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Catherine's Husband. Jude, Fiona & Alex’s Dad. Vice President of @NOLACityCouncil . Former public defender, LA Senator & #CJR Advocate.
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Received an inaccurate bill from
@SWBNewOrleans
? 🤔
You may be entitled to appeal to the New Orleans City Council 💰🚰
Check out below👇🏽 to learn more about qualifying and requesting an appeal from the
@NOLACityCouncil
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This is amazing 🏳️🌈✊🏽🏳️⚧️ Students at Ben Franklin HS are protesting
#DontSayGay
legislation with a walkout in support of LGBTQ+ students🔥🔥 I’m so proud of these young adults for taking a stand against bigoted legislation.
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A rare look into 1973 NOLA 👀🎞
My office was able to obtain footage from a news broadcasts in 1973 where you can see a group of locals enjoying snowballs🍧 on a hot summer day☀️
Some things in NOLA really never change!
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There are currently street lights in the City of New Orleans that have been out for 400 DAYS.
This is ASININE. I’m absolutely floored. Department of Public Works needs to be able to explain why our infrastructure goes neglected for 400+ days.
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For 1st time in over a century, LA voters have an opportunity to require unanimous criminal juries like 48 other states!
Thanks to
#RepMack
for making this a
#Bipartisan
effort!
Thanks to my colleagues in
#LAHouse
&
#LASenate
for due consideration!
#GreatDayForLA
#lalege
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Today we celebrate
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
, which honors and commemorates Native American history and culture.
Long before French colonization, many different tribes flourished in the land we now call Louisiana.
🧵THREAD🧵
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🧵🧵🧵
We are a city under siege, drowning in a culture of lawlessness and despair.
This past Sunday, several videos were circulated on social media that showed ridiculous acts of carelessness and total disregard for human life.
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I don’t typically respond to the outlandish claims made by this Administration, but there has been misinformation spread by the Mayor’s Office that must be addressed.
The City Council spent $0 for the investigation into the misuse of $50K+ of taxpayer dollars by Mr. Joseph.
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My office contacted NOPD about this set up this morning.
We’re compiling all the complaints & new
#KreweOfChad
developments & “innovations” for the 4/10 meeting to see what needs to be done next year.
Park and Parkways is doing their best but it’s Wack-A-Mole
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Statement from Councilmember Morrell Re: The Forced Cancellation of Private Events during Essence Fest Weekend
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I'm blocked by
@ConradAppel
but feel free to share this:
Due to my wife being in Nursing School, my kids were underfoot EVERYWHERE during last session.
Having kids doesn't 'disqualify' you from serving when we're constantly making decisions effecting families w/ small kids.
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Parents, please be careful and check your children’s Halloween candy this year. I just found a NOLA pothole in this snickers bar 🙏🏽
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It’s important to note that this is the number of officers required to be at the mayor’s public safety symposium today, in the same week the city declared consent decree hearings to be ‘too burdensome’ on officers to attend.
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#UPDATE
I’ve received word that this poor puppy was located and brought to the LASPCA to be reunited with its owners.
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I’ve met with Code Enforcement concerning this issue and they will begin sweeps tomorrow.
In the meantime, the position of
@CityOfNOLA
and Parks & Parkways is that any unattended debris in public spaces is trash.
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My office & I are paying attention to everything being posted on socials and reports/complaints we’re receiving.
There needs to be a conversation about what people NEED for MG versus what they WANT.
If you want the MG Coachella experience, I’m sure Mobile will accommodate you.
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This is a joke, right?
@JPMorrell
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This is ridiculous. I’ve spoken to several of my fellow colleagues about this issue and we will be taking action soon.
Teen student in City of New Orleans' summer employment program still hasn't been paid, a month after completing six-week work assignment
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It’s Mardi Gras Y’all!
Enjoy the day, party safely and don’t be an a$$hole!
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Call me crazy, but I do not want to live in the Historic Airbnb Quarter!
In all seriousness, when The Onion starts poking fun at the amount of Airbnb's in NOLA, it means we should've done something about this a long time ago.
New Orleans Airbnb Touts Location In Heart Of Historic Airbnb Quarter
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Let me get this straight.
The solution to decades of problems at SWB is *checks notes*: a panel of unelected business leaders that will likely suggest raising rates AND decreasing transparency is the solution to SWB’s ills?
