The FBI has served a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, including his private safe, Trump said on Monday. According to reporting from the New York Times, the search appeared to be focused on documents and materials the former President had brought with him from the White House.
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Louisiana Lefty Podcast: New Season Begins As Midterm Campaigns Kick Into High Gear
August 6, 2022NEW ORLEANS – This week, longtime Democratic grassroots activist and strategist Lynda Woolard presented podcast listeners with a new season of Louisiana Lefty, a podcast for progressives about politics and […]
Will Utility Bills Ever Be Affordable Again?
August 3, 2022When it comes to Entergy and the increasingly onerous rates they are currently charging the citizens of New Orleans, some say it’s all about greed and the almighty dollar. Luckily, […]
Veterans Groups Say U.S. Veterans Victims of GOP, Dems “Political Games”
August 1, 2022Last Wednesday, 80 percent of Senate Republicans – including Louisiana Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy – banded together to delay the passage of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act). The legislation would provide healthcare for as many as 3.5 million veterans suffering from a variety of illnesses, including terminal cancers, after being exposed to toxic burn pits, radiation, and Agent Orange herbicide while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Choices Again Narrow As Ban on Abortion Will Soon Be Back in Place
July 30, 2022In his ongoing quest to ensure Louisiana women do not have access to safe abortions, Attorney General Jeff Landry convinced a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal to reinstate the “trigger ban” on abortions on July 29. The ban is expected to take effect almost immediately. The abortion clinics and doctors who are the plaintiffs in the case also have the option to mount an appeal with the Louisiana Supreme Court. Attorneys for the abortion providers were disappointed that the court did not allow them to file opposition to Landry’s motion.
DA Jason Williams Acquitted on All Counts of Federal Tax Fraud
July 28, 2022After a torturous six day trial and 16 hours of jury deliberations, New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams walked out of federal court a free man today after a jury […]
Justice Department Investigating Former President Donald Trump
July 27, 2022Was something illegal going on in the Oval Office? “No one, no one is above the law,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland yesterday as the Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
DA Jason Williams Deserves to Walk In Federal Tax Fraud Case
July 26, 2022New Orleans needs her DA back at the office doing the job for which he was elected. Let’s free Jason Williams now.
Gov. Edwards Announces Some Bridge City Center For Youth Inmates to be Moved to Angola
July 19, 2022On Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a plan to improve security and conditions at the Bridge City detention center: some of what Bill Sommers, deputy secretary of the Office of Juvenile Justice called “the most troubled youth” currently housed at the Bridge City Center For Youth will be moved to a “secure, independent housing unit” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish.
Former LA Dem Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson Used Party, Campaign Funds to Gamble
July 14, 2022Former Louisiana state senator Karen Carter Peterson is expected to plead guilty in federal court to using party funds and funds from her campaign. According to reports, Peterson paid $50,000 to the state Democratic Party on Wednesday.
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