A festival with more than three decades of documented economic output in New Orleans has seen its public investment quietly shrink. Rep. Troy Carter, who was at the table when the city first brought Essence Festival to Louisiana, is now calling for a policy reset — and the gap between what Essence produces and what […]
Sixty years ago, Americans marched, bled, and died for the right to vote. Many of them were from Louisiana — from the parishes, the wards, the small towns where Black voters were turned away, threatened, and worse. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the result of their sacrifice — a promise that your race […]
For decades, Republicans positioned themselves as the adults in the room when it came to fiscal policy. They warned about runaway spending, ballooning deficits, and the long-term dangers of passing debt onto future generations. That message became part of the party’s identity, so much so that “fiscal conservatism”, was a brand. That brand still exists […]
The SAVE Act is being presented to the public as a simple voter ID requirement, and that framing has allowed it to move forward without the level of scrutiny it deserves. Most people hear “voter ID” and assume something familiar and routine, like showing a driver’s license at the polls. That assumption keeps the conversation […]
There are moments in history when silence is not an option. Moments that call for memory, honesty, and the courage to speak plainly. One of the greatest mistakes any nation can make is believing that the warning signs of the past could never appear again. History teaches us the opposite. The darkest chapters rarely begin […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: “This is perhaps one of the most egregious acts yet. “At a moment when our nation is already facing a sharp rise in mental illness, addiction, and suicide, the Trump administration has chosen to pull the rug out from under the […]
Education debt says a lot about the kind of country we choose to be. And it says just as much about how we treat states like Louisiana. Under President Joe Biden, student loan debt has been treated as a national challenge that demands fairness and reform. His administration expanded loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment because […]
An attack on our small business owners, our working poor, our neighbors with disabilities, families facing food insecurity, people who rely on SNAP, the homeless, and communities burdened by environmental injustice. What is next, Mr. Trump? We have already seen the assault on health care through the so called big beautiful bill that is anything […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – [November 20, 2025] Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after Louisiana was approved (again) for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding under new guidelines from the Trump administration: “In January of this year, Louisiana became the first state in the nation to secure federal approval for our […]
Congressman Troy Carter is sounding the alarm over a large-scale federal operation that he says would place New Orleans and surrounding parishes under an unnecessary and dangerous show of force. In a statement delivered during a shadow hearing in Washington on Thursday, Carter warned that the planned deployment of up to 250 Border Patrol agents […]
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