Dozens of elected officials and politically active Democrats from across Louisiana gathered at the uptown home of newly elected Democratic State Central Committee member Pamela Steeg and her husband Rob on Tuesday, May 28 to bid a fond farewell to Lynda Woolard, one of the state’s most prominent Democratic women. After 30 years of helping […]
City Council leaders have begun the process of reviewing the guidelines currently in use to determine which businesses will be accepted into the highly coveted PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) program which provides a multi-year, multi-million dollar property tax break for the lucky recipients. To qualify for the tax break, a developer must meet […]
Former State Representative Randal Gaines is preparing to settle into his new offices in Baton Rouge as head of Louisiana's Democratic Party only because he aligned himself with the Blue Reboot reform movement. Created to bring new leadership to Louisiana's Democratic Party, Blue Reboot played a decisive role in the recent Democratic elections for parish-level […]
On Thursday, New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell and Council Vice President Helena Moreno introduced legislation to ban all non-commercial short-term rentals (STRs) in New Orleans residential areas.
The City Council's Community Development Committee will meet Monday, June 26 and receive input from citizens regarding permitting and unlicensed street vendors. Unpermitted vendors pop up throughout the city and often take customers away from small businesses which follow the city's rules. It's never easy or quick to get a permit for renovation, signage or […]
Which New Orleans elected leader really has the people’s back? Is it Mayor LaToya Cantrell who is making that claim in the midst of the city’s worst crime wave in years, or Councilmember Helena Moreno who just completed almost three years as City Council president and believes “when we all come together, great things can happen”?
"Unfortunately, the Superintendent has time to attend parades but no urgency to produce a plan to be part of implementing the necessary changes to make us safe." -JP Morrell, New Orleans City Council Vice President
Voters across Louisiana’s 64 parishes are headed to the polls today in what is predicted to be a low turnout election. While only the four constitutional amendments are on the ballot in many parishes, New Orleanians also have the opportunity to cast their vote in the New Orleans mayor race, as well as for Sheriff, […]
City Council President Helena Moreno is one of the city's most respected elected officials. Moreno began her career in New Orleans as a reporter with WDSU-TV and then served at the Louisiana Legislature. She is currently seeking her second term as City Council At Large. DC: Should the City of NO establish a requirement that […]
"Cynical and frivolous" is how a letter to Louisiana State Legislature signed by nearly 100 bishops and clergy of various faith traditions describes Senate Bill 156. SB 156 would bar transgender students from competing in sports outside of their assigned gender at birth. Clergy representing 12 faith traditions in 24 cities across Louisiana delivered a […]
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