Today (March 31), the New Orleans City Council released a fact sheet for renters and homeowners regarding the current state of evictions and Foreclosure Suspensions in New Orleans. "We're entering a critical phase in this pandemic, as the economic consequences start to pile up on top of the health crisis were...
Black Churches Employ Innovation to Worship During a Pandemic
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Black churches in America have faced the challenges of wars, arson and racism written into the law. Following several slave revolts, including Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831, Virginia passed a law that required that a white person be present during service. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented...
Drive-Thru Testing Consolidated to One Site in New Orleans
On Monday, March 30, the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) announced the consolidation of the City-run drive-thru COVID-19 testing to one site in Orleans Parish. Testing will continue daily at the UNO Lakefront Arena parking lot for individuals who arrive in a vehicle, are 18...
What Others Are Saying: COVID-19 and Black People
Dr. Oliver BrooksPresident of the National Medical Association It is often stated in the Black community: “when the country gets a cold, we get pneumonia.” The genesis of this saying is unclear, but the inference is not, nor is it inaccurate. Black people suffer more from adverse medical conditions, with...
Stay at Home and Respond to the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is open for self-response online at 2020Census.gov, over the phone by calling the number provided in your invitation, and by paper through the mail. Wednesday, April 1 is still Census Day. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Late last week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it...
Clerk of Civil District Court Offers Free Remote Access Subscriptions Including Civil and Land Records
In an effort to ensure public access amid the coronavirus crisis, the Civil District Court Clerk Chelsey Richard Napoleon is offering free subscriptions to the Remote Access System, which provides access to civil records and land records. This will allow the public the flexibility of any time, anywhere and anyplace...
Mayor Cantrell Teams Up with WBOK 1230 AM for Virtual Town Hall
On Monday, March 30, Mayor LaToya Cantrell will host a town hall to discuss the City's response to the COVID-19 outbreak and how residents can protect themselves and their families from the coronavirus. The town hall will be presented by and broadcast on WBOK (1230 AM) from 3 p.m. to 4...
RTA to Further Reduce Service and Waive Fares Effective Sunday, March 29
On Sunday, March 29, in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will reduce its service more and will waive transit fares for bus, streetcar and ferry service until further notice in order mitigate community spread of COVID-19 and to protect RTA operators and riders, while providing...
DOC Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
No confirmed cases in state prison system BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Corrections (LDOC) has been notified that two employees at different state prisons tested positive for COVID-19. These are the first confirmed staff cases within the LDOC.The LDOC will not release the names of the employees or...
City of New Orleans Sweeps Homeless Sites, Temporarily Transfers of Homeless Residents
With mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus among the city's homeless population, the city of New Orleans health and safety officials, along with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, conducted clean-up of homeless encampments on Thursday (March 26), while temporarily transferring homeless residents to an alternative location as...