Baton Rouge, LA – Gary Chambers, a Baton Rouge community advocate and former candidate for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, launched his first campaign ad in his bid for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana with a spot that features him smoking a rolled blunt of marijuana as he voices over the statistics on marijuana...
DA’s Touts Violent Crime Plea Record and More as Williams Reflects on First Year in Office
Last year, The District Attorney’s Office secured over 3500 guilty pleas across over 1700 cases, according to data released by the Office. And officials say it has started 2022 with the same energy.During the first week of 2022, the Office secured 22 new guilty pleas secured for offenses including theft of...
With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The coming weeks will tell if President Joe Biden’s “forceful” voting rights speech in Georgia on Tuesday, January 11, results in any tangible movement to blunt suppressing laws in Republican-led states around the country. Notably, the next several days will also reveal...
Community Elders & Youth to Discuss Racial Healing Across Generations on January 20
As part of Ashé Cultural Arts Center's week-long programming in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the National Day of Racial Healing, I am New Orleans will host "Reckoning & Release: A Community Conversation About Healing," beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. This intergenerational panel will virtually discuss disparities of racial,...
Louisiana Will Have an Additional $1.6 Billion to Spend in Upcoming Session
By Piper HutchinsonLSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE--Louisiana will have an additional $1.6 billion to spend over the next year and a half after a state panel approved new revenue projections Tuesday (Jan. 11). The state expects to collect $1.2 billion more in general fund revenue than projected in...
Indoor Mask Mandate Returns to Orleans Parish
Reinstatement of the indoor mask mandate is effective Wednesday, Jan. 12 In response to the exponential growth of new COVID cases and hospitalizations statewide due to the Omicron variant, the City of New Orleans today (Jan. 11) announced the reinstatement of the indoor mask mandate in Orleans Parish, effective at 6 a.m....
Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office Announces Return of Community Office Hours
Residents Must Make Appointments Dates scheduled through May Community office hours have returned to locations throughout. As of Monday, Jan. 10, neighborhood liaisons will be available to connect with residents at locations in every city council district across New Orleans from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays....
NOPD Taking Applications for Police Community Advisory Boards
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is looking for residents interested in joining the Police Community Advisory Board. Open enrollment officially began on Jan. 10, for PCAB Advisory Groups city-wide. There is one board for each of the eight NOPD districts. PCAB members serve a 24-month term. Membership is open...
Focusing on Financial Health: Charting the Path Toward Your Next Milestone
Sponsored Content from JPMorgan Chase & Co. When was the last time you looked at your bank account balance? According to a survey, over 60 percent of Americans check their balance at least once a week. This habit, if practiced the right way, can put you on the path to...
The Insurrection Rages On
By Marc H. MorialPresident & CEO of the National Urban League “Our democracy was inches from ruin. Our system of government was stretched to the breaking point. Members and staff were terrorized. Police officers fought hand to hand for hours. People lost their lives … Either you’re on the side...