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Let’s be clear: I am more than disappointed by the lack of NOPD leadership. I’m pissed off.
Leadership would rather blame officers who are on the ground every day than examine a faulty management style. It’s completely disingenuous & insulting to the intelligence of the public.
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When your daughter asks to go to Baton Rouge to stand up for
#TransYouth
, you do it!
Catherine is sleeping off a
#NightShift
from the hospital, so I'm now in a car full of kids heading to BR to go advocate for sanity.
#FamiliesThatAdvocateTogetherKicksAssTogether
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It only seems fair that after a night of
#NOLAtwitter
making jest of
#RexComus
we recognize Dorothy Mae Taylor for
#BlackHistoryMonth
🧵 cont’d below👇🏽
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion but not their own set of facts.
Fact is Nyx didn’t even show up today to offer an explanation. That’s damning in itself. But Nyx still released a statement following today’s meeting.
Here’s my response👇🏽
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Today is my 14th Wedding Anniversary!
When we signed up for 'sickness and in health' we certainly didn't think we'd be recovering from COVID together, while herding three children, during a global pandemic (. . . . c'est la vie?)
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Humbled to have received the Legislator of the Year Award from the
#OrleansChapter
of
#AllianceForGoodGoverment
last night!
I appreciate the work they do & recognition of my work on
#UnanimousJuryVerdict
ballot measure.
Big week ahead, w/ announcements to come on the latter!
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It shouldn't be this hard to live in the city we love.
When the city prioritizes
#ArkansasKarenInThe7thWard
and her block party over its own residents, there's a problem. It's time that we talk about
#STR
in NOLA.
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🧵🧵🧵
Not only is this a headache for residents, but it's illegal.
Reminder: No one is permitted to set up ladders and other equipment until 4 hours before the parade. My office has already seen videos of our historic streetcars dragging tarps & other intruding materials.
Lots of people already out on the uptown route ready for the parades tonight! Some people have been here since 4 a.m!
@wdsu
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.
@KreweofTucks
made sure that I received a roll of toilet paper from today’s parade 🧻
✅Single plied
✅Marine grade
✅Biodegradable
📸:
@jigiarrusso
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"If you vote no today, then OWN IT!" was my message to the
#lalege
today on the first honest state budget we've had in years.
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Thanks to all NOPD District Detectives and the Violent Offender Warrant Squad (V.O.W.S) for apprehending the suspect, Tyrese Harris, in the Costco Carjacking.
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Currently listening to NOLA high school students talk about their experiences with crime in
@NOLACityCouncil
Community Development Committee and it's heartbreaking.
We're normalizing violence and trauma with our children. This is not OK.
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Heads up,
@Starbucks
staff on Maple Street are on strike.
Plenty of other coffee options available along Maple and on Carrollton!
Please support the right to organize as well as the fight for fair pay and benefits!
#SupportUnions
@unitehere23
@unitehere
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This👇🏽 is the new position on our crime problem, to victim shame, including victims of domestic violence.
The is beyond unacceptable and shows how disconnected NOPD is from the people it is supposed to serve.
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Extremely important we
#GeauxVote
for
@JohnBelforLA
today.
We spent y years, & lots of awful special sessions w/
#lalege
to reverse the
#Jindal
pawning of state assets to keep the lights on.
Teacher's pay, fully funded TOPS,
#Healthcare
. .
We could lose it all!
#GeauxVote
!
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Alexander Arthur Morrell, born at 5:01 PM. 20.5 inches & 7lbs,14 ounces. Thanks for all prayers & well wishes. Mom & baby are doing great!
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All work was conducted in-house by my staff and the Governmental Affairs Committee. The only expense ever made was $366.30 to produce a transcript of the hearings with Mr. Joseph and Mr. Meyer.
This Admin is entitled to their opinion, but not their own set of facts.
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The unemployment rate in New Orleans as of Feb. 2022 is 6%.
How the hell are we supposed to support the labor movement and fight for a living wage when the City would rather hire outside of NOLA than provide competitive pay?
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This council was elected to promote transparency and accountability.
I don’t want private meetings with department heads. If you can tell me a solution in private, you can tell me in public.
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If you’re going to charge someone $55/$65/$75 to park in your lot during an event, then you can afford to hire an attendant for security.
Thank you
@lesliharris
@freddiekingiii
for putting forth solutions to combat soaring crime and property destruction in our city.
