Well-respected Monroe community advocate Alicia “Cocoa” McCoy Calvin is running to fill an open seat (HD-16) in the November 9, 2021 elections. Usually races in North Louisiana aren’t of much […]
Category: Politics
City Council, Entergy Battle Over Apparent Past Failures and Future Relationship
September 22, 2021A calm but defiant City Council President Helena Moreno led other members in a full-throttle preliminary dialogue of Entergy’s actions “before, during and in response to Hurricane Ida” while Entergy […]
Nationally Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer Alec Karakatsanis Waging Campaign To Keep Landrum Out As U.S. Attorney
September 22, 2021Washington. D.C. based civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate, Alec Karakatsanis, has taken a special interest in denouncing the candidacy of former judge and district attorney candidate Keva Landrum […]
Palmer Suggests Metro Services Group Routes Be Redistributed
September 21, 2021After a City Council Public Works Committee meeting Tuesday at which Metro Services Group owner Jimmie Woods proposed short and long-term solutions for his company’s failure to timely collect household […]
More Equipment, Labor & Temporary Transfer Station Will Immediately Address Trash Issues; Citizens Should Expect Relief Starting Friday
September 21, 2021Representatives of the city’s two major trash collection contractors – Richards Disposal and Metro Services – said Tuesday that citizens can expect accelerated pick-up of household garbage to begin within […]
City Council at Large Candidate JP Morrell Got Put in a Hard Days Work in Effort To Help With Trash Pickup Shortage
September 20, 2021City Council At Large candidate JP Morrell just concluded three hot days of stinky work picking up decaying garbage in Gentilly and New Orleans East. While the City Council was […]
Louisiana Redistricting Process Begins With Session Scheduled for February 2022
September 20, 2021When the Louisiana Legislature meets next February 1, 2022 to finalize new maps of state house, senate and congressional districts, neither the Republican-controlled legislature nor Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards […]
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Pushes Back on Wallace Grain Elevator
September 16, 2021The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) released a decision on September 7th to officially reconsider a coastal-use permit (CUP) application for a grain terminal in Wallace, Louisiana. The […]
Trash Relief Should Begin Wednesday With Arrival of Ceres Environmental
September 14, 2021City officials said today that residents should see a greater volume of debris from Hurricane Ida being removed from their neighborhood streets beginning Wednesday, September 15, and continuing through next […]
Environmentalists Add Their Voice to Those Demanding Accountability From Entergy
September 14, 2021The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) and partner organizations in the Energy Future New Orleans coalition asked the City Council today to “hold Entergy accountable” for their performance […]
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