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Nurses, Patients, and Advocates to Rally Outside UMC, Urging LCMC Health to Finalize Contract and Support Workers’ Rights

April 21, 2025

As negotiations between LCMC Health and NOLA Nurses United continue, nurses, patients, and community allies will rally outside University Medical Center (UMC) on Tuesday, April 22, demanding action from hospital leadership. Organized by Step Up Louisiana, the rally and press conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. and call on LCMC CEO Greg Feirn to adopt […]

How COVID-19 Changed New Orleans

April 20, 2025

When COVID-19 began its spread across the United States in early 2020, New Orleans was already vulnerable. The city’s economy was tightly tethered to tourism, live events, and hospitality, with many of its workers earning low wages and living without access to quality healthcare. What followed was a sharp unraveling of jobs, of small businesses, […]

Patients and Neighbors to Call on LCMC Health CEO to Sign on to the Workers’ Bill of Rights, Settle Contract with Nurses Union

April 17, 2025

Step Up Louisiana to hold press conference & rally in front of UMC April 17, 2025, NEW ORLEANS—On April 22, while NOLA Nurses United is at the bargaining table with LCMC Health, nurses, patients and community members will gather outside University Medical Center for a press conference and speakout calling on LCMC Health CEO Greg […]

How Psilocybin and Mushrooms May Be Key to Evolving Human Consciousness

April 1, 2025

For thousands of years, mushrooms have been more than just a culinary delight—they’ve been a gateway to the divine, a tool for healing, and a catalyst for consciousness. Today, psilocybin—the active compound in “magic mushrooms”—is at the center of a quiet revolution. Not just a psychedelic trip, but a potential turning point in human evolution. […]

Children’s Hospital NOLA: Louisiana Legacy Event Celebrates 70 Years & Honors the Manning Family

December 17, 2024

Children’s Hospital New Orleans has unveiled plans for its inaugural Louisiana Legacy fundraising event, a celebration marking the hospital’s 70 years of providing expert pediatric care to Louisiana’s children. The event, set for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, will also pay tribute to the Manning family—notably Olivia and Archie Manning—for their significant contributions to children and […]

Louisiana Abortion Fund Condemns Upcoming Law Criminalizing Abortion Pills

September 23, 2024

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 […]

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