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Read a lot of tweets & posts today blaming
@LouisianaGov
for collapse of
#SpecialSession
.
#Hillarious
Last I checked, he can't file a bill or vote for one.
#lalege
passed a budget w/o revenue.
Those who wanted cuts & yearned for smaller government?
Congrats,
#WishGranted
!
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Enjoying these years of trick or treating with my kids and nieces & nephews while they last! 🎃🍬 Happy Halloween!
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Cash Money taking over the ‘99 and 2000 in chambers! 💿🔥 We were overjoyed to have the man who put New Orleans music on the MAP 🗺️ 📌
@juviethegreat
!
I remember being a college student when Back That Azz Up came out and hearing it everywhere. Glad we could make this happen!
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Handguns, submachine guns & assault rifles were on full display as speeding cars drifted through crowds of people. These videos highlight what we already know: we have allowed an environment to flourish in this city where everything is permitted & nothing is prohibited.
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Big day tomorrow,
#Louisiana
!
Are you ready to make history w/ me?
Let's work together to bring LA into the 21st century!
We can end 138 years of Jim Crow redefining LA as a beacon & destination, not just a tourist pit stop.
Vote For Amendment 2!
#lalege
#VoteTuesday
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New Orleans has operated the exact same way for 100 yrs w/ the exact same results. And what has that gotten us?
I was elected to bring forth change. I trust the voters; and if they decide
@NOLACityCouncil
should have the ability to confirm mayoral appointees, then I trust that.
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Exemption on Diapers & Tampons failed because the Chairman of Senate Finance declined to sign it. Feel free to contact him directly so he can explain it.
Needed 2 conferees from each chamber, was only senator who would sign it.
#lalege
#BipartisanFailure
@TeamKCP
@WaltLeger
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I do not support Entergy passing through the cost of power restoration ❌
Read the entire statement below 👇🏽
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I am offering to host a public roundtable with the City Council, the Mayor, the Superintendent of Police and the District Attorney to discuss what the plan is to fight crime in our city.
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I don’t know who this message was for or who wrote it, but it doesn’t inspire faith or confidence that the party has figured out how to dislodge its head from its ass.
Katie Bernhardt: It's time for Democrats to put aside divisions and move forward
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💡❌Power outages in
#Freret
,
#Napoleon
, and
#Jefferson
areas, with an additional outage area by Napoleon and Tchoup
Outage cause remains unknown. Every small animal remains a suspect: birds, squirrels, sugar gliders, no one is safe.
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Thanks for sharing this. Very appropriate reminder that a few of us (including you) have small kids and miraculously do our job.
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Today, my 97-year-old grandmother Olga Hedge cast her ballot for me in-person!
My grandmother was born during a time when poll taxes, literacy tests, & pure intimidation kept thousands of Black New Orleanians from the polls. The communal blood, sweat, and tears that were shed…
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Positive news, City Council giving out grants to a tremendous amount of organizations and not a single press/ media group present.
Standing room only, all positive.
Truly sad that
#IfItBleedsItLeads
is proven true today
@NOLAnews
@FOX8NOLA
@wdsu
@WWLTV
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STRs are destroying the fabric of our neighborhoods and pricing people out of their homes, and I am going to tighten regulations to protect our city’s residents and unique culture.
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This Mardi Gras is worse than last year. The RTA/ Street Car/ ADA issues are especially egregious.
We are going to have to rethink enforcement and look at how we “staff up” for next year to address enforcement as Parkways isn’t equipped to lead this alone.
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End of Mardi Gras means the beginning of Super Sunday series 🎉 Today we went waaaaaaayyyy Uptown! Thank you to the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council for your hospitality.
It was a bit chilly but the Indians were so pretty and it wasn’t enough to keep Uptown New Orleans
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My grandma, Olga Hedge, passed on Tuesday.
She was 98 years old and the unopposed matriarch of our family.
Grandma Hedge (that’s what my kids called her) has been a fixture in my life.
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Happy
#420
, NOLA!
N.O. has a long history with cannabis, as the city was once a major point of entry for marijuana. Almost 100 years after marijuana was erroneously outlawed, we’ve been able to make immense progress in the fight for decriminalization (& ultimately legalization).
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Residents are being held hostage, in traffic, by gun-toting criminals wearing ski masks in broad daylight. Were these incidents called in via 911? Where was the response? Could the NOPD have even made it through traffic to these locations?
