On Tuesday, the City of New Orleans filed an ordinance that prohibits law enforcement and City departments from using public funds to prosecute abortions. Enforcing the state's trigger law banning abortion is the "lowest priority for the City," the ordinance says.
Operation Restoration is an organization that was founded in 2016 by Syrita Steib with the goal to build a community and support system for women impacted by incarceration through education. Through Operation Restoration (OR), women who were incarcerated can receive an education that will benefit them in the outside world. In addition, OR empowers these […]
The House Committee on Health and Welfare approved two anti-abortion bills in bipartisan votes on Tuesday.
Anti-trans bills are based on rules historically and contemporarily used to exclude Black women from sports.
Last July, Louisiana House Representative C. Travis Johnson headed to Baton Rouge for an unprecedented veto override session. Because of unexpected pressure from below, he then made the biggest flip-flop of his career: backpedaling his own transphobia. Despite being the state's Democratic Party Vice-Chair, Johnson co-sponsored the transgender sports ban, which had passed the two-thirds […]
Hundreds of Benjamin Franklin High School students walked out in protest against anti-LGBTQ legislation proposed in the 2022 Legislative Session.
A report from Louisiana Auditor Michael Waguespack highlights Louisiana's "multiple challenges" in addressing domestic violence.
On Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed SB 156, by Senator Beth Mizell, which would have barred transgender girls and women from joining sports teams that match their gender identity. Edwards called the proposal discrimination and a "solution in search of a problem that does not exist in Louisiana."Â Beth Mizell, who sponsored the legislation, […]
 A bill to expand the definition of domestic abuse so it includes non-physical, emotional abuse, like coercion, control, and intimidation, is being considered for final passage in the Senate today. The bill, HB159, was authored by Representative Malinda White, who is a domestic violence survivor. "I know what it feels like to be isolated […]
Growing up, sports were a huge part of my life. Many of the things I learned on athletic fields have served me well in life – lessons about teamwork, fair play, and setting and achieving goals. The most important might have been from playing against those who were stronger or better skilled — learning to […]
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