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Madhri Y.
@madhri.bsky.social
Reporter at Verite News, New Orleans
ex: CNN Quest Means Business, Annenberg Media, The Daily Free Press
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More animals are dying on LA streets than ever before. If you're a cat person, don't read this.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Why are more animals than ever being run over on Los Angeles streets?
More animals than ever are dying on Los Angeles streets
Abandoned pets, increased urban sprawl are causing roadkill numbers to spike…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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New Orleans city officials told @madhri.bsky.social of @veritenews.org that they fear further cuts to disaster mitigation projects in the city and that the city relies heavily on FEMA, which President Trump proposed eliminating last month.

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Local officials respond to Trump’s desire to eliminate FEMA
State and local officials are preparing for possible changes to federal disaster relief following President Donald Trump’s announcement last month that he wants to eliminate the Federal Emergency Mana...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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New Orleans lost a $1.2 million flood mitigation grant after the Trump administration began cutting FEMA's budget. By @madhri.bsky.social veritenews.org/2025/07/08/d...
Local officials respond to Trump’s desire to eliminate FEMA
State and local officials are preparing for possible changes to federal disaster relief following President Donald Trump’s announcement last month that he wants to eliminate the Federal Emergency Mana...
veritenews.org
July 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Our latest What Was Lost @veritenews.org from @madhri.bsky.social tells the story of a woman who was a student at Dillard U. when Hurricane Katrina hit. She had a burgeoning library of books on civil rights that was lost either in the flood or the aftermath of it.

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What Was Lost: A collection of books about civil rights - Verite News New Orleans
Visual art and music cherished by generations of a New Orleans family were washed away in the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New Orleanians have been taking to the streets throughout September to protest the Trump administration's plans to deploy National Guard troops to the city. More from @madhri.bsky.social, who reported on the latest protest last night, for @veritenews.org. veritenews.org/2025/09/17/n...
New Orleanians protest Trump's National Guard plans
Dozens of activists gathered near Jackson Square in the French Quarter on Tuesday (Sept. 16) to protest the Trump administration's reported plan to deploy National Guard troops in New Orleans.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Doctors, patients and reproductive health advocates are warning that a health care crisis will follow the closure of Planned Parenthood in Louisiana on Sept. 30. More on the potential impacts of the closure from @madhri.bsky.social on @veritenews.org.

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Advocates: Planned Parenthood closure could result in crisis
Planned Parenthood’s health centers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge will shut down indefinitely at the end of this month, leaving residents throughout the state worried about how the closures will impa...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Nurses at University Medical Center rallied yesterday to support a nurse and union organizer who is at risk of being terminated by the hospital administration. More for
@veritenews.org ews.org rom @madhri.bsky.social.

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UMC nurses rally against move to terminate union organizer
Dozens of unionized nurses at University Medical Center gathered Monday (June 16) to protest an alleged attempt by the hospital to terminate a prominent nurse and union organizer.
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June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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How much have property values risen where you live? We did all the math for 250+ communities in Los Angeles County.
What’s hot and what’s not? Revealing the uneven shifts in the L.A. housing market
Property values in Los Angeles County have been on a tear, but several communities have seen a meteoric rise.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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E-scooters are zippy, compact and convenient. And, as thieves have figured out they're easy to resell. Reported by @madhri.bsky.social
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Electric scooter thefts skyrocket across Los Angeles
Mobile devices with cheap locks prove easy pickings for thieves, who often target college students…
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February 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM