Lauren Zola

Lauren Zola

Lauren is a rising senior at UNC-CH and a reporting intern at The Well News this summer. She writes for her university’s student newspaper on local and state politics. Last summer, Lauren interned at a media organization called GrepBeat, where she reported on tech startups in North Carolina. In her free time, she loves to play tennis and read fiction novels. You can reach her at lauren@thewellnews.com or her LinkedIn.

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June 25, 2024
by Lauren Zola
ACLU Files Suit Over Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Mandate

BATON ROUGE, La. — A week after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed... Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. — A week after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed in public schools, the ACLU has made good on its vow to sue the state over the new policy. As previously reported by The Well News,... Read More

June 21, 2024
by Lauren Zola
Civil Liberties Groups to Sue Louisiana Over Ten Commandments Mandate

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just hours after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed a bill into law requiring the... Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just hours after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed a bill into law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, civil libertarians offered their unequivocal response — we’ll see you in court. With Landry’s signature, Louisiana... Read More

June 18, 2024
by Lauren Zola
Library of Congress Launches 'Collective Memories' Exhibit

WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress, opened a new exhibition last week featuring rare... Read More

WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress, opened a new exhibition last week featuring rare artifacts from its voluminous trove of largely unseen national treasures. The exhibition comprises an extensive collection of images, diaries, voice recordings, manuscripts, photographs, art, books and... Read More

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