According to the City of New Orleans’ crime dashboard, in 2022, New Orleans saw the highest number of vehicle thefts in a decade. In addition, there were 618 vehicle thefts in the first nineteen days of 2023, averaging about 33 thefts per day. Although The Metropolitan Crime Commission reports that the number of stolen vehicles […]
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.
The LGBT Community Center of New Orleans is looking for a new home after the exterior of the Centers administrative office and program space located at 2727 S. Broad Street was vandalized late last summer and the property management company is demanding payment for those and other repairs, according to Santos Rodriguez, the Centers interim president. In an attempt to enter the site after hours, thieves smashed the buildings two large storm windows. Though the perpetrators were not able to break through the industrial-strength glass, repair costs for the windows and the HVAC system, which had also recently gone out, are estimated at $6,000. In addition the Center is several months in arrears on the buildings rent. Both the NOPD and the FBI were contacted after the vandalism. No arrests were made.
Led by their local mayors, hundreds of towns and cities across the U.S. will be holding marches on Monday, January 16 in remembrance of the 55th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For decades the New Orleans march was an opportunity for thousands of citizens of all ages and ethnicities to come together to reflect on Kings message of peace and justice. At a time when escalating violent crime has left the New Orleans community in fear, Cantrell has chosen not to host a parade. Instead she will attend a much more exclusive commemoration service at the New Zion Baptist Church at which representatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) will honor her.
Which New Orleans elected leader really has the peoples back? Is it Mayor LaToya Cantrell who is making that claim in the midst of the citys worst crime wave in years, or Councilmember Helena Moreno who just completed almost three years as City Council president and believes when we all come together, great things can happen?
However, research shows most people with mental illness are not violent and they are more likely to be victims of crime.
On Dec. 23, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled that Entergy Corp. owes around $500 million in refunds to ratepayers in Louisiana and Arkansas related to the management and operation of the Grand Gulf nuclear plant. The FERC’s ruling comes as the result of a joint lawsuit filed by Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi claiming […]
Pro-censorship conservatives in St. Tammany Parish succeeded in pushing the St. Tammany Parish Library Control Board to hold a special meeting on Jan 3, at 6:30pm at the Madisonville branch. On the agenda for the meeting are two items related to furthering censorship at the library.
Belden Noonie Man Batiste is just an ordinary guy who works hard every day to make things better for others. Batiste certainly has his hands full this December.
According to a recent report, sexual violence by New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers has become an everyday practice of policing. In fact, on average, there is a complaint of sexual violence filed against an NOPD officer every 10 days.
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