Carencro, LA City Councilwoman Karen Guidry repeatedly coughed and refused to wear a mask at recent council meetings. Now the mayor, who sits next to her at meetings, is hospitalized with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Outbreak at Juvenile Justice Center: 8 Children, 12 Staff Test Positive
December 11, 2020Eight children and 12 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 as the result of an outbreak at the City of New Orleans Juvenile Justice Intervention Center (JJIC).
Louisiana Seafood Processor Failed to Pay 55 Workers Quarantined with COVID-19
December 9, 2020A Louisiana seafood processor has been forced to pay nearly $43,000 in back wages to 55 workers it failed to pay under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions […]
BREAKING: Texas Files Suit Contesting Election Results in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
December 8, 2020Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the deadline for appointing electors in several battleground states. In the filing, Paxton claims that changes to election procedures in those states due to the COVID-19 pandemic violated federal law.
New Orleans Firefighters Say Furloughs Causing a Public Safety Crisis
December 1, 2020On Tuesday, the New Orleans Firefighters Association (NOFFA) stated in a Facebook post and on their website that public safety furloughs instituted by Mayor Cantrell’s administration are causing a public […]
Louisiana’s Largest Employer Rakes In Billions While Failing to Protect Workers
November 22, 2020One of Louisiana’s largest employers has earned billions in profits during the pandemic – but that hasn’t translated into higher pay or safer working conditions for its employees. According to […]
CANCELLED: No New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades This Year
November 17, 2020Put away your tutus, ladders, and signs, there will be no Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans in 2021. While this news is devastating for parade-lovers, and more importantly, […]
A Crisis Within a Crisis: Food Insecurity Worsens in Louisiana
November 9, 2020According to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief nonprofit in the United States, Louisiana has the worst rate of childhood food insecurity in the nation. According to a recently updated […]
An Election Night Cheat Sheet and Forecast Based on 2016/2018 Election Results
October 26, 2020The purpose of this article is to provide objective information regarding the election and create a cheat sheet for those who have not obsessively been watching every single poll. The […]
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser Working On Plan to Take French Quarter from City Control
October 9, 2020Lieutenant Governor Bill Nungesser wants to restore tourism across Louisiana as the state reopens – and he wants to start by taking control of the French Quarter away from the city of New Orleans.
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