The Ellis Administration is continuing to use the old dumpsite to burn debris collected from Hurricane Laura, even though the public, press, and two of city’s three black councilmembers have voiced concerns about opening the site for any dumping use.…
Category: Editorial
Like thousands in the 4th District, we too, endorse Steve Tew for DA
In November, voters in the 4th District (Ouachita & Morehouse Parish) will go to the poll to elect a District Attorney. We encourage all of the residents of the District to consider the incumbent Steve Tew. Our community has been…
I thought the dump was supposed to be in my neighborhood; I am Black
When I was a teenager, like many of the boys in the Renwick and Booker T. Community, I rushed home from school and raced to the city dump. Curious boys raced to get to the dump to meet trucks that…
We owe a debt of gratitude to storm volunteers from across the nation
When Hurricane Laura touched down in our state, it unleashed a wave of winds that brought destruction primarily in Acadiana, but also in every part of the state. It also unleashed a wave of volunteerism that swept across our state…
Do Black lives really matter to us?
Across the nation, people are marching protesting police shootings of suspects, some of them unarmed, running away, or handcuffed. The protests, originally designed to make statements of anger and frustration over the abuse of force of some police officers against…
School name controversies continue without a naming police, procedures
There is always controversy when it comes to naming public buildings and streets, in our local community we have had our share of drama that still continues. Tuesday night members of the school board clashed over…
Registration drives are worthless if, our people refuse to vote
The national NAACP is mounting a drive to register thousands of blacks to vote in the November Presidential election. It’s part of a national push to unseat President Donald Trump. The NAACP is under the mistaken notion that…