Governor John Bel Edwards announced major relief programs that will be made available to Louisianians under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act today. Beginning Monday, April 13, unemployment benefits for “gig economy” workers – in the form of weekly $600 checks – will be made available to Louisiana residents who filed for […]
As the number of Louisianians testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has ballooned beyond 600 – more than half of which are in Orleans Parish – Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced today that two drive-through testing centers will be available to residents who exhibit symptoms of the virus. The two locations will be open from 8 a.m. […]
New Orleans’s Jackson Square is a hub for artistic entrepreneurship. On any day of the week, without fail, you can find local creatives selling paintings that depict local life, lore, and culture. This year-round open-air art market fits as neatly into the city’s landscape as palm readers, fortune tellers, kids drumming on buckets, and informal […]
Less than two years after Mayor Cantrell generated controversy by seeking to re-hire Warren Riley, who presided over the NOPD operations during the heinous instances of post-Katrina police brutality, the New Orleans Police Department continues to name officers with connections to the Danziger Bridge shooting and other civil rights violations to leadership positions within the force […]
Despite making public assurances that he would fulfill their Constitutional obligations as impartial jurors in President Trump’s impeachment trial, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joined a large number of GOP Senators in leaving the Senate Chambers for prolonged periods of time, while crucial evidence was introduced against the President. This afternoon, Michael McAuliff, Congressional reporter for […]
As Louisiana reels from some of the highest rates of COVID infection in the nation, state Republicans appear to have a different agenda – giving millions of dollars in tax breaks to large corporations. This comes at a time when federal stimulus funds for unemployed workers are set to dry up in less than a […]
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