Educator J.C. Romero defeated two-term Orleans Parish School Board member Leslie Ellison in Saturday’s run-off election, becoming Louisiana’s first openly LGBTQ Latinx elected official.
Category: Politics
Jason Williams Elected Orleans Parish District Attorney Despite Opposition from Mainstream Media and Mayor
December 5, 2020Voters in Orleans Parish elected City Council President Jason Williams as the new district attorney for Orleans Parish. Williams defeated former judge Keva Landrum, with 58% of the vote, in […]
A Different Kind of Blue
December 5, 2020It was 1992 and a little over a month from the Democratic National Convention when an Arkansas governor turned presidential candidate took to the Arsenio Hall stage with his […]
Power Coalition Withdraws Support for Prop 2 Following Scathing Op-Ed in Bayou Brief
December 4, 2020In surprising last-minute news today, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, a non-partisan local community organization, has withdrawn support for Proposition 2 after being called out by the Bayou […]
Fact Check: Mayor Cantrell Stretches the Truth on City’s Millage Proposal
December 4, 2020In the run-up to tomorrow’s vote, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has aggressively promoted the city’s millage proposal plan. She has urged voters to approve all three – even going as far […]
The US House of Representatives Passed a Marijuana Decriminalization Bill That Could Change Louisiana
December 4, 2020The House of Representatives passed a landmark bill today that will decriminalize marijuana across the country. The MORE Act will remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act’s list of scheduled […]
Your Vote on December 5th Will Impact Billions of Dollars and Our Planet’s Future
December 4, 2020While it may not be the race that everyone’s talking about, it should be. The run-off for the Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1 seat will decide where billions of […]
Forum for Equality PAC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Leslie Ellison for Violations Related to Free Speech
December 3, 2020Forum for Equality PAC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Leslie Ellison to Protect Free Speech and Ordering the Ellison Campaign to Immediately Stop Stealing or Disturbing Campaign Signs Today, Forum for Equality […]
Don’t Fall for Mayor’s Suspicious Millage Campaign
December 3, 2020As voters head to the ballot box for the Dec. 5th election, they should feel lied to. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has engaged in a full-throated misinformation campaign designed to […]
J.C. Romero for School Board, District 4 headed to runoff against anti-LGBTQ incumbent
December 2, 2020Local activists and leaders have sharply criticized corporate interest groups, the Walton Family Foundation and Education Reform Now (ERN) after disclosures revealed that they donated $150,000 each to a PAC […]
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