From a press release As part of the 2017 City of New Orleans Disparity Study, Keen Independent Research is conducting two public meetings as an opportunity to collect input for the study. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Harvey, the public meetings will be held today from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7...
Essence Festival & Walmart Give Back with Day of Service
By Morgan Lawrence The 2017 Essence Festival has partnered with New Orleans’ own Master P with Team HOPE NOLA and 100 volunteers for a ‘Day of Service’ sponsored by Walmart. Supported by Walmart since its inception in 2015, the Day of Service is an annual event and this year’s theme...
Listen to the Community: Stop the Expansion of the Industrial Canal
By Morgan Lawrence While the Corps of Engineers’ plan to expand the industrial canal was recently reinvigorated, members of A Community Voice who reside in the upper and lower 9th ward, began organizing to fight against it. The protest will begin at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday April 29 at Forstall on 4800...
Sheriff’s Office to Hold Community Meeting
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] By Morgan Lawrence Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman and OPSO Compliance Director Gary Maynard will update the public on events, accomplishments and challenges of the first quarter of this year at a community meeting on Thursday, Mar. 30. They will be joined by other OPSO officials who...