At his April 27 press conference, Governor John Bel Edwards announced that the stay-at-home order will be extended to May 15, 2020. “Unfortunately, we do not meet the criteria” to […]
Category: Economy
“Truly Awful” – Needles on the Floor, a Nightmare Condition at Metrowide Apartments
April 27, 2020Author’s note: This is the first article in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This article is about Metrowide Apartments, a group of […]
Death Toll from COVID-19 Surpasses Known Katrina Deaths, Governor Reports on Thursday
April 23, 2020As of today, more Louisianians have died from COVID-19 than from Hurricane Katrina, Governor Edwards said in his April 23 press conference. While the number of deaths in Louisiana from […]
Medical Staffing Companies Cut Doctors’ Pay While Spending Millions on Political Ads
April 23, 2020ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Private equity-backed medical staffing companies that have […]
Make it Fair Calls for Wider Access to Vote by Mail
April 21, 2020Through most of our lives, we’ve all been surfacely reminded about the importance of voting (and by surfacely, I mean, in a way that leaves the concept in the abstract). […]
The 21st Century – Two Decades & Counting
April 18, 2020From hanging chads, through the demise of Bin Laden to the wrath of biblical plague engulfing the world – navigating the 21st century has been one helluva ride. But who […]
No Senator Kennedy, Reopening the Economy is not Worth Risking Lives
April 16, 2020In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday, Louisiana US Sen. John Kennedy said mitigation measures that aim to slow the spread of the Coronavirus and save […]
Local Historical Tour Guide Company Starts Fundraiser to Support Industry Workers Unable to Receive Relief
April 16, 2020It is no secret that the stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devestating effect on the local service industry. For most service industry jobs, […]
SBA Coronavirus Loan Program Runs Out of Money; Gov Edwards Creates Economic Commission
April 16, 2020On Thursday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) said that it has run out of money for businesses seeking to sign up for the Paycheck Protection Program. “The SBA is currently […]
Exactly How Much Money is the U.S. Losing for Not Legalizing Marijuana? Here’s the Answer
April 16, 2020The fight against the legalization of marijuana in each state of the U.S. has significantly grown these past years. Laws and sanctions were applied in order to strengthen procedures […]
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