On Monday, the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) office announced that the city will consolidate it’s two city-run drive-through COVID-19 testing sites down to a single site. “In the last few days, testing demand has slowed,” said NOHSEP Director Collin Arnold. However, that doesn’t mean that New Orleans residents should […]
The Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has ordered the release of people being held on a pre-trial basis for misdemeanor or other low-level offenses from the city jail on Wednesday, after the Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) sent more than 300 emails to the inboxes of each Criminal District Court Judge and other […]
On Friday, Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) announced that they will open their drive-through testing site for bike riders in order to help meet community need. Message from @odysseyhousela:OHL will be offering COVID-19 testing to bicyclists via our drive thru testing site. If you are displaying symptoms, come get tested! @nolaready @iprevent_ohl #covidtesting #bicyclelife #coronavirus #covid19 […]
On Wednesday afternoon, LSU football star Joe Burrow put out a video on Facebook urging people to continue practicing social distancing and stay home if possible. https://www.facebook.com/lsufootball/videos/2357264534571873/ “This is obviously a crazy time for everybody right now, and I think it’s more important now than ever to follow directions that the government lays out,” Burrow […]
Earlier this week, several reporters at The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate posted some surprising news: In the middle of the biggest news story of the century, a 10th of them were being furloughed. The rest were being moved to four days per week. The news came less than one year after The Advocate buyout of The […]
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) has announced that they will suspend water service shut-offs for the duration of mayor LaToya Cantrell’s declared emergency in response to COVID-19. The utility will also work proactively to restore water service to residents who have been disconnected. “At the core of our mission is to keep […]
As Mayor LaToya Cantrell prepared to brief the public on the latest CORVID-19 (aka coronavirus) developments, members of the New Orleans Hospitality Worker’s Alliance entered the briefing room and begged for the city to implement measures that would guarantee them healthcare and paid sick leave in the event of an outbreak. Activists holding signs reading […]
A report released yesterday by the Protecting Health Coverage in Louisiana Task Force shows that nearly half a million Louisianans would lose healthcare if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is overturned in the Texas v. United States case. Gov. John Bel Edwards created the task force in 2019 in response to efforts to repeal ACA […]
The Trump re-election campaign has hired Jenna Ellis, a frequent Fox News guest and anti-LGBTQ+ extremist as a senior legal advisor. According to Axios, Trump has said that he is “impressed” by Ellis’ TV appearances on Fox News, and that he wanted to “give her a bigger job.” Ellis has often spoken out against gay […]
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