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Anastasia Veal attends the New Orleans Black Pride community festival at Louis Armstrong Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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New Orleans celebrates Pride with calls for unity and action to combat anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks

Avatar photo by Robert Stewart June 15, 2025June 16, 2025

New Orleans celebrated its LGBTQIA+ community on Saturday (June 14) with a day of Pride festivities, while members of the community called for unity and action in the face of heightened legislative and rhetorical attacks in the first several months of the second Trump presidency.

Posted inGovernment

Proposed law would require Sheriff’s Office to use city accounting software

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Attorney Lauren Hall (left), an attorney and co-founder of Below Sea Level Aid, and Natalie Rupp, the executive director of the Trans Income Project, sit in City Council chambers during a May 8, 2025 council meeting.
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City Council passes law to protect sex workers from arrest, prosecution at local level

Avatar photo by Safura Syed May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
Deon Haywood, executive director of Women with a Vision, speaks at City Hall in favor of an ordinance that would protect sex workers from prosecution and arrest when reporting a crime and prevent admittance of condom possession as evidence for prostitution.
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City ordinance would protect sex workers from arrest by NOPD, but not State Police

Avatar photo by Safura Syed April 29, 2025April 30, 2025
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New Orleans offers help to doctors fearful of new abortion drug law; Murrill says ‘problem doesn’t exist’

by Lorena O'Neil | Louisiana Illuminator September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
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After ‘smart cities’ debacle, council approves package of anti-corruption laws

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
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Smart cities findings prompt proposed changes to city contracting, disclosure laws

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius January 10, 2024January 10, 2024
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Amid River District disputes, council members call for state changes to property tax breaks

Josie Abugov by Josie Abugov January 10, 2024January 11, 2024
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Dispelling the myths around Indigenous Peoples Day

Brandi Liberty headshot by Brandi Liberty October 16, 2023June 10, 2024
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NOPD use of facial recognition leads to zero arrests in nine months

Michael Isaac Stein by Michael Isaac Stein July 26, 2023July 26, 2023

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