“A boy is born in hard time Mississippi, surrounded by four walls that ain’t so pretty. His parents give him love and affection to keep him strong, moving in the right direction, and living just enough, just enough, for the…
Category: Opinions
Our Rich Black Heritage: Laurence C. Jones
By Garry Blanson In Late November of 2023, at a Baton Rouge press conference, Republican Jay Dardenne, who was then the Commissioner of Administration in Governor John Bel Edwards administration, stated that he was “PRETTY SURE” that Governor Elect Jeff…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Virginia Estelle Randolph
By Garry Blanson While doing recent research online concerning the ACT TEST, I found 2 surprising things! First, I found out that fewer and fewer high school students are taking the ACT Test, and Secondly, more and more 4 year…
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Monroe City Council District 5 Runoff Election Matters Please vote on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at your local precinct. Your vote matters in ALL elections, not just the Presidential Elections. Why vote on Saturday, April 27th? We need elected officials…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Chester Arthur Franklin
By Garry Blanson By the time this article goes to press, a federal three-judge panel may have already ruled on whether Louisiana’s new congressional map that created a second Black district will stand or not! Well, for the past 2…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Dorothy Alice Willis Newman
By Garry Blanson A popular topic these days just happens to also be an item that the Louisiana House of Representatives is grappling over. The item has to do with whether or not to let students attend private schools using…
Bills that passed in the Special Criminal Justice Session: below is the final set of bills that passed:
House Bill 9 by Representative Villio (Act 6) provides that no person committed to DOC for an offense committed on or after Aug. 1, 2024, is eligible for parole except under limited circumstances, including certain offenders who are serving life…