By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the prosecution of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American who died because of the actions of Chauvin and other officers. “It is with a...
Food Distributions Takes Place Throughout District C This Week
District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer and Second Harvest Food Bank will continue to host their weekly food pantries for families and individuals impacted by the economic downturn of COVID-19. The emergency food distribution sites have provided 230,563 pounds of pantry food items and 76,400 meals to families across the...
Officials Break Ground on $25 Million Criminal Evidence and Processing Facility
On May 26, Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other officials to mark the groundbreaking for the $25 million Criminal Evidence and Processing Facility, next to New Orleans Police Department headquarters in Mid-City. “This is an exciting project, and one we have been waiting for for a mighty long time. We knew...
Orleans Parish Will Not Move into Phase Two Yet
While the rest of the state appears poised to move into Phase Two on Friday, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell today announced in a statement that Orleans Parish will remain under its current Phase One reopening guidelines beyond June 5. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today (Monday, June 1) that...
Criminal Court Outlines New Operations, Reopens to Public on June 1
All jury trials are still suspended until further notice. Orleans Parish Criminal District Court will be open to the public at 9 a.m. Monday, June 1 at which time it will enter phase 2 of the courts continuity of operations plan. All criminal matters scheduled between March 13 and May...
State to Submit Testing Plan to Federal Government
Case and test data for the state of Louisiana could not be updated for Friday, May 29, because of network issues. Meanwhile Hospitalizations and ventilator use continue to decline. The state is reporting 26 new deaths. "These are 26 Louisianans," said Gov. Bel Edwards during his Friday press briefing. "Our...
Black and Blue Don’t Match
It was reminiscent of Eric Garner of Staten Island, NY, who was put in a chokehold by a New York police officer. Garner died from injuries suffered from the chokehold and, like Floyd, could be seen on video struggling to breathe and stating, “I can’t breathe.” By Stacy M. BrownNNPA...
New Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case Refutes Conflict of Interest Complaint
The first two DAs assigned the Arbery case recused because of connections to Gregory McMichaels, 64, a retired investigator for the Brunswick police and district attorney’s office, who was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault, along with his son Travis, 34, on May 7. The third DA stepped...
Maybe We Ain’t Black . . .
About a week ago, Joe Biden caused quite a stir with a statement he made on nationally syndicated hip-hop radio show, The Breakfast Club. While essentially being asked why Black Americans should choose him over President Donald Trump in November, Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee and former vice president said,...
Delgado Sidney Collier is Site of Food Distribution in June
Three upcoming food distributions will take place at Delgado Community College’s Sidney Collier site, 3727 Louisa St. in June. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans, along with New Orleans City Councilmembers Jay H. Banks, Cyndi Nguyen and Kristin Gisleson Palmer and state Rep. Candace N. Newell, have scheduled...