The doors of the Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court’s office opened Monday morning to a scene of hard-won victory. By noon, those same doors marked a swift, court-ordered exit. Calvin Duncan, the former life-prisoner turned legal advocate who captured…
Former “Jailhouse lawyer” cleared to take office, Court says Governor’s fight with Black man who was exonerated after 28 years in Angola and then elected, is a violation of his 14th Amendment rights A high-stakes power struggle between Louisiana state…
This May 16, voters are being asked to navigate a complex ballot that could permanently alter the structure of our state government and the future of our local schools. While many of these proposals are wrapped in the language of…
April 30-In Loving Memory of Louizia Howard, Tyeshia Smith, Karnisha Green, In Loving Memory of Stella Hayes, Kesheba Frazier, Virdell Christopher, Lorene Edwards, Avis Hanspard, Keziah Wilson, Benndraus Smith, Barbette Siller, Sharron Harris, Corine Barral-Sutton, Malaya Robinson. May 1-Kenitres Chanel…
In a raw and deeply personal address at the Benoit Recreation Center on Thursday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James “Jamie” Davis Jr. positioned himself as a “man of the ground” fighting against a political establishment he claims has neglected…
By Garry Blanson “The first Black to be elected to the Louisiana State House of Representatives after Black citizens were disenfranchised from politics in Louisiana in 1878” “When you check the record, you will see that it was white U.S.…
By Rusty Potter We’ve all heard the phrase, “As the world turns.” For most of us, it brings back memories of a television show filled with drama, heartbreak, and cliffhangers. But in real life, those words carry an even deeper…
