State Representative Royce Duplessis, who threw his hat in the ring this week for the open State Senate District 5 seat that was vacated recently by Karen Carter Peterson, will rely on his years of experience and keen understanding of the problems voters face. In the middle of his second term representing House District 93 […]
The U.S. Supreme Courts leaked draft decision that could overturn Roe V. Wade and give state legislatures and their governors the power over abortion law has riled up many pro-choice feminists including District 91 State Rep. Mandie Landry. Last week when Landry heard Louisianas five female state senators boast that they were united against abortion, […]
The Honorable Piper D. Griffin, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, will conduct the investiture of the members Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee (OPDEC) Wednesday, May 11. The ceremony had been previously cancelled due to COVID-19. Open to the public, the event will be held at McDonogh 35 Senior High School, 4000 Cadillac Street, […]
Surrounded by a standing-room-only crowd of family, friends and key community leaders, Darren P. Lombard took the oath of office as Clerk of Criminal District Court on Thursday, May 5. In recognition of the excellent education he received at the University of New Orleans, Lombard chose to hold his investiture at UNOs Student Center Ballroom. […]
Its been a whirlwind few months for former Independent Police Monitor Susan Hutson who was elected the first Black woman sheriff in Orleans Parish in December 2021. Highly knowledgeable in criminal justice, Hutson formed several task forces and took the time to confer with key leaders to study best practices and hear community-based suggestions for […]
In messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News, Virginia Thomas, who goes by Ginni, sent 29 texts to then-White House chief of Staff Mark Meadows to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. Thomas, who is a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pushed to keep former United States President […]
The Louisiana legislative session begins on March 14, and our elected representatives have been working hard before the session pre-filing a number of bills. Currently, there have been 807 bills filed. Several bills important to the LGBTQ community are in that number, including three House bills filed by members of the New Orleans delegation. Lesbian, […]
On Wednesday evening, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his veto of two proposed Congressional district maps drawn by Louisiana lawmakers on the grounds that the map did not include a second majority Black district.
During his first State of the Union address, President Biden began by noting that "freedom will always triumph over tyranny."
Louisiana Republicans have spent tens of thousands of dollars over the last several months in an attempt to avoid lawsuits while maintaining the status quo, rather than focusing on creating statewide equity during the redistricting process.
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