In March 2020, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to pass a “Renewable and Clean Portfolio Standard” (RCPS), which would mandate carbon emissions reductions from the city’s energy provider, […]
Category: Politics
Out With the Old, In With the Progressive
February 5, 2021In politics there is the truth and then there is what people want you to believe. The race for the only minority seat from Louisiana to Congress is heating up […]
New Orleans City Council Advances Controversial Library Board Appointment
February 5, 2021After hearing 30 minutes of public comment – mostly in opposition to – Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s appointment of Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Board, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to approve his appointment.
Petition to Recall Gov. Edwards Fizzles as Deadline Approaches
February 3, 2021A petition demanding the removal of Gov. John Bel Edwards from office has fizzled with less than half the signatures needed to move forward.
New Orleans City Council Throws Out Public Comment on Controversial Library Appointment
February 3, 2021More than 100 public comments that were submitted to the New Orleans City Council regarding the controversial appointment of Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Board of Directors will not be read aloud when the appointment is up for consideration again tomorrow the council has confirmed. Those who wish to have their comments read aloud will need to submit them again.
Falling Through the Cracks: Nearly 30% of Louisiana’s “Working Poor” Eligible for SNAP Don’t Receive Benefits
February 2, 2021According to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), nearly 15 percent of Louisianans who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) don’t receive benefits.
What Impact Does Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Prisons have on Louisiana?
January 30, 2021On January 26th this year, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities.” According to […]
Only Criminals and Perverts Oppose DC Statehood
January 29, 2021Many great and terrible issues bedevil the world today. Most of them are complicated affairs that pit deeply-held and competing, values against one another. If one considers something like the […]
LA Dem Vice-Chair Cancels Controversial Fundraiser, but Tensions Remain
January 29, 2021The Louisiana Democratic Party Vice-Chair, C. Travis Johnson canceled a controversial fundraiser hosted by high-ranking members of the Louisiana GOP.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana Attacks Transgender Teens in a Facebook Post
January 28, 2021Yesterday Bill Cassidy posted on Facebook, “Say it with me — biological males have no place in girls’ sports.” He paired the statement with a factually erroneous article titled, “Biden’s […]
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