Tag: Roosevelt Wright Jr.

On October 22nd and 23rd, law enforcement agencies in several parishes participated in a multi-jurisdictional Taskforce sweep in South Monroe that allegedly targeted violent criminals in Ouachita Parish. We are weary of these targeted sweeps because the poor and blacks…

In the first 100 days, the Oliver Ellis administration has laid out the sketches of a tenure that is drastically different from the Mayo Administration. We didn’t get much under Mayor, and we are getting less under Ellis. Economic development…

Among the many items on the November 3rd Ballot are seven proposed constitutional amendments and one gambling proposition. We have reviewed all eight items and make the following recommendations. The goals of each amendment can be achieved without being included…

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.…

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…

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…

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…