Two-Day Event Designed to Stimulate Economy for Culture Bearers, Artists and Musicians The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy's Carousel of Culture, a cultural event that will feature dozens of artists, musicians, artisans, food truck vendors, and more, will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday,...
New Orleans Gears Up for Club-Based Music Fest
New Orleans & Company CEO Stephen Perry Expects NOLAxNOLA to grow and continue for years to come No, there won't be a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in October as originally planned before COVID-19 cases began to surge again in late summer with new variants of the virus. But...
DSNAP Application Days Added for All Parishes
Louisiana Receives Approval to Extend DSNAP Due to High Applicant Volumes The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received federal approval to extend its Hurricane Ida Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operation by three days to provide the large volume of applicants more time to complete DSNAP interviews....
City Launched Hurricane Ida Deductible Program to Assist Homeowners
The City of New Orleans today ( Sept. 29) announced the launch of a new program to assist Orleans Parish residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Beginning Sept. 30, the Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development will accept applications for the Hurricane Ida Insurance Deductible Program. The City expects to spend up to $2 million in Neighborhood Housing Improvement Funds (NHIF) that will provide financial assistance to households earning up to 140 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), estimated...
Somebody Has to Say It: Let’s Talk Wages, Not Waste
Yes, we are fully aware that the complaints about trash collection across New Orleans are rising. Want to know what’s not rising — the wages of the trash collectors. We’re going to keep this “Somebody Has to Say It” brief. We are keeping it brief because we’ve said this more times than we can count...
Indictment of Louisiana State Trooper Draws Reaction
Leaders double-down on calls for feds to conduct full probe of State Police On Sept. 23, the United States Department of Justice indicted a former Louisiana State Police trooper on a federal civil rights charge for using excessive force on a Black motorist in 2019. Jacob Brown, 31, has been...
City Council Authorizes One-Time Sanitation Fee Suspension
During its Sept. 23 meeting, the New Orleans City Council authorized a one-time suspension of monthly sanitation fees. Calling the one time suspension as a “small step in the right direction”, and the The consul say they will continue to work with the administration to address issues surrounding trash pick...
City to Provide Direct Relief to Landlords
The City of New Orleans will begin providing direct payments to utility providers, and rapid relief to landlords to stop tenants from being displaced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Aug. 25, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued new guidance that allows the City to provide direct and bulk payments...
Emmys 2021: The Diversity and Inclusion Shuffle
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...