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Op-Ed: The Threat to Constitutional Freedom of Religion by Displaying the Ten Commandments in Louisiana Classrooms

June 24, 2024

The recent legislation passed in Louisiana mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is a controversial move that poses a significant threat to our constitutional freedom of religion. While this decision may be met with approval from some Christian communities, it opens a Pandora’s box that could ultimately undermine religious freedom […]

The Significance of Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom and Resilience

June 19, 2024

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the end of slavery in the United States. This holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the freedom of enslaved African Americans, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. […]

Opinion: Our Children Will Pay for the Insurance Crisis Too

June 22, 2023

Last year, the cost of property insurance for NOLA Public Schools nearly doubled, from $7.6 million to $11.2 million for the 2022-23 school year. NOLA PS will likely not know the cost of insurance for this coming year until July. Ultimately, students may end up feeling the cost of this dramatic rise in rates as […]

OPSB Moves to Oppose Legislation Intended to Limit Charter School Authority

April 27, 2022

After nearly two hours of public comments against the motion, the Orleans Parish School Board voted 6-1 in favor of a resolution opposing a bill that would limit charter school authority in New Orleans, and return that authority back to the school board.

New Orleans City Executives Rake In Cash While Their Institutions Suffer

February 21, 2022

It's common practice for any city to give a high-performing executive raises when their institutions are doing well. In New Orleans, however, it appears that city leaders can earn huge salaries and even raises - in spite of poor performance.

Attorney General Prioritizes Freedom Over Childrens Health and Safety

August 6, 2021

As of Wednesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has reinstated the indoor mask mandate statewide in order to protect Louisiana citizens from the delta variant of the coronavirus which has brought a fourth wave surge of Covid-19 cases to the state. As children return to school, the mask mandate includes children in kindergarten through college […]

The Tulsa Massacre: Why History and Language Matter

June 5, 2021

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been taking a front row seat in Republican circles recently. When Republicans run out of ideas, they base their survival on wedge issues. CRT is just the latest bogeyman. In Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and other states, there are attempts to forbid the teaching in schools of blackness and the shared […]

Chucks, Pearls, Courage, and Black Women

January 24, 2021

The racist regime has fallen and now it’s time to move the moral arc of the universe toward justice. This brings me to the curious case of the St. Martin Parish School Board that made a conscious decision to send home educators for wearing a shirt that said, “Chucks and Pearls.” The desperate attempts to […]

Power Coalition Withdraws Support for Prop 2 Following Scathing Op-Ed in Bayou Brief

December 5, 2020

In surprising last-minute news today, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, a non-partisan local community organization, has withdrawn support for Proposition 2 after being called out by the Bayou Brief. Proposition 2 is going to be voted on tomorrow. After Jules Bentley’s article in the Bayou Brief, “Something Doesn’t Check Out” appeared criticizing Prop […]

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Op-Ed: The Threat to Constitutional Freedom of Religion by Displaying the Ten Commandments in Louisiana Classrooms

Opinion: Our Children Will Pay for the Insurance Crisis Too

OPSB Moves to Oppose Legislation Intended to Limit Charter School Authority

Attorney General Prioritizes Freedom Over Childrens Health and Safety

Power Coalition Withdraws Support for Prop 2 Following Scathing Op-Ed in Bayou Brief