When I think back over how I’ve been getting through the pandemic, I often think of my mother. Her persistence, caring and love for our family kept us all going. […]
Category: Social Issues
Ban Uncle Ben’s From the Jury Box
August 12, 2021Like a box of Uncle Ben’s white rice, it seems some courts have similarly designed their jury selection process to ensure the grains sitting in the box are as white […]
Leaked Email Reveals Inmate Labor In Municipal Buildings
August 11, 2021An anonymous source from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has leaked an email to Big Easy Magazine that details the planned use of inmate labor from Dixon Correctional Institute […]
What Matters Beyond Phase III In The Sheriff’s Election
August 9, 2021There’s a lot of buzz around Sheriff Marlin Gusman right now with the October 9th election approaching. Gusman announced in April that they would be running for re-election. They were […]
Forced To Play the “Wheel of Misfortune” While on Trial
August 7, 2021There is a time and place for games and it is not in court where life-altering decisions are made. Some courts seem to disagree. These courts force accused persons to […]
Metro & City Promise Trash Pickup Improvement, 311 Calls Suggest Otherwise
August 5, 2021The mayor’s office released a press statement August 4th affirming the sentiment expressed in a letter addressed to the Metro Service Group signed by Matt Torri, Director of the Department […]
St. James Residents Fight Back Against Nucor Plant
August 2, 2021On July 30th, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses grassroots action to produce petrochemical pollution accountability, released a press statement detailing a recent proposed settlement between […]
Support Council President Moreno Cannabis Decriminalization Ordinances
July 30, 2021In 2011 then Councilperson Susan Guidry put forth the first cannabis reform ordinance in modern New Orleans history. It allowed New Orleans Police to issue a municipal summons for simple […]
Ending Federal Aid Is Gaslight Politics and a Timing Disaster
July 29, 2021The Associated Press reported that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has made a deal with Republican lawmakers to end federal pandemic unemployment aid early this Saturday, July 31st. The original […]
Anti-Phase III Motion Passes, but New Resolution Raises Doubts
July 28, 2021The New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee convened July 27th to discuss the motion, M-21-276, which was deferred during their July 17th general meeting. At that previous meeting, the […]
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