By Jane Kennedy | Trice Edney Newswire (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Frequently compared to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the $1.9 trillion package – the Build Back Better Act – includes investments in child and elder care, universal pre-K, and an extension of the child tax credit to provide economic security for...
Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office Accepting Applications for CleanUpNOLA Community Impact Grants
The Mayor's Neighborhood Engagement Office is accepting applications for Community Impact Grants to help bring green infrastructure and beautification to New Orleans neighborhoods through CleanUpNOLA. The application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6. The CleanUpNOLA Community Impact Grant is designed to encourage residents to engage with their neighborhood by way of...
City of New Orleans to Present on Upcoming Green Infrastructure Opportunities for Businesses
The City of New Orleans will present upcoming Green Infrastructure opportunities for businesses in person and virtually at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. The presentation will take place at Thrive New Orleans, 3600 Desire Parkway. Registration is required for virtual participation and can be completed here. A zoom link will be sent...
Deadline to Apply for FEMA Assistance Nears
Survivors of Hurricane Ida still have one week left to apply for assistance from FEMA. The final deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 29. FEMA assistance for individuals and families affected by Hurricane Ida can cover rental assistance, temporary housing, home repairs, personal property losses and other disaster-related needs not...
City of New Orleans Providing Payments to Prevent Entergy Disconnections for Residents
The City of New Orleans has started providing outstanding utility payments for applicants in its Emergency Rental Assistance Program using funds provided by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. The City is utilizing a portion of the $23 million reallocated from the State to make payments on the accounts of as many as 14,000 rental assistance applicants. “It is never acceptable to...
Starting and Scaling a Small Business as a Minority Entrepreneur
Sponsored content by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ever dreamed of owning your own business? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re among more than 60% of Americans with the same aspiration. There are plenty of resources to support you in making that dream a reality, especially as the COVID-19...
Amid Challenge, Black Pastors and Churches Mobilize to Brunswick, GA for Ahmaud Arbery Trial
By Pat BryantFor The New Orleans Tribune Photos by Beatrice McBride Black pastors, churches, and communities across the United States have been summoned to Brunswick, GA. by Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jamal Bryant, and Benjamin Crump after statements in court made by Attorney Kevin Gough. Gough, a defense lawyer for...
Labor Shortage or Payshortfall?
By Julianne Malveaux Walking down a busy urban street, one cannot help but notice the number of “help wanted” signs that grace the front of many establishments. Restaurants, grocery stores, and retail establishments all seem to want workers. Many of them indicate their starting pay is “at least” $15 an...
$7 Million Available for Development of Affordable Rentals
The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development recently released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the development of affordable rental housing in New Orleans. The funding cones from U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) dollars, general obligation bonds and Neighborhood Housing Improvement Funds (NHIF)....
City Leaders Break Ground on $3.5 Million NOPD Training Academy and Firing Range in New Orleans East
City Leaders on Thursday, Oct. 29, celebrated groundbreaking on the new state-of-the-art Firing Range housed at the New Orleans Police Department Municipal Training Academy in New Orleans East.Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson , District B Councilman Jay Banks, NOFD Superintendent Roman Nelson, Criminal Justice Commissioner Tenisha T. Stevens, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Orleans Police and...