Even as they decry the removal and dumping of a statue of slave owner and White supremacist John McDonogh by protesters, members of the New Orleans City Council are set to introduce a motion at their Thursday, June 18 meeting that will establish the City Council Street Renaming Commission, an...
House Judiciary Committee Set to Debate Justice in Policing Act on June 17
The House Judiciary Committee is set to debate, amend and rewrite the Justice in Policing Act at 9 a.m. (CST) Wednesday, June17. The process, called “markup” is the first step in the proposed legislation’s path to be signed into law. It must make it out of committee to be considered by...
Four Shreveport Officers Placed on Leave in the Death of Black Man
Newly released video shows a Black man in Shreveport, Tommie Dale McGlothen, Jr., 44, who died in police custody on April 6, being brutally beaten and tased before his death. The video, on KSLA, is shot of a cellphone from a witness. McGlothen is seen being assaulted by a White...
Police Violence Victims Will be Honored Sunday at Prayer Vigil in Congo Square
Local faith and community leaders will host aDay of Mourning Interfaith Memorial Prayer Vigil for those lost through police violence at from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at Congo Square. “We are asking that faith leaders from all faith traditions come and give a brief prayer. We...
ULM Fires Professors Caught Posting Racist Comments
University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) has moved to terminate its second instructor within a week for use of racist slurs. On a social media account, assistant nursing professor, Mary Holmes, wrote “Thank God for our President. He takes no salary for his loyal commitment. Not like the monkey before...
Council President Jason Williams Proposes a Citizen Advisory Committee to Look at City’s Funding of Criminal Justice System
Declaring that “systemic reforms or necessary to decrease the opportunities of police violence against people of color”, New Orleans City Council President Jason Williams announced his proposal to form a new citizen advisory committee charged with examining the allocation of City resources across the local justice system. “People have been...
New Orleans Prepares for Cristobal
The city of New Orleans updated residents today (Friday, June 5) in anticipation of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is expected to impact Louisiana this coming weekend. Gov. John Bel Edwards also recently issued an Emergency Declaration for the state, preparing for potential bad weather. A link to today’s press conference...
Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes Over George Floyd Murder Case
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...