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 […]
The dynamics in the race for governor of Louisiana changed dramatically today with the entry of Democrat Shawn Wilson, the well-respected former state secretary of transportation who resigned his position last Friday, March 3. Wilson joined the field that is already cluttered with Republicans including Attorney General Jeff Landry, the early leader in the race, […]
In an emotional press conference on Tuesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards implored citizens who had yet been inoculated against COVID-19 to get vaccinated. Louisiana is in the throws of a very difficult surge of COVID-19. Our health care heroes are exhausted and their ability to deliver care is being stretched to the limit. Get […]
On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate Education Committee approved legislation SB 156 that will restrict transgender youth from participating in public school athletics, by forbidding them from participating on the sports teams that matches their gender identity. State Senator Beth Mizell has defended the bill, which she authored, by saying its purpose is not to attack […]
In a Zoom call this morning with women leaders around the state, Governor John Bel Edwards told attendees that now was the time to show their support for three specific bills in his legislative package. We obviously have a lot of work to do. I appreciate the level of coordination this year. Hopefully it will […]
Danae Columbus caught up with veteran campaign organizer and strategist, Lynda Woolard, the day after the second congressional district race to ask her about her new podcast for progressives. Louisiana Lefty can be heard on multiple podcast platforms, and can be found at LouisianaLefty.Rocks. Louisiana Lefty’s stated goal is “to democratize information, demystify party politics, […]
A petition demanding the removal of Gov. John Bel Edwards from office has fizzled with less than half the signatures needed to move forward.
In his press conference today, Governor John Bel Edwards expressed hope in the COVID-19 vaccine. He commented, “That is how we are going to end this pandemic. But that’s not going to happen for a long time. For a number of months.” Addressing the vaccines which are close to being approved he said, “We do […]
On September 3, WBRZ reported that Louisiana State Trooper August McKay referred to a black colleague as a “fucking n—er” in 2017. The Louisiana State Police investigated the incident and wrote a letter of reprimand that WBRZ called a “slap on the wrist.” However, even that minuscule punishment never reached McKay’s desk. Instead, a federal […]
On May 12, 2020, at the Louisiana State Legislature, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon boldly stated that automobile insurance companies should be able to charge women higher rates. “Racial discrimination is unfair discrimination,” he said, “gender discrimination is fair discrimination.” For all those who asked yesterday, here’s the video of Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon saying […]
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