On Tuesday, Louisiana’s House of Representatives passed legislation HB 514 which will impose a 4.45% sales tax on raw, smokable flower bought by medical marijuana patients. The bill is tied […]
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Recently Advanced Louisiana Pay Transparency Bill Could Reduce Gender & Racial Wage Gaps
May 10, 2021On Thursday, May 6 Representative Barbara Carpenter’s pay transparency legislation HB 245 advanced without objection through the Louisiana House Labor Committee to the House Floor. HB 245 will allow employees […]
City Council Legislation Addresses Opioid Epidemic With Push To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
May 7, 2021New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno advanced her legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in New Orleans on Tuesday. “Saving lives has got to come first,” explained Council President […]
LA Senator Barrow Advocates for Women With Legislation, but Lets Down Transgender Women With Vote
May 6, 2021On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate Education Committee approved legislation SB 156 that will restrict transgender youth from participating in public school athletics, by forbidding them from participating on the sports […]
Governor Urges Women To Make Their Voices Heard
May 6, 2021In a Zoom call this morning with women leaders around the state, Governor John Bel Edwards told attendees that now was the time to show their support for three specific […]
State Reps. Gary Carter Jr. & Rodney Lyons Sr. Qualify for Senate District 7 Seat
May 5, 2021On the first day of qualifying to fill the State Senate District 7 vacancy following the election of Troy Carter to Congress, two Westbank legislators – State Rep. Gary Carter, […]
Lynda Woolard Discusses Her New Progressive Podcast, Louisiana Lefty, in an Interview With Big Easy Magazine
May 4, 2021Danae Columbus caught up with veteran campaign organizer and strategist, Lynda Woolard, the day after the second congressional district race to ask her about her new podcast for progressives. Louisiana […]
Congressman-Elect Troy Carter Helped Author Variety of Important Bills Before Leaving LA Senate
May 4, 2021Even though Troy Carter resigned from the Louisiana Senate last week in advance of being sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, the eight pieces of legislation he authored […]
President of Women’s Republican Club of New Orleans Touts Biblical Positives of Slavery
May 2, 2021Martha Henderson Huckabay, President of the Women’s Republican Club of New Orleans, was previously in Big Easy Magazine’s spotlight for warning of “nanobytes” in COVID vaccines. Huckabay has once more […]
State Rep. Freeman Seeks Constituent Advocacy for Pink Tax Bill & Other Legislation
May 1, 2021State Representative Aimee Freeman is asking New Orleans residents to contact members of the House Ways & Means Committee in support of HB 7, known as “The Pink Tax Bill.” […]
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