Game Changer: Progressive Champion Gary Chambers Endorses Karen Carter Peterson for Congress

March 29, 2021

  With two people left competing for former Congressman Cedric Richmond’s seat, in a run-off with state Senators Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, an important endorsement has arrived that may sway the race. Gary Chambers, who came in a very respectable third with 21% in the March special election, endorsed Sen. Peterson. Sen. Peterson […]


A New Era for Jim Crow: Voting Suppression Bill Passes; What That Means; Could it Happen Here?

March 29, 2021

What happened? Surrounded by his all white, all male peers, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp sat in front of a painting of Callaway plantation. It’s a place that was built on and succeeded entirely due to slavery. Outside of the Governor’s office, a Black woman, Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, was dragged away by police for […]


Mariah Moore Could Be the First Transgender Member of the New Orleans City Council

March 26, 2021

On Friday, March 26 local social justice advocate Mariah Moore formally announced her candidacy for the New Orleans City Council District D seat. Moore is a lifelong New Orleanian with deep roots in the city’s 7th and 9th wards.  Moore explained, “I’ve been working up towards this moment for 2 years now…I just thought it […]


State Senators Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson Will Compete in Runoff Election for LA US House Seat

March 21, 2021

  Tonight, state Senators Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter received the most votes out of a field of 15 candidates in Louisiana’s second congressional district race. Another reliable source, Dave Wasserman with The Cook Political Report has also made this projection. Because no candidate obtained over 50 percent of the vote in the special […]


LA Congressional Candidate Desiree Ontiveros Discusses Pressing Issues in Interview With Big Easy Magazine

March 17, 2021

Desiree Ontiveros is one of several candidates running to fill Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district seat that was recently vacated by Congressman Cedric Richmond when he accepted a role as Senior Advisor in the Biden Administration. The special primary election will be held on March 20, and early voting is currently underway through March 12. If […]


State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson Inspired Democrats and Strengthened the LA Democratic Party As Chair

March 16, 2021

On the surface, it’s easy to place the blame on Senator Karen Carter Peterson’s leadership as Louisiana Democratic Party chair. While it is true that during Sen. Peterson’s tenure Republicans gained seats in the state legislature, the Louisiana Democratic Senate and House Caucuses are also charged with electing Democrats to the legislature. Many registered Louisiana […]


LA Congressional Candidate State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson Discusses Pressing Issues in Interview With Big Easy Magazine

March 10, 2021

Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson is one of several candidates running to fill Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district seat that was recently vacated by Congressman Cedric Richmond when he accepted a role as Senior Advisor in the Biden Administration. The special primary election will be held on March 20, and early voting is currently underway […]


LA Congressional Candidate State Sen. Troy Carter Discusses Key Issues and Addresses Concerns in Interview

March 9, 2021

Louisiana has seen dramatic demographic and political changes in the last thirty years. Once reliably Democratic, the state has mirrored the larger urban/rural realignment in the rest of the United States and now supports Republican candidates by some of the widest margins in the country.  Following the 2010 census, Louisiana lost a congressional seat, shrinking […]


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