“I wonder where in Georgia Bob Dean lives,” mused Westbank security guard Joseph Savona, the son of Grace Ann Savona—one of the 843 former nursing home residents Bob Dean shoe-horned into an ill-equipped, under-staffed Independence, Louisiana warehouse in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida three years ago this week, a tragedy that could soon be the […]
On Thursday, August 22 the New Orleans City Council voted to pay tens of millions owed to plaintiffs whose decades-old judgments against the city have never been collected. Among the types of cases lining up for payments include disputes over city contracts, accidents involving police vehicles, Uber lawsuits, and wrongful death judgments. The estimated amount […]
The NOPD’s deliberate indifference in the hiring and inadequate supervision of disgraced former New Orleans police officer Rodney Vicknair – now deceased – is another good reason that the NOPD’s federal consent decree must continue, said community activist Belden Batiste. “The NOPD leadership and especially its Public Integrity Bureau (PIB) failed this young victim, robbed […]
Interested in watching Vice President Kamala Harris accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president with a group of like-minded people? The Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee will host a DNC Watch Party on Thursday, August 22 to coincide with the live televised coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The party will be held […]
On Monday night, Congressman Troy Carter (LA-2) told the Independent Women’s Organization (IWO) that he has a long service history in South Louisiana. “I have been working for, listening to, and pushing back” in support of the voters in his district for many years, especially against the petrochemical industry. Carter led the effort to secure […]
With his first appearance before Judge Wendy Vitter on Wednesday, August 7, Jeffrey Vappie Jr., former NOPD executive security officer and close companion to Mayor LaToya Cantrell, is squarely under the thumb of federal prosecutors. Although Cantrell has not been indicted in Vappie’s case, she is under intense pressure for her own behavior which, according […]
New Orleans’ Industrial Development Board (IDB) has not been a good steward of the city’s fiscal resources because of its lack of formal and transparent policies and procedures that would have held fund recipients more accountable to the IDB’s stated requirements for PILOT projects, according to a new report by the New Orleans Office of […]
Zoom calls that ignite a pep rally flare with special celebrity guests have helped Harris re-connect with voters, raise more than $200 million and position her almost neck in neck with Republican candidate Donald Trump in the latest polls. The most recent virtual rally was held Monday evening, July 29 under the auspices of a […]
The usually gregarious Mayor LaToya Cantrell – who can often be found at a second line parade or dancing at a local nightclub – has become nearly invisible ever since word began circulating about the federal indictment of Jeffrey Vappie, Jr., her former personal executive security officer, as well as her own possible indictment for […]
Thousands of women from across the state representing all ages, occupations and ethnicities are preparing to spend the next three months waging a grassroots campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. Several recent planning calls have laid the foundation for what could be a groundbreaking victory. “I am […]
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