After 15 years of an unwanted state takeover era leaving New Orleans with a 100% charter school district, an eradication of neighborhood based schools, extreme busing of students, and massive […]
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Shocking Report Finds Only 1% of Detained Immigrant Cases in LA Result in a Court-Ordered Release
May 25, 2021Although Louisiana, the incarceration capital of the world, has made some progress in recent years in regard to criminal justice reform, the state has also taken some notable huge steps […]
SCOTUS Rules No Mandatory Retrials for Those Convicted by Jim Crow Juries – But There Is Still Hope
May 19, 2021Louisiana’s incarceration system, like most incarceration systems in this country, has always been racist, prioritizing putting Black men in jail over actual justice. This is made obvious by the state’s […]
Slavery Is Still Legal in Louisiana
May 18, 2021Louisiana House Bill 196, which was an amendment that would have prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude in Louisiana, was killed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure last […]
Louisiana Could Become National Leader in Protecting Citizens From Unreasonable Force
May 14, 2021The police reform movement in Louisiana won a major victory this week when HB 609 by Rep. Edmond Jordan was passed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives with 53 […]
Analysis Says Formosa Plastics Plant Is “Financially Risky” Yet St. James Council Still Supports It
May 14, 2021St. James Parish is fed up with its council. Residents have spent years telling the council that the Formosa Plastics development will only bring sickness and death to St. James, […]
Legislative Updates: Conservative Bill Would Force National Anthem To Be Played at Public Sporting Events; Police Reform and Housing Legislation Also Considered
May 13, 2021Should Athletes Be Forced To Sing National Anthem That Includes a Racist 3rd Stanza? Over the strong concerns of several Black members, the House Judiciary Committee today passed out SB […]
Legislative Updates: Controversial Conservative Education Bill Draws Ire of Democratic Legislators; Bill Addressing LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Receives Push Back From Republicans
May 12, 2021The gun industry is in. The LGBTQ community is out. Housing discrimination against the LGBTQ community could continue for at least another year after the defeat of HB 282 by […]
Formosa Plastics’ Land-Use Approval in St. James is “Already Null and Void”
May 12, 2021In 2019, Formosa Plastics received land-use approval from the St. James Parish Council. During the process of getting that approval, the company lacked transparency, withholding information about the burial sites […]
J.P. Morrell Announces Candidacy for City Council At-Large; Discusses Policy Positions in Interview
May 12, 2021Former state Senator JP Morrell announced his candidacy for city council at-large today. In his first interview as a candidate, Morrell reflected on his past legislative accomplishments and his views […]
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