Making minor tweaks to law enforcement budgets will truly protect and serve our communities
Trimming a fraction of NOPD's budget or rightsizing the jail population would fully fund a low-barrier shelter, crisis units, youth programs, and eviction defense.
To fix New Orleans budget, City Hall must show receipts
City Hall is once again asking residents to pay more to close its budget gaps. But to win over skeptical voters, we need real transparency. City leaders must pull back the curtain on spending and codify financial transparency into law.
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans faces budget deficit and plummeting enrollment amid turmoil
Despite its “A” rating, the French immersion school has been battling an exodus of students and teachers, and ticking off parents, for several years. Parents say it’s because of the administration.
New Orleans needs a budget that moves people
New Orleanians who rely on transit can reach less than one-third of jobs in one hour. The city needs a dedicated transportation fund that prioritizes youth transit passes and connects residents of all ages to jobs, school, and ways to explore the city.
New Orleans rapper Lil Real One suffers fatal stabbing while shackled at Angola prison, family says
Brandon Guidry, known as Lil Real One, was handcuffed and shackled when another incarcerated man stabbed him, according to family members, who have not yet heard from prison officials.
Why is the City removing the humans and services from the department that prevents death?
The public health department leads effective, innovative efforts to prevent violence, end homelessness, support youth, and maintain mental and maternal health in New Orleans. But it is facing a 64% cut in the city budget.
Jamie Davis trims Julia Letlow’s lead in Senate race
Davis is closing the gap as he bids to be Louisiana’s first Black U.S. Senator since Reconstruction, leaving Letlow without the sure victory Republicans had hoped for. ‘This is not going to be a slam dunk,’ a pollster warns.
Don’t allow the New Orleans city budget to shortchange our youth
Youth were hit by 40% of previous budget reductions; they cannot afford to absorb more cuts.
As Entergy pushes to fast-track 10 new gas plants for Meta, energy advocates head to court to protect Louisianans and their utility rates.
Meta has held back crucial details about the jobs, investment and needed energy for its data center, argue advocates, who note that Louisianans could end up subsidizing 75% of data center power. For its single Hyperion data center, Meta has asked for 10 Entergy gas plants supplying 754 megawatts — more than the average demand of New York City.
