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Voting Rights Champion Stacey Abrams Endorses Karen Carter Peterson for Louisiana’s U.S. House Seat

January 15, 2021

Former Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia and voting rights champion Stacey Abrams tweeted her endorsement of Louisiana State Senator and former Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson for Louisiana’s second U.S. congressional district seat. “I am proud to endorse my friend Karen Carter Peterson in her bid to represent Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district,” […]

Our Views: Congress Should Expel Senator John Kennedy and Other Republicans Who Engaged in Sedition

January 8, 2021

Following an insurrection at our nation’s Capitol that was incited by President Donald Trump, five of six Louisiana Republican elected officials objected to the President-elect Joe Biden’s electors in key swing states. After an objection to Arizona’s electors was raised, the Senate and House of Representatives convened in their respective chambers to debate the objection. […]

A Different Kind of Blue

December 6, 2020

  It was 1992 and a little over a month from the Democratic National Convention when an Arkansas governor turned presidential candidate took to the Arsenio Hall stage with his saxophone. Donning sunglasses and a bright yellow tie, he went on to capture not just the attention of the country but Louisiana’s eight electoral votes […]

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last-minute news today, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, a non-partisan local community organization, has withdrawn support for Proposition 2 after being called out by the Bayou Brief.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 […]

J.C. Romero for School Board, District 4 headed to runoff against anti-LGBTQ incumbent

December 3, 2020

Local activists and leaders have sharply criticized corporate interest groups, the Walton Family Foundation and Education Reform Now (ERN) after disclosures revealed that they donated $150,000 each to a PAC that is working for Leslie Ellison’s reelection to the Orleans Parish School Board. First time candidate J.C. Romero is headed to the December 5th runoff […]

Antoinette Williams is the Youngest Person to Run for School Board and That’s an Advantage

December 1, 2020

While finishing up her studies at Xavier University, Antoinette Williams has been pursuing an unusual extracurricular activity: running for the Orleans Parish School Board, District 5.  Student representation has been an issue on the school board for while, with students feeling like their voices and experiences are overlooked by older board members.  Williams hopes to […]

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