M verdict for teen, already a victim when she was assaulted by an officer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city of New Orleans owes $1 million to a teenager who was already a victim of sexual assault when a city police offer with a history of misconduct complaints continued the abuse — pretending to be a friend and mentor before eventually assaulting her himself. The verdict came Wednesday after a three-day trial, according to New Orleans news outlets. In the 2021 lawsuit, lawyers for the victim and her family said the officer, Rodney Vicknair, was assigned to transport the victim to a hospital “despite a history of complaints, specifically including predatory behavior towards women,” authorities said. The lawsuit cast the police department as irresponsible in assigning Vicknair to transport the girl, and too slow to act on a complaint, enabling him to assault the victim before he was arrested. Shaun Ferguson, the now-retired superintendent, is also a defendant. Vicknair had been a New Orleans police officer since 2007, according to court records. He was sentenced to a 14-year federal sentence in the related criminal case. Court records show that he died on Jan. 1 of this year.
Civil rights pioneer Leona Tate talks about integrating New Orleans schools, racial justice
When Leona Tate was 6 years old, she found out she would be going to a new school. She was happy about the change, but she didn’t fully understand why it was happening, at least at first. “I didn’t like my old school because it was very overcrowded,” she...
Marrero man wanted on murder charges, JPSO says
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in finding a Marrero man wanted for murder and obstruction of justice. Deputies said Gerald Lampkin, 18, of Marrero is wanted on charges of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
Miss Teen Wheelchair USA making history
METAIRIE, La. — Emmy Rabalais isn’t your ordinary pageant queen. She speaks fluent French, can tell you any country’s flag, and knows almost every celebrity’s birthday, and she does it all from a wheelchair. Seventeen years ago, Emmy was born with Cerebral Palsy, but she never...
Two of the five potential 6th District hopefuls take part in forum
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KSLA) — Of the five potential candidates for Louisiana’s newly drawn 6th Congressional District, only Democrats Quentin Anderson and Peter Williams took part in a forum Thursday night in Alexandria. The district stretches from Shreveport, through Natchitoches and parts of Central Louisiana, all the way down...
La. 4th Congressional District’s Nicholas Campbell is among Democratic National Convention delegates
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A number of people representing Louisiana have been at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago this week. On the final day of the conference (Aug. 22), KSLA spoke with Nicholas Campbell, who is a delegate from Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, about his time at the convention thus far. He said he has been around 50 people with the Louisiana delegation but has been able to speak to other politicians as well. They include former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Study Finds Louisiana Residents Might Need A Swear Jar
A new study reveals people in Maryland curse the most in the United States. According to a global study from word finder service WordTips, Maryland takes the number one spot in the USA, Louisiana takes number two, and Georgia comes in third. Louisiana is helped in part by some salty...
Here’s How Some Louisiana Residents Can Get SUN Bucks
SHREVEPORT, LA - You might not know about SUN Bucks, but if you have children living in your home, you might be eligible to receive the assistance. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) says we are now in Phase 3 of the SUN Bucks application process. Most children who qualify for SUN Bucks were automatically enrolled and provided benefits during Phases 1 and 2. But some families will need to complete an application to receive benefits.
City offers alternative options for providers after new law limits broadband funding
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Many areas in the state will benefit from a federal program that aims to expand broadband access in Louisiana. Lake Charles, however, will not be one of the recipients due to a new law passed this year. GUMBO 2.0, a part of the Broadband Equity...
Step Up Louisiana Announces Once-in-a-Generation Investment in Grassroots Organizing
NEW ORLEANS — Step Up Louisiana announced a “once in a generation” investment in grassroots organizing in the Deep South. The Fall for Liberation is an organizing drive that will train 50 Southeast Louisiana residents on community, labor and electoral organizing. With plans to knock on more than 100,000 doors and have thousands of conversations with workers and voters in our communities, the project has the potential to reshape upcoming elections in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.
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