New Orleans Lawyer and Iraq War Veteran Appointed to Board of Directors of West Point President Biden Appoints Roderick “Rico” Alvendia, to the Board of Directors for the U.S. Military…
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Should Kids Who’ve Killed Get a Second Chance?
by Katherine Ramsland Ph.D. Neuroscience supports revised sentencing but seems to diminish victims. KEY POINTS Juvenile killers with life sentences are seeking relief. Neuroscience finds that the juvenile brain is…
How to Stop Car Jackings in NOLA
And you don’t have to put more police on the street. By Jeff Thomas The public response to the uptick in car jackings is pure unadulterated insanity. More police. Try…
KBJ Successfully Nominated But Process is Broken
JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON BECOMES AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK ASSOCIATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AMID AN UNDERTOW OF RACIAL GERRYMANDERED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS Only three Republicans voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Fixing the Drainage System in New Orleans
The New Orleans drainage system is a large complex system. Yet we have two organizations running it – the Sewerage and Water Board (SWB) and the Department of Public Works…
LOUISIANA’S DISCRIMINATORY VOTING MAPS FACE COURT CHALLENGES
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it’s a duck. In February 2022, Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature drew the same discriminatory congressional…
Changing Gun Laws In Louisiana
Our Gun Laws Are A Mess “On my way to church I can’t figure out which gun to bring,” thus began a popular Think 504 article about state gun laws.…
Veto is About Race
Partisanship is the new code for racism Louisiana’s governors are extremely powerful. They are rarely overridden. In fact, the last actual veto override was 31 years ago. But yesterday the…
New Orleans Has a People With Guns Killing People Problem
Kermit Ruffins’ pregnant girlfriend was shot on her front porch and forced to deliver her baby after being rushed to the hospital last Thursday. Good morning. It’s Monday. Since Thursday,…