On behalf of nearly 1 million Hurricane-Ida impacted residents and business owners, a group of four lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Saturday in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against […]
Category: Social Issues
Louisiana Redistricting Process Begins With Session Scheduled for February 2022
September 20, 2021When the Louisiana Legislature meets next February 1, 2022 to finalize new maps of state house, senate and congressional districts, neither the Republican-controlled legislature nor Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards […]
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Pushes Back on Wallace Grain Elevator
September 16, 2021The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) released a decision on September 7th to officially reconsider a coastal-use permit (CUP) application for a grain terminal in Wallace, Louisiana. The […]
Environmentalists Add Their Voice to Those Demanding Accountability From Entergy
September 14, 2021The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) and partner organizations in the Energy Future New Orleans coalition asked the City Council today to “hold Entergy accountable” for their performance […]
The Catholic Church and the Art of the Coverup
September 13, 2021It was the summer of 2011, and I was summoned to the office of a psychologist in Dallas, and Raymond Fitzgerald, the President of Jesuit High School, who flew from […]
Louisiana State Police Superintendent Offers Reforms Following Robert Greene’s Death; Congressman Troy Carter Not Satisfied
September 11, 2021In a recent news conference, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Lamar A. Davis, a Black man himself, discussed police reforms, directly addressing Ronald Greene’s death and Lieutenant John Clary, one […]
Our Government Needs a Better Hurricane Management Plan Now
September 9, 2021It’s easy to point the finger at private sector nursing home operators like Bob Dean and others who house the elderly and infirm for the recent deaths of those shoe-horned […]
Resources and Vetted Organizations Providing Aid For Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, many in Louisiana and around the country are wondering how to receive aid, how to support aid efforts, and how to volunteer. Here is […]
Proposed Grain Elevator Charged By Community With Environmental Racism
August 27, 2021A press conference was held August 23rd in Wallace by the community organization, Stop the Wallace Grain Elevator, voicing opposition and demands in response to a proposed grain terminal in […]
We Can Better Combat Crime by Re-Prioritzing Funding & Support Services
August 23, 2021Saturday night’s attempted armed robbery in Houston that killed 13-year NOPD veteran detective Everett Briscoe and wounded fellow Zulu member Dryin Riculfy is another terrifying warning that any of us […]
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