Mayor LaToya Cantrell is urging eligible businesses in New Orleans to prepare for the state of Louisiana-administered Main Street Recovery Program application period, which will begin no later that July 28, 2020. The Louisiana Legislature has designated $300 million from the Federal CARES Act for a small business grant program, through...
City of New Orleans Wants to Suspend Plans for Phase III of OPSO Jail Facility Indefinitely
The city of New Orleans is seeking to suspend the programming, design and construction of a new Phase III of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) jail facility, with city officials announcing today that it has requested a modification of prior court orders in order halt jail expansion plans indefinitely....
COVID Cases Continue Climb
With the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans both paused at Phase 2 of reopening, Louisiana is reporting 845 new cases of COVID from the previous day's case count and more than 12,260 new cases than reported exactly one week ago, when Gov. John Bel Edwards announced...
City Council Supports New Public Database on Police Misconduct
The New Orleans City Council adopted a resolution in support of the creation of a public-facing database by the Independent Police Monitor (IPM) to increase community engagement, ensure timely data collection and provide heightened transparency of local law enforcement encounters to create additional accountability. Currently, after five years, officer disciplinary...
New Orleans Health Department Investigates Apparent Clusters of COVID-19 Cases
The New Orleans Health Department and the Louisiana Department of Health announced today that the agencies are investigating apparent clusters of cases of COVID-19 in Orleans Parish. The two separate clusters are related to a New Orleans high school graduation party and a large, non-physically distant gathering at a bar...
Early Voting Begins Saturday, June 20 for Presidential Primary and Municipal Primary
Early voting begins Saturday, June 20 and continue through Saturday, July 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily, excluding Sundays. Registered Democrats and Republicans will be eligible to vote in their party’s Presidential Preference Primary. On the ballot for Presidential Nominee Democratic Candidates are Joseph R. Biden, Tulsi Gabbard,...
Dillard University to Launch Center for Racial Justice
Center will focus on policing and other racial justice issues Dillard University will launch its Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) in July 2020 in response to the mounting police brutality cases in the United States. As a historically Black university, Dillard is set to become the leading educational conduit between...
Delgado and Cox Communications Annouce Second Annual Small Business Growth Academy
Delgado Community College and Cox Communications have partnered to provide business development training to their diverse suppliers located in the Greater New Orleans and Greater Atlanta areas via Delgado’s distance learning platform. This is the second year that Cox Communications has funded the eight-week Small Business Growth Academy; and it...
St. Augustine High Schools Receives $1.5 Million Grant
St. Augustine High School in New Orleans has received a $1.5 million gift through Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall initiative. Dorsey is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square. His gift marks the largest one-time donation ever made to the school and is a part of a series of initiatives and programs geared...
Mayor LaToya Cantrell Releases Open Letter In Response to Protestors that Rallied Outside Her Home Last Week
Mayor Cantrell says she understands that people want their voices heard, but protestors scared her daughter Mayor LaToya Cantrell today (Tuesday, June 16) released the following open letter regarding peaceful protests in the City and demonstrations by local hospitality workers: An Open Letter, from Mayor LaToya Cantrell: To the people...