In a press release today from Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office, Jeffrey Schwartz, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, says the city is doing what it can to help out musicians and music venues. “Our musicians and the music industry are the soul of our city and the backbone of our cultural economy. […]
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City Prepares for Heavy Rain, Lifts Neutral Ground Parking Restrictions
March 22, 2021The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is monitoring the threat of heavy rain Tuesday through Thursday this week and is encouraging residents to prepare and stay weather aware. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely starting Tuesday afternoon and continuing on and off throughout Thursday. Some of these storms could produce large […]
Mayor Cantrell Issues Statement Regarding Violence Against Asian Americans
March 19, 2021NEW ORLEANS — Mayor Cantrell today issued the following statement on violence and racism against the Asian American community: “Violence and racism cannot be tolerated in any form,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “We would not be New Orleans without our vibrant Vietnamese American and Asian American Pacific Islander brothers and sisters. To our AAPI community here and […]
3rd annual International Working Women’s Day Rally & March
March 5, 20213rd Annual International Working Women’s Day Rally & March Saturday, March 6 at 12 PM | Armstrong Park Contact:New Orleans Peoples Assembly | [email protected] Join the New Orleans People’s Assembly this Saturday, March 6 as the working women of New Orleans take to the streets to demand that the city: (1) In the context of […]
Louisiana Libraries to Host Reading and Discussion Series on Voting Rights History
February 19, 2021LEH-developed program will be hosted by ten libraries across the state New Orleans, Louisiana / Feb. 18, 2021 — The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has launched “Who Gets to Vote? Conversations on Voting Rights in America,” a new book club program focused on fostering conversations about the history of voting—and efforts to suppress the vote—in […]
LA Statewide Survey on Voter Religiosity, Belief in Extraterrestrials, and Voter Fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 – NEW ORLEANS, LA A Louisiana statewide survey of 633 randomly selected registered voters was conducted on January 19, 2021 (Inauguration Eve) on the topics of religion, belief in extraterrestrial visits to Earth, and who voters believe is the rightful winner of the 2020 U. S. presidential election. The survey finds that […]
68 Louisiana Law Students & Faculty Call for the Resignation of U.S. Senator Kennedy
January 23, 2021Law Students & Faculty from Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University Urge the Senator to Resign After His Continued Objection to the Electoral College Certification Following the January 6th Insurrection At The Capitol. NEW ORLEANS, LA | JANUARY 22, 2021 — Today, sixty-eight law students, professors, and student organizations from Loyola University New Orleans […]
NAACP New Orleans Branch Condemns Rouses’ Executives for Support of Trump-Inspired Insurrection
January 14, 2021The NAACP – New Orleans Branch condemns Donald Rouse Sr., co-owner of Rouses Supermarket and other Rouses Executives for their support and/or participation in the “Stop the Steal” and the Inspired Attempted Insurrection, Coup and Siege on the United States Capitol organized and encouraged by President Donald J. Trump that was held in Washington, D.C. […]
Three Quarters of Americans are Concerned About Violent Domestic Extremism
January 12, 2021New York, January 12, 2021 … Following the seditious riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Americans are highly concerned about violent extremism, according to a survey taken after the events released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League) that evaluated perceptions of the threats facing the country. “Most Americans now see the direct connection between the dangerous rhetoric from President […]
ADL Calls for President Trump to be Removed from Office
January 8, 2021New York, January 8, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called for the removal of President Donald Trump from office, either by the means afforded by the U.S. Constitution or through his own resignation. “As this week comes to a close, we must not allow the historic and horrific events of the past 48 […]
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