Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after Converse and Nike released a social media campaign promoting the Chuck 70X sneaker – including pictures with serious racial implications. “Nike and Converse, what the hell were you thinking? “Your campaign shows what looks like a hooded Klansman, framed by what appears […]
There have been several instances that Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has warned that the escalating trade fight between the United States and Canada is impacting not only the national economy, but also increasingly the state economy. As Nussenger pointed out, the effects of the tarrifs are impacting Louisiana’s economy, because Louisiana depends on Canadians […]
Gov. Jeff Landry took a public swipe at New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno on Friday as the Louisiana National Guard prepares to end its eight-month deployment in the city, accusing the mayor of failing to credit him and President Donald Trump for putting the troops there in the first place. “I want Louisiana to see […]
When it comes to Louisiana statewide races, we tend to take early polling with a grain of salt. Republicans usually start with an obvious advantage. But a new Public Policy Polling survey showing Republican Julia Letlow leading Democrat Jamie Davis by only four points is a little harder to ignore. Granted, there have been some […]
We are seeing, in very real terms, what happens when Washington makes health care harder to afford. Across Louisiana, more people are showing up at hospitals without insurance. Families who had coverage just months ago are now going without it because they simply cannot afford it anymore. The numbers are troubling. As The Times-Picayune | […]
With qualifying for district attorney and for most members of New Orleans judiciary set to begin Wednesday, August 5, elected officials, candidates, their donors and key constituents have been making the rounds of campaign kick-offs like the one hosted by Criminal Court Judge Robin Pittman late last week at the Cannery. First elected to Criminal […]
U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Jamie Davis and Republican Julia Letlow will campaign in New Orleans this week at two separate events that are free and open to the public. The Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee, the Greater New Orleans Republicans PAC, and the Greater New Orleans Republican Women will host a meet and greet for […]
The easiest story to tell about Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is that it is already over. The numbers certainly point in that direction. Julia Letlow enters the general election as the favorite, and there are plenty of reasons why. Louisiana has become one of the Republican Party’s strongest states, President Donald Trump carried Louisiana by […]
Plaintiffs seek relief from unconstitutional heat conditions and a ruling on the dignitary harm arising from forced labor and the legacy of slavery embedded in Angola’s Farm Line Incarcerated plaintiffs in VOTE v. LeBlanc have asked a federal district court to reconsider last month’s ruling, which found constitutional violations in Louisiana State Penitentiary’s (Angola) “Farm […]
Advocates say the ruling amounts to “a victory without a remedy” in a case challenging what they describe as slavery-like forced labor at Louisiana State Penitentiary. A federal court has declined to order permanent relief in a class-action lawsuit challenging the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s controversial “Farm Line,” leaving intact a prison labor system that incarcerated […]
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