On Thursday, May 7, two men, Gregory and Travis Micmichael, were charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory was the father and Travis was the son. Ahmaud was a 25 year old black man who was jogging when Gregory and Travis Micmichael hunted him down in a pickup truck. Arbery runs around the truck […]
Category: Social Issues
Forced to “Wrap Themselves in Blankets to Stay Warm” After Landlord Cuts off Family’s Power, Water
May 6, 2020Author’s Note: This piece is the third in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This story is about a landlord who decided to take an eviction into her own hands. Harassing tenants to force them to vacate the premises is illegal, but this practice is all too common […]
Tony Spell Supporters Flood Central Police Phone Lines, Endangering Citizens
April 30, 2020According to a statement released by Chief Roger Corcoran, the department’s phone lines have been flooded after Magi Spell, Pastor Tony Spell’s mother posted the department’s phone number to a Facebook page and encouraged her followers to call in.
“Truly Awful” – Needles on the Floor, a Nightmare Condition at Metrowide Apartments
April 27, 2020Author’s note: This is the second article in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This article is about Metrowide Apartments, a group of rental units and complexes owned by Joshua Bruno. You can read the first article here. When Devin Shelley moved into the apartment complex called Washington Place, […]
Most Louisiana Voters Oppose Full Marijuana Legalization, One Poll Finds
April 24, 2020While 11 states plus the District of Columbia have now legalized recreational use of marijuana, a 2020 Louisiana opinion poll shows that a majority of registered voters still oppose legalization – but that number has decreased slightly. The poll was sponsored by Louisiana Public Opinion, LLC, and conducted by My People Vote in association with […]
BREAKING: LA Legislature Allows Vote by Mail for Legislators, but not for Most Louisianians
April 22, 2020As the public health demands of coronavirus require us to do more from our homes, the Louisiana State Legislature just agreed to allow for mail-in ballots – for its legislators, that is. Last week, the Louisiana House and Committee on Governmental Affairs and Senate Governmental Affairs Committee denied Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s plan to […]
The BET Networks in Conjunction with United Way America will Host the Saving Ourselves Benefit Concert on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 7:00 P.M
April 21, 2020The BET Networks in conjunction with United Way America will host the Saving Ourselves Benefit Concert on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. The New Orleans Council on Aging will be one of the Beneficiaries of this event. Seniors attending one of the 14 senior centers the New Orleans Council on Aging manages […]
ADL Survey Finds American Jews Feel More Threatened Than At Any Time in Past Decade
April 21, 2020Half of those polled have experienced antisemitism firsthand; 63 percent of Jews feel “less safe” New York, NY, April 21, 2020 … Nearly two-thirds of American Jews believe that they are less safe today than they were a decade ago, according to a new ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) survey on Jewish encounters with antisemitism in […]
TGNC Mutual Aid Fund Offers Relief to Transgender Community
April 20, 2020
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Note: This article was originally published on the Tulane Hullabaloo. In light of financial crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus, the Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Crisis Funding Circle Louisiana has created a mutual aid fund to give relief to their community. The TGNC fund was established on March 17 as the effects of COVID-19 began […]
Cannabis in the Era of COVID-19
April 20, 2020These are strange and trying times that we are currently living in, but you already know that. There has been some press coverage of the short- and long-term economic impacts on local and state government as a result of the pandemic but it will hit very soon. The Port of Louisiana is a major source […]
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