Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 10, 2025, to reflect that HB 575 has passed both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and is currently awaiting final concurrence and the governor’s signature. The core analysis and concerns remain relevant as the bill advances toward becoming law. The Louisiana Legislature has passed HB 575, cementing […]
In Louisiana, Reproductive Rights Face a New Kind of Threat Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban already leaves almost no room for personal choice. But a new proposal, House Bill 575, is taking the war on reproductive rights even further. Masked as a civil justice measure, the bill could allow ex-partners, in-laws, and even acquaintances to sue […]
The gun industry is in. The LGBTQ community is out. Housing discrimination against the LGBTQ community could continue for at least another year after the defeat of a proposed anti-discrimination housing bill for LGBTQ residents by Aimee Freeman earlier this week by a vote of 4-7 in the House Commerce Committee. All the Democrats on […]
Martha Henderson Huckabay, President of the Women's Republican Club of New Orleans, was previously in Big Easy Magazine's spotlight for warning of "nanobytes" in COVID vaccines. Huckabay has once more garnered attention by defending the institution of slavery, by weighing into a discussion between State Representative Raymond Garofalo (R-Chalmette) and State Representative Stephanie Hilferty (R-Metairie). […]
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