By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor If they love our rhythm and not our blues was an awards show, then the 2021 Emmys would fit the bill. To no surprise of media critics and audiences of color, the 2021 Emmys did what mainstream awards shows tend to do –...
City Now Accepting Application for Emergency Utility Assistance Payments
Next Emergency Rental Assistance Community Event Scheduled Sept. 21 The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development is now accepting applications for utility assistance payments as a part of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program funded by The U.S. Department of Treasury. The City will disburse up to $5 million to eligible tenants in Orleans Parish with past-due utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Local, State, Federal Officials Visit New Orleans East Hospital
Hospital Commended for Post-Ida Efforts Mayor Cantrell was joined today (Friday, Sept. 17) by U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Gov. John Bel Edwards, and U.S. Rep. Troy Carter to tour the New Orleans East Hospital and to recognize its success in saving lives while enduring Hurricane Ida. The hospital's CEO, Dr. Takeisha Davis and CFO, Danielle Willis were...
SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY IT: She’s LaToya, You Called Her Name and She Said What She Said
The video of New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell confronting a heckler while he sat at the bar of the Polo club lounge on Gravier Street is making the rounds. It seems that the Mayor was there, and this man spotted her and seized the opportunity to pretty much be an...
Our Schools Aren’t Better Yet! No, It Aint My Fault . . .
By Dr. Raynard Sanders Some years ago, Rebirth Brass Band recorded “No it Ain’t My Fault”. It went on to become standard for New Orleans Brass Bands. That song comes to mind when reading Patrick Dobard’s, former New Orleans Recovery School District Superintendent, op-ed in The Advocate on August 22,...
City Opens Transfer Station for Residents to Temporarily Dispose of Bagged Household Garbage Free of Charge
Hoping to assuage complaints about uncollected garbage piling up on curbs across New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the City Sanitation Department is allowing residents to dispose of bagged household garbage at the Elysian Fields Transfer Station free of charge temporarily while it works with trash collection contractors work to increase capacity....
New Orleans Gets More Rental Assistance Funding
The City of New Orleans recently announced that it has received an additional $9.5 million from The U.S. Department of the Treasury to support renters and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. "The City of New Orleans remains committed to ensuring our most vulnerable citizens receive much-needed support during a...
DSNAP Approved for Residents in 25 Louisiana Parishes Hit by Hurricane Ida
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval Sept. 14, to provide Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) to families impacted by Hurricane Ida. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved a DSNAP operation for the following parishes and ZIP codes: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton...
City of New Orleans Continues Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
As the City of New Orleans updated residents on Hurricane Ida response and recovery efforts and Entergy restores more power across the city, community resources, such as citywide cooling sites, are reducing this weekend. With about 4,000 customers without power as of the end of the day Sept. 9, Entergy...
Fall Elections Postponed in Aftermath of Ida
Today (Sept. 8), Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced that Governor John Bel Edwards has agreed with his recommendation to reschedule the fall 2021 elections in light of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Ida. “I am thankful that the Governor has recognized the importance of our recommendation to...