In a press release sent out on April 14th, Mayor LaToya CantrellÂ’s office notified property owners, especially those with vacant properties, to keep their property in appropriate shape. According to the release, “If property owners do not take appropriate steps, the City is stepping up enforcement of grass and debris violations on private property and […]
Johnson & JohnsonÂ’s vaccine has been a favorite vaccine for those who wanted a single shot rather than having to schedule two vaccinations with either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. However, after six patients in other states suffered serious clots, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has announced that they are temporarily pulling the Johnson […]
In a press release today from Mayor LaToya CantrellÂ’s office, Jeffrey Schwartz, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, says the city is doing what it can to help out musicians and music venues. “Our musicians and the music industry are the soul of our city and the backbone of our cultural economy. […]
The conversation on natural hair in the workforce has been a long one and, some would say, often unfair. While hairstyles, such as the afro, have received attention going all the way to federal court, there are still no federal laws on the books concerning discrimination based on natural hairstyles. Companies still have dress codes […]
While the Fight for $15 movement stalled in Congress, thanks to every Republican in the Senate, a select few Democrats, and one independent U.S. Senator, an amazing idea has been brought to national attention by Sarah Anderson. Anderson is a co-editor at Inequality.org, a project of the progressive Institute for Policy Studies. According to Anderson, […]
ItÂ’s not the first time this has happened, and it wonÂ’t be the last. Teachers accused of punching, verbally abusing, and other acts of violence against special needs students are not as uncommon as people might wish. In a lawsuit in Covington, Louisiana, at Covington Elementary School, a special needs teacher was accused of injuring […]
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry put out a warning on the internet to stop vaccine card fraud. Shopify, eBay, and Twitter are providing ways to access or buy fraudulent COVID vaccine cards, and heÂ’s had enough of it. However, it wasnÂ’t just him though. As he points out, 45 other attorney generals have joined him […]
Louisiana State Representative Tony Bacala, Republican representing Ascension Parish, has been in the crosshairs of Twitter recently, specifically of Jan Moller, Executive Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, and Louisiana Democrats. Moller recently tweeted that, “A Louisiana legislator wants state government to confiscate child support payments from poor kids to help pay their Medicaid costs.” […]
 With two people left competing for former Congressman Cedric RichmondÂ’s seat, in a run-off with state Senators Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, an important endorsement has arrived that may sway the race. Gary Chambers, who came in a very respectable third with 21% in the March special election, endorsed Sen. Peterson. Sen. Peterson […]
What happened? Surrounded by his all white, all male peers, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp sat in front of a painting of Callaway plantation. ItÂ’s a place that was built on and succeeded entirely due to slavery. Outside of the GovernorÂ’s office, a Black woman, Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, was dragged away by police for […]
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