June 2018 Archive
Mayor LaToya Cantrell said recently that she wants to reduce crime through what she calls a holistic approach, and said during an interview with FOX 8 News that she has ... Compromise is part of the process
At the end of the recently completed Second Special Session, I sponsored HB 12, which was offered as a compromise to raise the revenue necessary to fund the budget and ... Trump is a moron, but most Americans don’t know who burned the White House
By Oscar Blayton Guest Columnist Donald Trump made headlines with his ignorance again when he accused Canada of burning the White House during the War of 1812. Most school children are taught ... Heavy-handed justice
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor How many years of your life are a pair of $100 sneakers worth? One? Two or three? A judge recently decided to hand out a five-year sentence ... Responding to Bayou Bridge article
Your recent article, “Bayou Bridge Pipeline Moves Ahead Despite Judges Ruling” which omits key information about the groups involved in pipeline protests. Juneteenth discussion highlights current state of Black America
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The protests, debates and culture clashes that swept much of the country last year over the existence and removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces — including ... Protesters at State capitol react to state budget proposal
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer As the Louisiana Legislature’s second special session of the spring gradually, and at times bitterly, imploded into an ugly mess of inaction over two excruciating weeks ... Our Tricentennial: 300 years later, is New Orleans still an international city?
By Nicholas Hamburger Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is an introduction to a series of articles chronicling New Orleans’ immigrant communities. Following the introduction, each ensuing article will home in on a ... New Orleans City Council introduces new public comment cards
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The New Orleans City Council last week launched what members assert will be a multi-step effort to strengthen and protect the democratic process at council meetings by ... How racial profiling goes unchecked in immigration enforcement
By Kavitha Surana ProPublica When immigration officers raided a rural Pennsylvania poultry transport company early last year, a lawyer for five undocumented men arrested saw plenty of evidence their rights had been ...
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