With concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic again fading, the American public has once again placed strengthening the economy as the top policy priority President Joe Biden and Congress should address […]
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NOLAtoya.ORG to Register of Voters: We’ll Make the February 22 Deadline
February 16, 2023The campaign to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell notified Dr. Sandra Wilson, Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters, that “on or no later than February 22” they will be delivering petitions signed […]
NOLAtoya Recall Campaign Only Needs 1,029 More Signatures To Reach Goal
February 13, 2023With eight days remaining, the campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Monday evening, February 13, they need approximately 1,000 signatures before an election on Cantrell’s future as […]
Names of Petition Signers in NOLAtoya Recall Campaign Remain Secret
February 9, 2023Leaders of the movement to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell won a major victory against the Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate in Civil District Court on Wednesday, February 8 which will keep […]
Chief Elections Officer Darren Lombard Urges Citizens To Vote Early in HB 93 Race
February 9, 2023Darren Lombard, Orleans Parish Chief Elections Officer, is recommending to the resident of House District 93 that they cast their votes this week during early voting or by mail in […]
Recall Leaders Ask Inspector General To Investigate Mayor’s Questionable Expenditure
February 4, 2023Recall campaign co-chairs Belden Batiste and Eileen Carter sent a request to New Orleans Inspector General Edward Michel on Friday, February 3, 2023 that he open an investigation on what they believe was an “illegal act by Mayor LaToya Cantrell or someone in her administration.”
NOLATOYA Recall Campaign Moving Full Steam Ahead Toward February 22nd Deadline
February 2, 2023The organizers behind the campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell are reaching into every corner of the city to collect the 53,000 signatures of registered voter needed by […]
End of COVID-19 Health Emergency Could Trigger More Migration
February 2, 2023Immigration reform leaders and migrants patiently waiting to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico are excited that President Joseph Biden and Congressional Republicans want to lift the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration which could also end the pandemic related border restrictions known as Title 42.
Judge Robin M. Giarrusso Announces Retirement From Civil District Court Bench
January 31, 2023The Honorable Robin M. Giarrusso – the Judge of Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G – announced her intention to retire, effective May 1, 2023, following the completion of her landmark 35th year on the bench. Judge Giarrusso first took office on April 29, 1988 and served as Civil District Court’s Chief Judge from 1998-2000. She will retire as the second most senior state court judge in Louisiana.
Voting Is Key to Racial Equality, Pew Research Center Study Reveals
January 25, 2023“Black Resistance,” the national theme for Black History Month 2023, is a reminder of the ongoing fight against racial inequality. In a new study by the nationally respected Pew Research Center (PRC), 63 percent of Black adults indicated that voting was a key strategy for moving toward equality. Less than half of poll respondents (42 percent) placed protesting in that same category. Only Black Americans age 65 and over consider protests a preferred tactic. Supporting Black-owned business and Black-led communities were also ranked as effective remedies for inequality. Contacting elected officials was considered the least effective tactic among those offered.
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