This afternoon, the New Orleans City Council Government Affairs Committee will move to appoint Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL). Henry currently serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Einstein Charter Schools and was a vocal proponent of Mayor LaToya Cantrell's failed Proposition 2, which would have cut the NOPL budget by 40 percent.
Last month, we covered how the NOPD lied about using racially-biased facial recognition software. The not-so-shocking truth was that their continual and adamant denials of using the software were all lies and that they had been using it for years through federal partners. Just this week, a slew of emails were released that confirmed their […]
(Correction: The article has been updated to reflect the accurate spelling of McDonogh.) A group of protesters tore down the John McDonogh bust in Duncan Plaza and threw it in the Mississippi River today – following a “Take Back Pride” motorcade rally, in which hundreds of cars and cyclists protested police violence, systemic racism, discrimination, […]
On Thursday, May 7, 2020, the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the federal Medicare for All Act of 2019.
Author’s note: This is the first article in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This article is about Metrowide Apartments, a group of rental units and complexes owned by Joshua Bruno. When Devin Shelley moved into the apartment complex called Washington Place, they weren’t expecting to have to […]
At a press conference on Sunday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and members of the New Orleans City Council continued to reiterate the importance of social distancing, as the number of presumptive positive cases in New Orleans reached 65, with two fatalities. “Social distancing is not a buzzword,” Cantrell said. “It’s reality.” Although for now New Orleans […]
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 […]
On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council passed a resolution urging the dismissal of more than 55,000 outstanding municipal and traffic warrants, fees, and fines. This resolution makes New Orleans a leader among U.S. cities in fine and fee reform. According to Councilmember-At-Large Jason Williams, this resolution addresses the “debtor’s prisons” and the cycle of […]
Just two days after a Washington Post report showing that New Orleans’ Municipal Court has more than 56,000 outstanding warrants (equivalent to 1 in 7 New Orleans adults having a warrant out for their arrest), community organizers, Orleans Parish public defenders, and local elected officials are joining together to call for the dismissal of all […]
On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a ban on most Airbnb and other short-term rentals in the city.
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