While supporters of the effort to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell might not have met their goal, they are making progress in changing the rules under which recalls operate in Louisiana.
Category: Social Issues
Tubby & Coo’s Book Shop Can Now Come to You With Mobile Store
May 15, 2023Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, the local, queer-owned independent book shop focused on science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, queer, and diverse books, is on the move! The shop will […]
Involuntary Slavery and Servitude Should Be Prohibited in Louisiana
May 12, 2023Newly-elected New Orleans State Rep. Alonzo Knox has gotten off to a fast start by strongly advocating for an important piece of legislation by State Rep. Edmond Jordan to prohibit […]
New Orleans Needs To Get Ambitious on Public Safety
May 12, 2023My heart aches because I am wondering how we got here. “Here,” for New Orleans, is the heinous murder of a mother while her child was in the backseat and […]
Judge Veronica Henry To Seek Vacant Seat in Civil District Court
May 10, 2023Judge Veronica Henry, who has served with distinction in First City Court for more than a decade, has announced her intentions to run for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division […]
Realtime Accountability at Heart of New Recall Legislation
April 23, 2023A contingent of more than 50 Louisiana voters who were merely bystanders in the recent campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell are headed to Baton Rouge Tuesday, April 25 to voice their support of H.B. 212 by Covington State Rep. Paul Hollis.
Big Easy Magazine Opposes Sheriff Susan Hutson’s Millage Proposition
April 20, 2023We at Big Easy Magazine respect Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson. She took on the gargantuan task of improving the Orleans Justice Center and bettering the lives of the men […]
State Rep Kyle Green Jr. Pushes Legislation To End Death Penalty
April 19, 2023Louisiana is one of 27 states where the death penalty is still the rule of law. State Rep. Kyle Green Jr., D-Marrero, is strongly advocating for legislation to change that […]
Students From Travis Hill School, Inside JJIC, Win Contest To Address Local Issues, Cite Mental Health
April 17, 2023Seven high school students from Travis Hill School, the school inside the New Orleans juvenile jail (JJIC), entered a contest sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Bezos Family Foundation. The […]
Will Air Products Desecrate Graves of the Enslaved in Ascension Parish?
April 17, 2023Air Products wants to build a hydrogen and ammonia plant in Burnside, Louisiana, on the former Orange Grove Plantation – once owned by John Burnside who by 1860 enslaved over […]
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