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This image provided by Tulane University shows Nick Spitzer, host of the weekly public radio music and cultural program, American Routes, in his studio at Tulane University in New Orleans on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The show is celebrating “25 Years on the Road” in September, and Spitzer is being honored at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29. (Rusty Costanza/Tulane University via AP)

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Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE - Associated Press
Fri,09/22/23-11:01PM , 380 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L.
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Officials open investigation into workplace death of Hattiesburg teen at Mar-Jac Poultry factory
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE - Associated Press
Wed,07/19/23-4:51PM , 181 Reads
Federal, state and local agencies have opened investigations after a 16-year-old died while working at a Mississippi poultry plant.

The accident happened about 8 p.m. Friday at the Mar-Jac Poultr y processing facility in Hattiesburg, authorities said.
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A pilot maneuvers Cal Fire tanker 85 from the Sonoma Air Attack Base for a drop on the right flank of the San Antonio Fire, west of Petaluma, Ca., Friday, June 30, 2023. California is in the middle of a heat wave during the long Fourth of July weekend. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

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A heat wave is scorching America's southern half as the Fourth of July holiday approaches
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE - Associated Press
Sat,07/01/23-2:02PM , 432 Reads
Dangerous heat levels kicked in again Saturday for much of the southern United States as temperatures throughout the weekend were expected to reach a scorching 100 degrees Fahrenheit or even higher in several states.
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Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen listens to staff of PosiGen, a leading solar energy company in Kenner, La., as she hears how people can save money using solar power, Friday, June 30, 2023 in New Orleans. Yellen talked about how the Inflation Reduction Act is helping drive a manufacturing boom and helping lower costs for consumers. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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Yellen addresses Essence Festival crowd, discusses economy, efforts to enfold minority communities
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE - Associated Press
Fri,06/30/23-7:31PM , 164 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday touted the Biden administration's efforts to build a “fairer economy.”
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