The Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) recently announced the official launch of their petition for inclusion, demanding state officials include data for more racial groups in […]
Category: Social Issues
As New Orleans Waits, Trash Piles
July 14, 2021Despite rising pressure, Metro Service Group is still failing to keep up with pick-ups throughout the areas of New Orleans it serves. New numbers from Nola.com, add to that pressure. […]
Pretrial Detention: Dispelling an Oxymoron With Direct Action
July 9, 2021Pretrial detention is an oft-questioned policy that truly stands at odds with central American values, regardless of what the Supreme Court says, or – really – doesn’t say. When one […]
Slavery Is Over; City Employees Deserve a Living Wage
July 8, 2021It’s been more than 150 years since President Lincoln ended slavery but that doesn’t mean some city employees don’t have to work two or three jobs to support their families. […]
Formosa’s New St. James Project Is The Real Pest
July 7, 2021Residents of Louisiana are intimately familiar with the annoying Formosan termite, but now there’s a new pest by the name of Formosa. Formosa Plastic Group (FPG), a petrochemical company, has […]
Tulane Puts Luxury Apartments Before Graduate Workers
July 7, 2021It’s not easy to be a graduate worker at Tulane. Solidarity Tulane, a Tulane graduate worker-lead organization, has made that loud and clear. Their primary goal, at the moment, is […]
Should Consent Decree Be Forced on Louisiana State Police?
July 6, 2021At a news conference held today at the State Capitol, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus has prepared a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of […]
Jury Nullification & Split Juries: Why You Should Care
July 3, 2021An oft-forgotten right within the U.S. legal system is the right of jury nullification. At least, this right has existed in every state other than Oregon and Louisiana, which until […]
Cantrell Prepared To Let Municipal Auditorium Rot; Stakeholders Ask for Tour
July 2, 2021Mayor Cantrell has infuriated Treme residents and culture bearers with her decision to leave the Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium “unsecure” while the process to relocate City Hall into the […]
City Council Sweepingly Approves Resolution for Clean Air
July 2, 2021“My Toxic Mardi Gras” – a headline no one here wants to read, but the possibility was brought up at yesterday’s city council hearing for R-21-239, the Resolution for Clean […]
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