On Saturday night, an NOPD officer shot and killed a four-and-a-half-month-old puppy named Apollo in the Lower Garden District. Two officers had responded to a noise disturbance call, opening the gate of a home on the 1400 block of Felicity Street. The home belonged to Derek Brown and Julie Barecki-Brown, a married couple who had […]
Everyone knows that Metro Disposal is trash. This was made clear last year when they fired all of their employees who went on strike to protest the companys low pay and unsafe working conditions, replacing them with incarcerated workers. The incarcerated workers, who they dubbed transitional labor were paid $1.33 an hour, were subjected to […]
Currently, in Louisiana, domestic violence survivors who want to file a temporary restraining order against their abuser require a notarized affidavit. Unfortunately, over 9 parishes in Louisiana do not provide notary services at the Clerk of Court, which means that survivors are forced to find and pay for a private notary. This requirement not only […]
There are zero reasons why you should be wasting your money on single-use products with plastic packaging, especially now that New Orleans first zero waste supply and bulk refill store, Vintage Green Review, is opening for business! After occupying 3530 Magazine Street with a multi-week pop-up, Vintage Green Review has announced that it will permanently […]
Only in New Orleans, would getting vaccinated, a largely sterile and arduous process in most of the country, become a party. At the beginning of the pandemic, hard liquor was repurposed into hand sanitizer but now it could serve an even greater purpose: incentivizing people to get vaccinated. Dragons Den, a New Orleans live music […]
Representative Candace Newell filed legislation HB 243 to decriminalize marijuana possession and distribution in Louisiana. Newell felt motivated to write this bill, Because I have seen the disparities in how people are treated in this state. Black and brown communities are treated far more harshly than others. Newell emphasized that the legislation would have a […]
Legislation was filed by the Louisiana House Education Committee Chairman Ray Garofalo that could ban schools from teaching Divisive Concepts, like that either the United States of America or the state of Louisiana is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist or sexist. Garofalo disagrees with the interpretation that the US was founded on slavery and since […]
Louisiana Republican Representative Richard Nelson introduced HB 524 which, if passed and then approved by Louisiana voters, would legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana. The ballot measure will require approval by a two-thirds majority in the House, a majority in the Senate, and then the decision will be left up to Louisiana voters who would vote […]
On April 8, the New Orleans City Council will consider Resolution 92 by Councilwomen Kristin Palmer and Cyndi Nguyen which opposes the construction of Formosa Plastics along the Mississippi River in St. James Parish. Of course, the complex is not being built in New Orleans, its being constructed in St. James, so why should the […]
On March 30th, 2021 Senator Mike Fesi filed Senate Bill 104 which will force transgender and gender non-conforming people under the age of 18 to get permission from their parents before they can get gender-based medical or mental health care. Transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals who dont have parents that support their identity will be unable […]
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