Governor John Bel Edwards made the news on Friday when he criticized Lafayette’s city government concerning their mask mandate vote. In a live interview with the Washington Post’s opinion columnist, […]
Category: Health
Ready to Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s How to Get on New Orleans’ Waitlist
February 11, 2021The New Orleans Health Department announced the launch of a Citywide Vaccine Waitlist today to help eligible individuals connect with vaccination locations. This government-run sign-up method centralizes the vaccine appointment […]
Tourism Industry and Workers Clash on How to Handle Mardi Gras
February 9, 2021Following Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s announcement of new restrictions shutting down bars across the city and limiting packaged alcohol sales in the French Quarter for Mardi Gras weekend, both tourism industry executives and New Orleans workers have taken to the internet – and the streets – with differing messages.
Louisiana Seeking Bids for “Mass Fatality Services” Contracts As COVID-19 Spike Continues
February 7, 2021The State of Louisiana has issued an Emergency Request for Quotation (RFQ) for “mass fatality” services, in light of an ongoing and “significant spike in COVID-19 positive cases.
Mayor Shuts Down Bars After a List of Seemingly Conflicting Messages Throughout COVID Period
February 6, 2021After pictures began circulating on social media over the last few days of unmasked crowds and close activity at The Red Eye Grill, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has decided she has […]
16.5% of NOLA Public School Students Miss School Each Day but Teachers Still Fear In-Person Classes
February 3, 2021Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, school attendance at New Orleans Public Schools was an issue, but the problem has gotten worse as classes have continued to be held online. Last […]
Interview With the Founder of Imagine Mutual Aid New Orleans
January 27, 2021Mutual aid are two words that go well together. To find out what they mean, Big Easy Magazine (BEM) spoke with Imagine Water Works’ Klie Kliebert (they/them) the Founder and […]
Data Shows That Less Than 10% of Louisiana’s Vaccines Have Gone to African-Americans. Here’s Why.
January 26, 2021Recently released data from the Louisiana Department of Health showed that 9.86% of COVID-19 vaccines have gone to Louisiana’s African-American residents even though they make up 33% of the state’s […]
The Right to a Speedy Trial Has Been Suspended in Louisiana Again
January 13, 2021The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an Order this week that will suspend speedy trial rules, halting all criminal and civil jury trials until March 1. The Order was inspired by […]
Louisiana Had Its Second-Highest Number of Reported COVID-19 Deaths Today
January 8, 2021Many of us have grown weary of the pandemic, have chosen to ignore it, to forgo fear of it in favor of a more laissez-faire attitude just to maintain our […]
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