A survey conducted by the University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) found that Louisiana’s voters overwhelmingly support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Category: Social Issues
Study: Majority of 911 Calls in New Orleans Don’t Require Police
April 15, 2022In an analysis of publicly available 911 data, the Vera Institute of Justice – a nonpartisan group comprised of hundreds of researchers and advocates – found that over 61 percent of 911 calls in New Orleans are for non-criminal situations.
Louisiana Legislatures Consider Further Criminalizing Abortion Pill
April 14, 2022SB 388, sponsored by Sen. Sharon Hewitt (R-Slidell), would prevent doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals from using online and phone services to prescribe abortion pills and having them shipped to the patient through the mail.
1 in 13 Americans Could Benefit From HUD Plan To Help People With Criminal Record Find Housing
April 12, 2022On Tuesday, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge sent a memo to staff instructing them to review policies and programs that “pose barriers to housing for persons with criminal histories or their families.”
Trooper Who Bragged About Beating Ronald Greene Played Victim to Investigators
April 11, 2022Audio released by the Associated Press (AP) shows the Louisiana State Trooper who beat Ronald Greene with a flashlight, tased him, and punched him during his fatal arrest tried to portray himself as a frightened victim to investigators.
Singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Describes Repeatedly Raping a 14 Year-Old Girl in Louisiana
April 9, 2022The singer for the band “The Red Hot Chili Peppers,” Anthony Kiedis, described repeatedly raping a fourteen year-old girl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in his Autobiography titled “Scar Tissue,” released […]
Transgender Sports Bans Are Rooted in Racism
April 6, 2022Anti-trans bills are based on rules historically and contemporarily used to exclude Black women from sports.
Anti-Abortion Bills Seek To Emancipate Citizens of Any and All Abortion Rights
March 30, 2022During February’s Black History Month programming, many television stations showed documentaries on the Civil Rights movement. The historical newscasts of the protests against desegregation — showing throngs of white adults […]
A Fighting Strategy For Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ Movement
March 30, 2022Last July, Louisiana House Representative C. Travis Johnson headed to Baton Rouge for an unprecedented veto override session. Because of unexpected pressure from below, he then made the biggest flip-flop […]
Archdiocese Abuse Survivor Reaches Out To Federal Judge
March 30, 2022Aaron Hebert, a survivor of childhood sex abuse at the hands of Catholic Monsignor Lawrence Hecker, wrote a letter to Chief Federal Magistrate Judge Michael B. North on 03/28/2022, questioning […]
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