Both Mastercard and Visa announced on Thursday that they will block customers from using their cards to purchase content from Pornhub. The decision comes after the New York Times published an investigation by columnist Nicholas Kristof alleging that the site contained videos of rape, underage sex, revenge porn, and that the site featured video taken without the consent of all participants.
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NOPD: Suspect Detained in FQ Bomb Threat Claims Bomb is Real
December 11, 2020The New Orleans Police Department is responding to a bomb threat in the French Quarter.
New Orleans Receives $500,000 from Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
December 9, 2020New Orleans has secured $500,000 from Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI) to support vulnerable residents struggling to pay their bills.
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 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Shirley’s Crawfish Pad LLC and […]
BREAKING: Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Says Supreme Court Should Take Up Election Cases
December 8, 2020Lousiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued a statement on Tuesday saying that the U.S. Supreme Court “needs to take up election cases.” The statement comes on the heels of a motion filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday morning.
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.
Love Wins: NOLA Chooses Openly LGBT Romero Over Anti-LGBT Incumbent Ellison
December 6, 2020Educator J.C. Romero defeated two-term Orleans Parish School Board member Leslie Ellison in Saturday’s run-off election, becoming Louisiana’s first openly LGBTQ Latinx elected official.
Fact Check: Mayor Cantrell Stretches the Truth on City’s Millage Proposal
December 4, 2020In the run-up to tomorrow’s vote, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has aggressively promoted the city’s millage proposal plan. She has urged voters to approve all three – even going as far as threatening layoffs if voters fail to approve her plan. The mayor insists that the changes are necessary to ensure a proper budget recovery from […]
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 safety crisis in New Orleans. According to NOFFA, an early morning fire raged out of control Tuesday, in part due to staffing shortages caused by […]
Louisiana Ranks Below Average on Social Justice Measures Fourth Year in a Row
November 27, 2020Louisiana and other Gulf South states ranked below average on measures of social justice for the fourth year in a row according to a report released by the Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI) of Loyola University New Orleans. The annual JustSouth Index ranks all 50 states plus the District of Columbia on quantitative indicators such as poverty, […]
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