Fierce public housing advocate Sharon Jasper and her supporters are furious over Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s planned removal of Jasper from the board of the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO). They call the removal unwarranted and “illegal” because Cantrell failed to initially follow state law which requires a reason for the dismal be provided.
Category: Opinion
Commemorating the Student Movement and the Deaths of Denver Smith and Leonard Brown on November 16th with An Overdue Apology
November 8, 2022November 16, 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of the shootings of Leonard Brown and Denver Smith on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge (SU). Both Smith and […]
Belden Batiste: New Orleans Needs New Leadership; Rebuffs Response to NOLA Tribune
September 7, 2022Editor’s note: Belden Batiste and Eileen Carter filed a petition with the Secretary of State to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell. The petition has received overwhelming response from New Orleanians voters, […]
War on Menthol – An Op-Ed by Kim Ford
June 13, 2022As America continues to be the number one country in the world for new incarcerations, we can no longer continue to sit silently in the wake of yet another oppressive and biased War on Drugs.
It Is Time for a New Version of Public Safety
May 8, 2022In February of this year, The Lens Nola published an article entitled After George Floyd’s murder, the New Orleans City Council created a committee to hear from ‘historically marginalized communities.’ […]
Decriminalizing Marijuana Will Make Our Communities Safer
April 27, 2022The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an alarming rise in drug abuse, violent crime, and other indicators of collective trauma. Sadly, many of my constituents feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods. […]
There’s A New Sheriff In Town – And She Needs Us Now More Than Ever
December 15, 2021The sun has set on Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s almost two decade reign over Orleans Parish, and has risen over a successor whose presence shatters multiple glass ceilings. Sheriff-elect Susan Hutson […]
In a Cycle Where More Pain Equals More Gain, Less Focus on Crime and Punishment and More on Rehabilitation and Reentry Necessary for NOLA Judicial System
December 7, 2021Elections are a great time to talk about issues, particularly ones within the purview of the office being sought. For years, sheriffs, judges, and district attorneys ran on messaging that […]
Troy Glover Reimagines Possibilities for the Community As Candidate for City Council District D
December 2, 2021District D and the city of New Orleans have to reimagine what’s possible for our community, or risk continuing to slide backwards. Our city’s leaders of the past have allowed […]
Opinion: Vote No on CA1 Like the Future of New Orleans Depends on It
November 4, 2021On November 13, New Orleanians need to vote no on constitutional amendment number 1 like the future of our city depends on it. CA1 is a measure which will politicize […]
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