Associated Press

Simone Haley, granddaughter of Oretha Castle Haley, challenges Laketa Smith, seated with Candice Henderson-Chandler, after speaking during a city council hearing regarding the dispute over her grandmother's former home and plans by the property owner, Henderson-Chandler, to create a museum, in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

AP

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

A civil rights icon's childhood home will not be a museum after opposition from her descendants

By JACK BROOK JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,10/24/24-10:25PM, 131 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Candice Henderson-Chandler moved to New Orleans and bought her first house in 2021, she learned it had played a key role in the city's civil rights history and was the childhood home of a p
Read more about A civil rights icon's childhood home will not be a museum after opposition from her descendants
loading
The UK's King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined leaders of the Commonwealth nations in the Samoan capital Apia on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

AP

free content

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY - Associated Press
Thu,10/24/24-9:55PM, 82 Reads
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a re
Read more about King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
loading
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Logan City, near Brisbane, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

AP

free content

Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY - Associated Press
Thu,10/24/24-8:48PM, 112 Reads
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of Western nations in renewing concerns about human rights violations in China.
Read more about Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'
loading
Buttons, who the Associated Press is referring to only by her childhood nickname because of her legal status, sits for a portrait behind her baby photo taken before she was adopted from Iran to a family in America, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. Buttons is one of thousands of children adopted from abroad by American parents, many of them military service members, who were left without citizenship by loopholes in American law that Congress has been aware of for decades, yet remains unwilling to fix. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act

By CLAIRE GALOFARO AND KIM TONG-HYUNG CLAIRE GALOFARO AND KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,10/24/24-8:36PM, 53 Reads
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a memento but as proof — America made a promise to her, and did not keep it.
Read more about Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act
loading

The E-Edition

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

90°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 95°F
Min Temp: 73°F
Feels Like: 103°F
Dew Point: 72°F
Humidity: 82%
Sunrise: 6:43 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 0 mph
Sky Cover: 7%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°F
Moon Rise: 9:11 AM
Moon Set: 8:26 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. West wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Hourly Forecast

7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Please select your theme

A civil rights icon's childhood home will not be a museum after opposition from her descendants

loading

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

loading

Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'

loading

Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act

loading

September 02, 2026

Community Polls

Of those listed, which would you say is your favorite Dolly Parton song?

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

A civil rights icon's childhood home will not be a museum after opposition from her descendants

loading

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

loading

Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'

loading

Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act

loading

September 02, 2026

Community Polls

Of those listed, which would you say is your favorite Dolly Parton song?

Current Temp

Contact Information

Follow Us

Our Apps