Thursday, September 5—The Newcomb Museum hosted an opening reception for two new exhibits focusing on Environmental racism. One exhibit, by artist and activist LaToya Ruby Frazier, focused on the ongoing […]
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Gordon Plaza Residents Meet with Mayor Cantrell to Discuss Fully-Funded Relocation for their Community
August 6, 2019Thursday, August 1st, Mayor LaToya Cantrell met with residents of Gordon Plaza, a community that was built on top of a landfill that was classified as a superfund site by […]
Louisiana’s CBD Emergency Declaration Hurting Small Businesses
July 31, 2019On June 27, the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) issued a declaration of emergency that effectively would make selling certain cannabidiol (CBD) products illegal. Less than a […]
Toxic Algal Blooms in Lake Pontchartrain Prompt LA Department of Health Warning and Beach Closures
June 26, 2019The Louisiana Department of Health issued a warning this week, raising the alarm about toxic algal blooms in Lake Pontchartrain.
Why the NOPD’s rainbow badges are an insult to queer liberation
June 24, 2019Painting the police as allies erases a history rooted in suppressing labor movements and minorities.
Taking Back Pride: New Orleans Reflections for Pride Month
June 13, 2019The ‘Take Back Pride’ march, was aimed at reclaiming the radical spirit of the first pride, the New York City Stonewall riot in 1969.
Dispatches from a Sinking State: How Louisiana Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
June 1, 2019The report explains that some parts of Louisiana are home to communities that will have no choice but to relocate.
Past the End of the World
May 1, 2019Lowernine.org’s Laura Paul talks redevelopment, rebuilding, and why she’s glad New Orleans isn’t Nebraska.
Palm Sunday Vaccination Drive Brings People together for their Pets
April 17, 2019Sunday, April 14th, the Louisiana SPCA and the Southeast Louisiana Veterinary Association hosted its annual Palm Sunday Rabies Vaccination Drive.
A March for International Working Women, and the Womxn of New Orleans
March 1, 2019In a plan to unite the working women of New Orleans, NOHWA is working with the New Orleans Peoples’ Assembly to organize a mass march for justice.
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