While much of the media has remained focused on the $1400 stimulus checks included in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the expanded child tax credit is a big win for progressives and families.
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Report: Black Workers Nearly Three Times More Likely to be Unemployed in Louisiana
March 11, 2021Throughout the pandemic, unemployment has been a consistent concern, particularly in Louisiana. The state is heavily reliant on the hospitality industry, especially in New Orleans. Around 16 percent of the […]
50-Acre Louisiana Space Campus Coming to New Orleans East
March 10, 2021On Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards and the State of Louisiana signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NASA to explore the creation of the Louisiana Space Campus, a 50-acre business park located on NASA’s 829-acre property in New Orleans East.
Big Easy Magazine Interviews Congressional Candidate Gary Chambers
March 9, 2021When Representative Cedric Richmond left Louisiana’s congressional delegation to take up a role as Special Advisor to President Joe Biden, he left one of the state’s most liberal, reliably Democratic […]
LA Congressional Candidate State Sen. Troy Carter Discusses Key Issues and Addresses Concerns in Interview
March 9, 2021Louisiana has seen dramatic demographic and political changes in the last thirty years. Once reliably Democratic, the state has mirrored the larger urban/rural realignment in the rest of the United […]
Researchers Find UBI Results in Better Employment, Less Debt
March 7, 2021Researchers at the University of Tennessee and the University of Pennsylvania found that after one year of receiving a Universal Basic Income (UBI), participants got better jobs, paid off debts, […]
PHOTOS: NOFD Battles 2-Alarm Fire in 400 Block of O’Bannon
March 6, 2021On Saturday afternoon, the New Orleans Fire Department battled a 2-alarm structure fire in the 400 block of O’Bannon St., directly across from New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy.
Louisiana to Keep Dominion Voting Machines After Republicans Criticize Replacement Search
March 6, 2021Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has once again shelved an attempt to procure new voting machines after receiving intense criticism from election technology companies, the head of the Louisiana state Senate oversight committee, and other Republicans.
In Spite of Best Efforts, Racial Disparities Persist in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
March 5, 2021Although they have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus, Black and Brown communities are being vaccinated at far slower rates than White Americans.
LA Legislators Call On Gov. Edwards to Fully Open State
March 4, 2021On Thursday, 33 Louisiana Legislators called on Gov. John Bel Edwards to follow the example of states like Texas and Mississippi and lift COVID-19 restrictions.
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