NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison Jr. is back in New Orleans doing the work that brings him joy – sharing his love of music with aspiring musicians and audiences alike. An internationally recognized composer and jazz saxophonist, Harrison was performing at the Big Island Jazz & Blues Festival in Hawaii in early June when he […]
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City Council To Receive Input on Permitting Process and Unlicensed Street Vendors
June 25, 2023The City Council’s Community Development Committee will meet Monday, June 26 and receive input from citizens regarding permitting and unlicensed street vendors. Unpermitted vendors pop up throughout the city and often take customers away from small businesses which follow the city’s rules. It’s never easy or quick to get a permit for renovation, signage or […]
Did State Rep. Paul Hollis Double Cross Supporters of the Proposed Recall Legislation?
June 5, 2023Led by the NorthshoreVoters.org, a coalition of ten citizen organizations sent State Representative Paul Hollis and other members of the Louisiana Legislature a strongly-worded “Open Letter” on Monday, June 5, alleging that Hollis “gutted” HB 212, also known as the Recall Bill, and “stabbed the voters in the back.” To set in motion a recall […]
Big Box To Blame for Food Prices; Food Stamp Requirements Increase; Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act; America’s Antisemitism Campaign; Fentanyl Penalties Continue; Wetlands Lose EPA
May 31, 2023Blame Walmart and Amazon for Higher Food Prices There’s no doubt that the costs of everything at the grocery store – from meat, fresh fruit and vegetables to butter milk, eggs and even soft drinks – have risen significantly since the pandemic began. The ability for farmers and other manufacturers to produce all these products […]
Bayou Road Block Party To Reintroduce Louisiana Abortion Fund on May 27
May 25, 2023Reproductive rights advocates and community members will gather Saturday, May 27 to celebrate the Louisiana Abortion Fund’s (LAAF’s) new chapter. Formerly known as the New Orleans Abortion Fund, the re-energized fund is committed to reproductive justice – the rights of all to determine if or when they will have children and the right to live […]
California Strippers To Unionize for Safety & Better Working Conditions
May 19, 2023Women who strip at a North Hollywood (California) club called the Star Garden will be joining the century-old Actors’ Equity Association, a union of actors and stage managers. Club management initially fought against unionization but after pickets and months of negotiations, they withdrew their objections. The dancers got the idea to organize as a way […]
Recall Legislation Making Incremental Progress at Louisiana Legislature
May 18, 2023While supporters of the effort to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell might not have met their goal, they are making progress in changing the rules under which recalls operate in Louisiana.
Involuntary Slavery and Servitude Should Be Prohibited in Louisiana
May 12, 2023Newly-elected New Orleans State Rep. Alonzo Knox has gotten off to a fast start by strongly advocating for an important piece of legislation by State Rep. Edmond Jordan to prohibit involuntary slavery and involuntary servitude (HB 211). But the pair are receiving pushback from legislators who cling to Louisiana’s historic past. Louisiana has an ugly […]
Judge Veronica Henry To Seek Vacant Seat in Civil District Court
May 10, 2023Judge Veronica Henry, who has served with distinction in First City Court for more than a decade, has announced her intentions to run for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G. The seat will be available due to the pending retirement of long-time Judge Robin Giarrusso. “It is an honor and privilege serving the citizens […]
Expiration of Title 42 Brings New Problems for Migrants
May 10, 2023Many thousands of migrants from numerous countries around the world have been gathering at the U.S. border patiently waiting for the end of the U.S. government’s Title 42 policy which expires at midnight, Thursday May 11. A then little-known 1944-era rule under the Public Health Service Act, Title 42 was put into play during the […]
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