TL;DR President Trump is promising a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans keep Congress. In 2024, Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks tied to a political petition. Both are reminders…
Category: Louisiana Politics
Judge Kimya Holmes Reports Threats After WWL Investigation
TL;DR Judge Kimya Holmes says threatening calls and racist messages began the morning after WWL Louisiana reported on a $765,000 home her former fiancé gave her. The station first showed…
The Callais Backlash: Could Black Louisiana Elect Its First U.S. Senator?
TL;DR Black voters are casting nearly a third of Louisiana’s early ballots, far more than in 2022, and anger over the Callais ruling is a big part of it. Julia…
Louisiana Has Money to Replace Lead Pipes. Why Is the State Constitution Standing in the Way?
TL;DR On Nov. 3, Louisiana voters decide Amendment 7. It would let local governments spend public money to find and replace hazardous water service lines on private property. New Orleans…
10 Amendments on Your Louisiana Ballot: What a Yes or No Vote Means
TL;DR On Nov. 3, every Louisiana voter will see 10 proposed changes to the state constitution. Five of them deal with property taxes. The rest cover bail, how long a…
Give Gov. Landry Credit for the S&WB Money. Now Let’s Finish the Job
TL;DR Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration cleared $7.5 million in state bond money for Sewerage and Water Board drinking water projects on Oct. 15. After a tense summer between Baton Rouge…
Moreno’s Grand Jury Denials and Eugene Green’s Landry Visit
TL;DR The Moreno grand jury story keeps getting stranger. The mayor says she had nothing to do with the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill, but Murrill says she has…
When Black Leadership Locks the Gate
When Good Trouble Becomes Bad News By Dr. Kyshun Webster Some words cannot be disinfected by calling them satire. According to Verite News, court filings reveal that New Orleans City…
New Orleans Senior Property Tax Overcharges Black Owners
New Orleans Overcharged Seniors on Property Taxes A Black Source Media accountability report. TL;DR: This is a New Orleans senior property tax overcharge story with a neighborhood problem. A tax…