Editor’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, […]
Category: Politics
Cantrell Campaign Office Attempts to Spin Recall as Racist, Sexist, “Republican-backed maneuver”
September 1, 2022In a statement originally sent out anonymously by Team LaToya Cantrell, campaign staffer Maggie Caroll called recall efforts against the mayor “a Republican-backed maneuver by people with an agenda.”
Secretary of State Confirms Recall Petition Officially Filed for Mayor Cantrell
August 26, 2022Community activist Belden Batiste and former City Hall staffer Eileen Carter have officially filed a recall petition against Mayor LaToya Cantrell. The Louisiana Secretary of State confirmed the filing on Friday.
Our Views: Mayor Cantrell Remains Deaf to Constituent Concerns
August 25, 2022Nearly 50% of New Orleanians disapprove of the mayor’s performance at this point, but that hasn’t deterred her from staying the course. Over the past several weeks, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has faced criticism on trash contracts, crime, her outlandish travel spending, and more. Yet in almost every interest, she has ignored the concerns of her constituents and attempted to defend her actions – or even doubled down.
New Orleans Democrats Endorse Slate of Candidates for Mid-Term Elections
August 23, 2022Almost all of OPDEC’s chosen candidates have also been endorsed by Congressman Troy Carter who is considered New Orleans’ most powerful elected official.
Political Blackmail: SWB Infrastructure Funding Withheld Over New Orleans Abortion Stance
August 23, 2022The Louisiana State Bond Commission denied $39 million in funding for a critical New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board infrastructure project at the urging of Attorney General Jeff Landry.
Mayor Threatens Mardi Gras 2023 Cancellation, Blames NOPD Consent Decree
August 19, 2022Over the past week, Cantrell has taken to blaming the federal consent decree – which has been in place since 2013 – for the recent staffing shortages at the NOPD. At a town hall on Thursday, Cantrell said that Mardi Gras 2023 may be canceled, and placed the blame squarely on the consent decree for the shortages.
LA Democrats Leadership Changes Rules to Avoid Sole Endorsement of Black Candidates
August 16, 2022In an astonishing move that has upset many Louisiana Democrats, party leadership changed the rules mid-session on Saturday in order to avoid giving a sole endorsement to two Black men running for office in the state who had won the endorsement of the party’s executive committee.
State Treasurer John Schroder Pulls State Investments From Black Rock Due to Company’s Net-Zero Emissions Policy
August 11, 2022Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder must believe that climate change is a hoax. He is one of almost two dozen Republican state treasurers who are “working to thwart climate action […]
USCG Responding to 2nd Louisiana Oil Spill in 5 Days
August 9, 2022According to a statement from the USCG, less than 14,000 gallons of crude spilled after a platform experienced a structural failure at the Hilcorp Caillou Island facility in Terrebonne Bay, LA, causing a tank to fall into the water.
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