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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
New Orleans Just Took a Step Towards Ending the Criminalization of Poverty. Let’s Finish the Job.
By voting in support of the dismissal of municipal and traffic warrants, fines and fees, the New Orleans City Council created an opening for more than forty-thousand New Orleanians to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and incarceration. By coming together to imagine a more just criminal legal system, our city is positioned to jump from being the target of civil rights lawsuits to being a leader in reform.
Affordable Housing Crisis: Next Step? We never took the first step.
Because the people of Louisiana did not support Proposition #4, to give New Orleans the chance to create tax relief programs to address the affordable housing crisis, we must ask the Mayor and City Council to #PutHousingFirst and roll back our millage rates.
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’
Rise St. James and Concerned Citizens of St. John plan a second march to raise awareness about the impact of the chemical industry in Louisiana's 'Death Alley.'
Fontainebleau State Park: We Need Wilderness Now More Than Ever
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser's proposed hotel-convention center complex at Fontainebleau State Park raises both environmental and human health concerns.
The power of trees in the fight against global warming, street flooding, and more
City Workers Deserve $15 an Hour
Who will build, manage and maintain our future?
Our future ability to perform day-to-day errands, let alone recover from storms and weather disruptions, relies on malfunctioning infrastructure in desperate need of repairs and improvements. We need to be training that workforce now.
The Benefits of Practicing What We Teach
As students return to area schools this month, Folwell Dunbar highlights some teachers whose careers outside of the classroom enhances their work inside.
ICE Uses Language Barriers to Silence Asylum Seekers in Louisiana
ICE detention centers in Louisiana offer limited access to translation services which are integral for asylum seekers to successfully navigate the immigration process, seek legal counsel, and acquire medical assistance.
