With a bipartisan bill needing to be passed before the end of the year to avoid a gap in unemployment relief, unemployed workers and members of Step Up Louisiana are going to rally outside of Senator Kennedy’s office today and bring our bills to show the Senator what we are going through. NEW ORLEANS, […]
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Agenda for Children and CORE to Provide Free On-Site COVID-19 Testing for Child Care Providers in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes
December 8, 2020NEW ORLEANS — December 8th, 2020 – Agenda for Children and Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) are announcing an expanded partnership to provide free, on-site COVID-19 tests at child care centers for teachers and families. This builds upon our existing partnership that provides child care workers in Orleans Parish with free, prioritized COVID-19 testing on […]
Save Your NOLA Library Thanks Voters for Saving NOLA Libraries
December 7, 2020New Orleans voters saved our public library system Saturday by overwhelmingly rejecting Proposition #2. In coming together to vote NO on Proposition #2, voters made clear that maintaining a healthy and well-funding public library system is a community priority. The proposed millage readjustment would have cut 40% of the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) budget […]
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 that is working for Leslie Ellison’s reelection to the Orleans Parish School Board. First time candidate J.C. Romero is headed to the December 5th runoff […]
Gov. Edwards Takes Action in Court to Defend Life-Saving COVID-19 Mitigation Measures
October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit in state court today defending his COVID-19 public health emergency proclamation, which has been challenged by a group of members of the House of Representatives just as new COVID-19 cases reach a third spike in other areas of the country. Already, 5,648 Louisianans have died […]
Lake Charles Evacuees Evicted and Forced Back to Lake Charles
October 19, 2020Lake Charles evacuees in New Orleans hotels are being sent text messages that they have to leave their hotels in the next few days. Those with transportation are being told that they have to drive to Lake Charles to verify whether or not their residences are habitable, call 911 if they aren’t habitable, then wait […]
Thousands of Hurricane Laura Evacuees Left with Nothing Demand Government Aid Immediately
October 6, 2020NEW ORLEANS, LA—As a new hurricane approaches, and a special session of the legislature is mired in political infighting, thousands of evacuees are still awaiting desperately needed aid more than a month after Hurricane Laura made landfall as the strongest hurricane in Louisiana history. Evacuees from southwest Louisiana will be addressing their situation and what […]
SWB Issues Boil Water Advisory for Lower Coast Algiers
October 2, 2020The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) issued a precautionary boil water advisory for the Lower Coast Algiers area on Friday, October 2. According to SWBNO, the advisory is due to a drop in water pressure after a driver struck a fire hydrant. Residents living in the affected area should use bottled water or […]
J.C. Romero endorsed for New Orleans School Board by major community organizations and leaders
September 30, 2020New Orleans School Board candidate Dr. J.C. Romero has been endorsed by the Orleans Parish Democratic Party (OPDEC), Forum for Equality, the Black Organization for Leadership Development (BOLD), Victory Fund, the Independent Women’s Organization (IWO), and the Alliance for Good Government. Forum for Equality and the Victory Fund are both major advocacy groups for LGBTQ+ rights […]
City Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Use of Tear Gas on Protestors and Halt Proposed Construction of Phase III Jail Facility
September 18, 2020The vote follows the Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition’s months-long push to ban the use of the chemical weapon and years of advocating against jail expansion. New Orleans, LA, September 17, 2020—The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) has put out the following statement after today’s City Council meeting, where council members unanimously voted to […]
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