A large group of faith-based leaders led by Bishop Tom Watson held a prayer vigil outside the doors of University Medical Center (UMC) Friday, October 11, to urge nurses not to strike. “We’re calling for the community to come together for a speedy resolution to prevent any nurses strike that may occur at University Medical […]
As Louisiana prepares to enforce a controversial new law on October 1, 2024, the Louisiana Abortion Fund has issued a sharp critique of the state’s decision to categorize the widely used abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances.” Executive Director Chasity Wilson spoke out against the move, warning of the potentially devastating impact […]
I’ll never forget how I felt when my doctor told me I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I was 20 years old and was just told I have a 50% chance of surviving. I’ll also never forget how the outlook could’ve been even more grim had my cancer not been detected as early as it was. Every […]
“I wonder where in Georgia Bob Dean lives,” mused Westbank security guard Joseph Savona, the son of Grace Ann Savona – one of the 843 former nursing home residents Bob Dean shoe-horned into an ill-equipped, under-staffed Independence, Louisiana warehouse in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida three years ago this week. Conditions in the warehouse were […]
New Orleans, LA, June 27, 2024— The Louisiana Abortion Fund released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s limited ruling: “The Supreme Court’s limited ruling allowing for abortions to take place in Idaho for the time being under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is cold comfort to the millions of birthing people […]
Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) now has a new federally qualified one-stop-shop primary and behavioral health care center due to a $1 million appropriation spearheaded by Congressman Troy Carter (LA-2). Carter along with various partnering agencies and individuals – cut the ribbon to open the new clinic in the Lafitte-Treme neighborhood on Tuesday, April 23. While introducing […]
The 2024 Sugarplum Ball, presented by Lemoine and themed How Sweet It Is, will be held at Mardi Gras Worlds River City Ballroom Saturday, March 23 On the evening of Saturday, March 23, friends and supporters of Childrens Hospital New Orleans will celebrate the 42nd annual Sugarplum Ball, entitled How Sweet It Is. The fundraiser, presented by LEMOINE, […]
On Tuesday, the New Orleans Health Department announced a new program that will provide new mothers and their infants with additional support after birth. The Families Connect New Orleans program will offer free home visits from registered nurses to parents in New Orleans in order to ensure they have access to the resources they need.
Reproductive rights advocates and community members will gather Saturday, May 27 to celebrate the Louisiana Abortion Funds (LAAFs) new chapter. Formerly known as the New Orleans Abortion Fund, the re-energized fund is committed to reproductive justice the rights of all to determine if or when they will have children and the right to live […]
Seven high school students from Travis Hill School, the school inside the New Orleans juvenile jail (JJIC), entered a contest sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Bezos Family Foundation. The project was to come up with solutions to major problems facing the city. The Travis Hill students solution was addressing mental health, because they see […]
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