By Piper HutchinsonLSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE--The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations on Thursday (April 28) killed four bills seeking to raise the minimum wage through different approaches. Louisiana is one of five states that does not have its own minimum wage. House Bill 472, sponsored...
Celebrating National Tourism Week New Orleans Style
National Tourism and Travel Week, slated for the May 1 -7, is a time when travel and tourism professionals across the country celebrate the value travel holds for the economy, businesses, communities and personal well-being. This year’s theme is “The Future of Travel,” and New Orleans and Company will celebrate the...
Somebody Has to Say It: Why is the Orleans Parish School Board Afraid of Power?
When a public school board holds a special meeting just to pass a resolution against a state senate bill that would give it a little more autonomy over local public education—and we mean just a smidgeon more—it becomes abundantly clear that the individuals serving on that school board do not...
What We’re Saying: Vote “Yes” for Early Childhood Education Millage
The New Orleans Tribune urges its readers and followers to vote ”yes” on Saturday, April 30 for a new 5-mill property tax dedicated to programs and capital investments that provide childcare and educational opportunities for children who have not yet entered kindergarten. If approved, the tax would begin in 2023...
President Biden Issues First Pardons, Including First Black to Serve on a Presidential Detail
On April 26, President Biden used his pardon powers as President for the first time. By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor The White House announced three pardons and the commuted sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders earlier this week. The move by President Biden follows calls by justice reform activists...
Liberty Bank Names Todd McDonald as New President
Liberty Bank recently kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration by announcing that Todd O. McDonald has been named the Bank’s President effective May 2, 2022. Current Liberty President and CEO, Alden J. McDonald, Jr. will continue with the bank as the head of the Liberty Financial Holding Company. Todd McDonald, at 41 years of age, takes over the reins of the largest African American owned...
Cafe Reconcile Receives Zurich’s 2022 Community Impact Award
Cafe Reconcile was recently awarded the Zurich Classic's 2022 Community Impact Award. Leaders from business, government and philanthropy gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel for Executive Women’s Luncheon where Reconcile Alumna and Board Member, Garryelle Smooth Singleton, and Chief Financial Officer, Kheri Phillip, accepted the award. Garryelle and Kheri also inspired the audience with their...
