Editor’s note: See official press release here. New Orleans organizers are set to rally outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building on Monday evening in protest of the U.S. military’s recent strikes on Iran and the growing possibility of a wider conflict in the Middle East. The rally, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on June 23 at […]
A federal appeals court has struck down Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school and university classrooms, calling it “plainly unconstitutional” in a ruling issued Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court’s 2024 decision blocking House Bill 71, which mandated the religious text […]
New Orleans, LA — Voters Organized to Educate, a grassroots advocacy organization committed to building political power for communities impacted by the criminal legal system, will host a Mayoral Candidate Town Hall on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Voters Organized to Educate Headquarters (4930 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125). This public […]
A coalition of Senate Democrats is warning that Louisiana could be one of the hardest-hit states under a Republican-backed health care proposal passed by the U.S. House. The legislation—part of a broader reconciliation package—includes more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, along with $500 billion in Medicare reductions. According […]
Louisiana’s 2026 Senate race has become more than a political contest. It’s a loyalty litmus test for the party in the age of President Trump’s second term. Senator Bill Cassidy, once considered a safe incumbent, is now navigating a political minefield shaped by closed primaries and a Republican base that worships loyalty and despises betrayal. […]
In a legislative session dominated by Republican overreach—from attacks on bodily autonomy to the dismantling of diversity initiatives—Louisiana Democrats had an opportunity to offer a clear, principled counterweight. And in some cases, they did. But on too many issues that cut to the heart of progressive values—criminal justice reform, housing justice, and drug policy—Democratic lawmakers […]
On a day meant to celebrate resistance to tyranny, Louisiana’s far-right lawmakers issued what critics are calling a thinly veiled permission slip for violence. During Saturday’s No Kings Day protests across Louisiana—part of a national movement rejecting authoritarianism and Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded military birthday spectacle—the Louisiana Freedom Caucus released a “public safety alert” reminding citizens […]
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from continuing his controversial use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles, ordering the White House to return command of the troops to Governor Gavin Newsom by noon Friday. The ruling, handed down Thursday by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, delivers a major legal blow […]
On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump announced his plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). During a meeting in the Oval Office, Trump and his Homeland Security Secretary confirmed that following the 2025 hurricane season, the agency would be eliminated, with some of its function falling to states and others being transferred […]
On Saturday, June 14, more than 1,500 New Orleanians are expected to fill the streets of the Marigny in a bold and satirical display of protest against Donald Trump’s $100 million military birthday parade taking place in Washington, D.C. The local demonstration, known as the NO KINGS Day Protest Parade, is part of a massive, […]
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