Parents, Students To Protest Thursday on City Hall Steps Concerned teachers, parents, students and their allies who are frustrated by the Cantrell administration’s ongoing refusal to make good on millions in payments owed to the Orleans Parish Public Schools will rally on the steps of City Hall Thursday, March 6 at 9 a.m. According to […]
It should come as no surprise that the Louisiana Public Service Commission removed District 3 Commissioner Davante Lewis from his position as Vice Chairman on February 19 and replaced him with District 1 Commissioner Eric Skrmetta. In a move some consider immature, Lewis, a Democrat, referred to Governor Jeff Landry as “an *a* hole” on […]
The New Orleans City Council is currently interviewing candidates who applied to become the city’s next Registrar of Voters after the retirement of somewhat controversial long-time registrar Dr. Sandra Wilson. Wilson announced her retirement in late January 2025 and had been on the job since 2006. The office of the registrar “safeguards each citizen’s basic […]
Attorney Robbins Graham easily won an election to fill an interim position at First City Court Section A after his lone opponent, Monique Nicole Green, withdrew her candidacy. Robbins and Green were the only two contenders who qualified for the seat in late January 2025 which became vacant after First City Court Judge Monique Morial […]
Representatives of the taxicab industry are asking the New Orleans City Council this week to create a more even playing field between taxis and ride shares in advance of Super Bowl 2025. Taxicab industry spokesperson Jason Coleman is on the Council’s Consent Agenda Thursday, November 21, to question why the Cantrell administration has failed to […]
As the City Council’s leading advocate on the quest for more affordable housing, District B Councilmember Lesli Harris has a lot at stake on Tuesday, November 5th’s elections. Harris is heading up the effort to pass the New Orleans Housing Trust Fund – a long needed addition to the City Charter that would annually dedicate […]
Congressman Troy Carter told a gathering of almost 300 Orleans Parish poll commissioners that election workers like themselves are “the keepers of our democracy.” Carter made his remarks at an awards ceremony last week hosted by Clerk of Criminal District Court Darren P. Lombard who also serves as Chief Elections Officer for Orleans Parish. “The […]
Though Civil District Court Judge Loria Jupiter temporarily slowed down Governor Jeff Landry’s plan to consolidate all the unhoused in one central location, New Orleanians would be foolish to think the battle is over. While the courts might insert some qualifiers, Landry will eventually get his way. Why? He is bound and determined to reshape […]
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has an extremely busy day planned for Monday, October 28. Hutson and other criminal justice leaders will be making their annual budget presentations before the New Orleans City Council. Later that evening, she will address community leaders active with New Orleans United Front (NOUF). Like several other agencies within New […]
A group of organizations interested in increasing voter turnout in eastern New Orleans have scheduled a “Get Out the Vote Second Line to the Polls”, Saturday October 26. Sponsored by the Power Coalition and Black Voters Matter in partnership with New Orleans East Matters, NOEL, NOUF and Women’s Caucus, the second line is an opportunity […]
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