Newly-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 involuntary slavery and involuntary servitude (HB 211). But the pair are receiving pushback from legislators who cling to Louisianas historic past. Louisiana has an ugly […]
Alonzo Knox is headed to the Louisiana Legislature instead of Fox Richardson. Marissa Hutabarat easily won a seat at Civil District Court. Diedre Pierce Kelly, the early favorite in the Criminal District Court race, was narrowly squeezed out by two progressives. Casual observers may have been surprised at the outcome of the March 25 elections. […]
It is highly unusual for an elected official to endorse two different candidates in two different months for the same race. Evidently that doesn’t bother Davante Lewis, who won the District 3 seat on Louisiana Public Service Commission last December. Lewis has quickly become immersed in the nuances of New Orleans politics. His endorsement of […]
Veteran and Treme small business owner Alonzo Knox will face off against Sibil Fox Richardson, a formerly incarcerated woman who rose up to become a minister and social entrepreneur, in the runoff for House District 93. The winner will succeed Royce Duplessis who won a seat in the state senate late last year. Richardson received […]
With qualifying now complete, seven candidates will compete to fill the Louisiana House of Representatives seat (HD 93) formerly occupied by Royce Duplessis who was elected to the state senate late last year. The winner of the race will run again for a full four-year term in the fall of 2023.
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