A service program of RISE St. James; Caitlion O. Hunter, Juris Doctor, Class of 2022, Past President, Loyola Environmental Law Society; Tim Schütz, PhD Researcher, Anthropology University of California, Irvine; and The Community Scientist (TCS) Research Team, focused on advancing chemical awareness in the community. The area known as Cancer Alley was once home to […]
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an additional 6,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine up to and during Southern Decadence in New Orleans and will be piloting a mobile testing center as well as offering TPOXX treatment to those who need it.
Contrary to what some believe, monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection, and it is not exclusive to the LGBT community - in spite of how mainstream media is reporting on the infection.
In his ongoing quest to ensure Louisiana women do not have access to safe abortions, Attorney General Jeff Landry convinced a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal to reinstate the “trigger ban” on abortions on July 29. The ban is expected to take effect almost immediately. The abortion clinics and doctors who are the plaintiffs in the case also have the option to mount an appeal with the Louisiana Supreme Court. Attorneys for the abortion providers were disappointed that the court did not allow them to file opposition to Landry’s motion.
Despite ongoing allegations and investigations, Attorney General Jeff Landry held a fundraiser with St. MaryÂ’s Residential Training School at the beginning of June, raising questions around the ethicacy within the office that were not answered by LandryÂ’s team.
Despite the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows state governments the right to determine a woman's access to safe and legal abortions, Louisiana women may still have an opportunity to receive the procedure in an approved health care setting. City Council President Helena Moreno tweeted recently that "solutions for #roevwadeoverturned include providing services on […]
Abortion Providers Challenge Trigger Laws in Louisiana After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner Seek Emergency Relief as Clinics Forced to Close Breaking: In response, a Louisiana judge has granted a temporary restraining order temporarily blocking the trigger bans from taking effect. 06.27.22 (PRESS RELEASE) — In the aftermath […]
Many organizations focused on racial justice and systemic racism in policing are concerned that a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have significant impacts on racial policing practices and disparities in the criminal justice system.Â
Teens and young adults with disabilities living at the facility have been reported to have been abused and neglected by under-educated and unqualified staff
During February's Black History Month programming, many television stations showed documentaries on the Civil Rights movement. The historical newscasts of the protests against desegregation — showing throngs of white adults shouting abuse at African-American children trying to go school — are disturbing to watch. The mobs were fighting against the federally guaranteed rights of their […]
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