On Tuesday, the New Orleans Firefighters Association (NOFFA) stated in a Facebook post and on their website that public safety furloughs instituted by Mayor Cantrell’s administration are causing a public […]
Category: Politics
Antoinette Williams is the Youngest Person to Run for School Board and That’s an Advantage
December 1, 2020While finishing up her studies at Xavier University, Antoinette Williams has been pursuing an unusual extracurricular activity: running for the Orleans Parish School Board, District 5. Student representation has been […]
Mega Church Minister Tony Spell’s Case Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
November 28, 2020Central, Louisiana’s Reverend Tony Spell is back in the news. This time a petition to hear his case was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. Associate Justice Samuel Alito declined […]
Louisiana Ranks Below Average on Social Justice Measures Fourth Year in a Row
November 27, 2020Louisiana and other Gulf South states ranked below average on measures of social justice for the fourth year in a row according to a report released by the Jesuit Social […]
DA Candidate Keva Landrum Touts Baffling Record on Police Misconduct, Criminal Justice Reform
November 26, 2020As the runoff in the race for New Orleans’s next District Attorney draws near, Retired Judge Keva Landrum is making concessions to the progressive bloc of voters – while dodging […]
Louisiana’s Largest Employer Rakes In Billions While Failing to Protect Workers
November 22, 2020One of Louisiana’s largest employers has earned billions in profits during the pandemic – but that hasn’t translated into higher pay or safer working conditions for its employees. According to […]
Save NOLA Libraries By Voting NO On Proposition Two
November 21, 2020Vote NO on proposition 2. Basically, a yes vote would absolutely gut the library budget. The library has until 2021 before the existing millage expires, so we can fix the funding […]
Gov. Edwards Vetoes Tax Break for Oil and Gas Industry, Announces Renewable Energy Initative
November 15, 2020Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a tax break for the oil and gas industry that would have cost the state over $38 million over the next five years. The Louisiana […]
Louisiana’s Vipers Nest: Our Republicans
November 10, 2020In another lifetime, when I lived in Queens, NY, I was a bicycle delivery boy for a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan. One cold night, with a blizzard blowing, I delivered […]
Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Affordable Care Act
November 10, 2020The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to leave the majority of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place. Two conservative members of the court – Chief Justice John Roberts and […]
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