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Most people believe success comes from intelligence, talent, or hard work. Those things matter.However, they are not decisive. The skill that quietly determines whether people thrive or stall is emotional…
Helena Moreno didn’t run to be a visionary mayor.She ran to be a competent one. That distinction matters. It defines both her greatest strength and her biggest constraint. Moreno steps…
When Good Trouble Becomes Bad News By Dr. Kyshun Webster, Sr. New Orleans has endured political dysfunction for decades.However, the Audubon Nature Institute’s decision to elevate Gilbert Montaño into a…
By Rep Troy Carter An attack on our small business owners, our working poor, our neighbors with disabilities, families facing food insecurity, people who rely on SNAP, the homeless, and…
U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Escalate as Sanctions, Oil Seizure and Immigration Policy Become 2025 Election Flashpoints Recent developments in U.S.–Venezuela relations reflect an accelerated pressure campaign with significant implications for the Venezuelan…
Coffee and tea offer benefits. Should you choose depending on your health risks? by Mark S. Gold M.D. Key points Coffee and tea are among the most consumed beverages worldwide.…
The United States is bombing Venezuelan boats and tightening pressure on Nicolás Maduro. It calls the mission a “narco-terror” operation, but the real driver is oil. Venezuela holds the world’s…
PRESS CONTACT Sara Severens, (202) 819-6372 Sara.Severens@mail.house.gov Rep. Carter Statement on USDA’s SNAP Retailer Directive NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:…
HOUSING ADVOCATES OPPOSE PROPOSITION 1: THE ANTI–AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND New Orleans voters urged to protect the Affordable Housing Trust Fund by voting NO on Proposition 1 on November 15…
Few laws changed America like the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Born from the blood and bravery of the civil-rights movement, it guaranteed that race could no longer decide who…