By Morgan Lawrence In honor of the 61st Anniversary of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy of non-violence, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of the SCLC is hosting a Peace & Prayer Walk, Saturday, January 6, 2018. The Committee and SCLC members...
A Millennial Moment With Morgan: Surviving Trump’s “Presidency”
By Morgan Lawrence Can you all believe it? It’s been a whole year since Donald Trump “won” the presidential election on November 8, 2016. Actually, it’s been one year, 36 days, 14 hours, 20 minutes and 35…36…37 seconds as I type this. How time flies when you’re in an almost-constant...
City Council Meetings Moved to Westbank While Council Chambers Undergo Renovation
From a press release The New Orleans City Council Chamber at New Orleans City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, is undergoing renovations that will continue for much of the first quarter of 2018. The regular Council meeting on Thursday, December 14, was the last meeting held prior to the facility's closure for...
YouthForce NOLA Gains $1.1M for Paid Internships
From a press release The City of New Orleans approved a multi-year Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) for $1.1 million with YouthForce NOLA to place 925 New Orleans’ students into paid internships through 2020. Scaled over a three-year period, the CEA will support up to 275 interns in 2018, 325 interns...
Group Holds Second Rally Against Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods Calls Mighty Earth's Claims "Misleading" By Morgan Lawrence Mighty Earth still has their appetite for accountability against Tyson Foods and its CEO, Tom Hayes. The group says the food giant's manufacturing practices are polluting the Gulf of Mexico. Mighty Earth held in late November on the riverfront at...
City Activates Freeze Plan for the Homeless
From a press release The City is activating its Citywide Freeze Plan (CFP) beginning overnight Dec. 9, 2017, as the National Weather Service forecasts the temperature or wind chill to fall below the plan’s activation threshold of 35 degrees. The City's freeze plan will be in effect to provide temporary shelter...
City Council Approves Near $650 M Budget
By Morgan Lawrence The City Council has approved a nearly $650 million operating and capital budget for 2018. In a 5-0 vote on Dec. 1, the City Council approved a version of the budget. However, the budget will not be fully approved until the Council's Dec. 14 meeting. Proposed...
MacArthur Justice Center Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Gretna for Using “Mayor’s Court” as Modern Day Debtor’s Prison
City-Appointed Court Officials Exploit Fees, Fines from Traffic Violations and Misdemeanors to Generate 13.5 percent of Gretna General Fund The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center has filed a federal class action targeting the Mayor’s Court of Gretna for its inherent financial conflict of interest and focus on generating revenue to...
NOLA Tree Project & Partners to Give Away up to 1,000 Free Trees for Holiday Season
From a press release The city of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways, in partnership with the NOLA Tree Project and the Sewerage and Water Board, will host the third Annual "Big TREEsy Giveaway" from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Parks and Parkways Office (behind...
Mayor Elect LaToya Cantrell & Hot 8 Brass Band Featured at Algiers Luncheon
From a press release Mayor-Elect LaToya Cantrell will be the guest speaker at the sold-out Algiers Economic Development Foundation's luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 6. Cantrell will be a keynote speaker along with Board Chairman, Theodore C. Sanders III, and Luncheon Chairwoman, Tonia Moore. The event will also feature a performance by New...
