Echoing Mayor Cantrell’s announcement that Phase One of reopening the City of New Orleans would begin May 16, Governor Edwards in his 2:30 press conference today announced steps toward reopening […]
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City Council Unanimously Urges Eviction Courts to Stay Closed Through August 24
May 8, 2020Yesterday, on May 7, the New Orleans City Council secured a major victory for tenants’ rights and housing justice during the coronavirus pandemic. While the resolution carries no actual authority, […]
Can You Easily Get Your Medical Marijuana in New York?
May 8, 2020Every state in the USA has specific medical marijuana laws governing the sale and consumption of this compound. In New York, medical marijuana was legalized through an assembly bill in […]
City Council Approves Resolution Supporting Medicare for All
May 8, 2020On Thursday, May 7, 2020, the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the federal Medicare for All Act of 2019.
Five Alternative Ways to Get Rid of Anxiety
May 7, 2020Severe anxiety can be crippling. It renders you unable to live your day-to-day life. A lot of people feel embarrassed by their anxiety, preferring instead to keep it hidden. This […]
Forced to “Wrap Themselves in Blankets to Stay Warm” After Landlord Cuts off Family’s Power, Water
May 6, 2020Author’s Note: This piece is the third in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This story is about a landlord who decided to […]
“The people of Louisiana are responding”- Gov. John Bel Edwards
May 4, 2020Today Governor John Bel Edwards updated the state about the progress being made in its COVID-19 response. The state is currently reporting 333 new cases of a virus in Louisiana […]
Long Lines as Georgia and Nike Seem Unconcerned about Covid-19
May 3, 2020How concerned are Georgians about the Coronavirus? Based on one mall in Atlanta, the answer would appear to be not at all. Outside a Jimmy Jazz shoe store at Greenbriar […]
Far Right Former Senator Faces Criticism Again, Calling on COVID Positive Rep. James to Resign
May 2, 2020Even in retirement, former State Senator Conrad Appel continues to find ways to put his foot in his mouth. Senator Appel (R-Metairie) made headlines last year for suggesting that African […]
Louisiana Republicans Disagree with President’s Plan to Reopen State Economy; Trump Praises Governor Edwards
May 2, 2020On April 28, 2020, the Bayou Brief received an internal memo from Louisiana GOP political operative Jay Connaughton, addressed to Republican state Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, which was shared […]
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