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. […]
Today marks a historic day for American history, as for the first time ever a former president has been found guilty, by a jury of his peers, of a felony or in the case of Donald John Trump, 34 of them. All of them that he was charged with. Throughout the mainstream media, the […]
Baton Rouge, LA — On Tuesday, May 21, Jewish Community members with the Jews Against Gassing coalition will testify at a hearing on the bill to remove the gassing method, Senate Bill 430, in the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee. Senate Bill 430 removes the gassing method of execution, known as nitrogen hypoxia or nitrogen suffocation from the law. […]
Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) now has a new federally qualified one-stop-shop primary and behavioral health care center due to a $1 million appropriation spearheaded by Congressman Troy Carter (LA-2). Carter along with various partnering agencies and individuals – cut the ribbon to open the new clinic in the Lafitte-Treme neighborhood on Tuesday, April 23. While introducing […]
The New Orleans Police Department and its partnering agencies scored a big win Friday, April 5 when Congressman Troy Carter announced a $3.3 million dollar grant for criminal justice initiatives aimed at increasing the citys crime-fighting capabilities. With this grant we are sending a message that we are not going to tolerate crime, said Carter. […]
New Orleans, LA – March 21, around 3:00 pm, during public comments at the Port of New Orleans monthly board meeting, local activist Felix Allen was arrested for standing in solidarity with Palestine. Allen, 27, is an organizer in New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police (NOCOP). Last week, a leading organizer of the same […]
Ballot Amendment to Enshrine Worker Rights in City Charter Appears Likely to Advance Workers organizing with Step Up Louisiana and allies held a rally at City Hall before testifying in support of a Workers Bill of Rights at a New Orleans City Council Economic Development Committee hearing, Tuesday. Council members appeared receptive to changing the City Charter […]
Led by Step Up Louisiana, representatives of several community organizations and other advocates spoke passionately in support of the proposed Workers Bill of Rights at the New Orleans City Councils Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 19. On Thursday March 21, the full Council will consider a ballot proposal to amend the Citys Home […]
Two New Orleans community organizations recently sent a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis NAACP warning them about what to expect from the monitors that have been selected to oversee a police Consent Decree in that city and recommending that community input is necessary for the Consent Decrees long-term success. New Orleans […]
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