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I am completely against the plan from City Park Conservancy that would displace the popular Grow Dat Youth Program.
@growdatfriends
Read my full statement below ⬇️
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For 2 years, through 2 chiefs, Tyrell Morris (
#OPCD
), NOPD & the Mayor have been attacking the analysis of
@Crimealytics
who has cast doubts on the rose colored crime stats.
He was right the entire time.
This will be an issue during budget.
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Tomorrow is my 44th Birthday, so my office decided to celebrate today after the City Council meeting with a pizza party and cake 🥳 I’m very blessed to have an office staff that is my family away from home!
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Things in this city are not going in the right direction and public confidence in city officials’ ability to keep our city safe is at an all-time low. We need leadership with a unified plan and we need it now.
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MARDI GRAS THREAD🧵
Due to the nature of our regulatory role over Mardi Gras, we cannot issue any comments re: any specific parades.
Under the new MG regulations passed last year, there is now an automatic review period post-MG to review the prior carnival season.
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When I got home from the capitol this afternoon, my oldest was watching the old
#SchoolHouseRocks
video about how a bill becomes a law for a class.
Jude (9 yrs): "Dad, this looks pretty cool! You do this everyday!"
I
#laughed
/cried and left him to his naivete.
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My prayers go out to the Landrieu Family on learning of the passing of their patriarch, Moon Landrieu, a former Mayor of New Orleans.
He was not only a great Mayor, but advocate for Black residents in an unprecedented time when pushing equality wasn’t in vogue.
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This is our city. We cannot surrender it to those who want it to be a playground for lawlessness.
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My wife, Catherine, received her
#WhiteCoat
today from
#LSUNursingSchool
during their cloaking ceremony! Fiona, Jude, Alex and I are all so proud of her!
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Tomorrow
@NOLACityCouncil
will recognize the 32 victims of the 1973 Up Stairs Lounge arson attack.
On June 24, 1973, a prominent gay bar called the Up Stairs Lounge was set on fire, killing 32 people. It was the deadliest fire in recorded NOLA history.
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It’s unfortunate that the Mayor doesn’t want voters to decide on whether your City Council should require appointees to be confirmed at a Public Meeting where you can meet them.
We can’t continue to keep doing things the same way and hope for different outcomes. 🧵(1/2)
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#Justice
was served today.
Now we can finally put this case behind us and have our District Attorney return to focusing on addressing the escalating violent crime in the City of New Orleans.
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@stephgracela
has the right of it, this was my
#swansong
in my final
#RegularSession
in
#lalege
.
I hope our collective work inspires some great candidates for 2019!
Jury bill was just the beginning for prolific Louisiana lawmaker via
@theadvocatebr
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I’d like to thank the concerned “parade route citizen” who took the time to mail my office various samples of toilet paper throws from this past Mardi Gras.
At least it wasn’t used? 🧻
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We’ve got *CHIEF* Meteorologist and Honorary Muse
@MargaretOrr
at
@NOLACityCouncil
today! 👠
@wdsu
All Hail the Mardi Gras Queens!
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@dadioonthepatio
The Founding Fathers didn't contemplate a city department head having to be removed from their position for misusing over $50K in public funds for a political purpose, but THE CHARTER does.
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My condolences to the entire Chase Family on the passing of
#LeahChase
yesterday.
She was such a central figure in New Orleans history, on every front, & freely shared her wisdom and insight with everyone.
There will never be another like her & I'm better having known her.
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Sewerage & Water Board is always happy to meet in private to discuss billing & overall system discrepancies.
I don’t want to meet the SWB in a conference room. I want them to come to a PUBLIC council meeting & tell us how they’re gonna fix this. Anything else is a WASTE OF TIME.
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@mayorcantrell
Well, this is new.
The
#SmartCities
investigation was led by
@HelenaMorenoLA
but you should already know that.
Regardless, if you’d like to come to
@NOLACityCouncil
meeting, we can provide you with all of the information we obtained from the multi year, no bid deal, that would
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I met
@SenJohnMcCain
while interning for
#SenBreaux
I was floored he spent so much time, in an elevator, answering questions of a lowly intern about being a Senator.
He loved our country w/ every fiber of his being. We're a greater nation due to his service.
#AmericanHeroRIP
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This ridiculous statement needs to be withdrawn and there must to be an apology for it immediately. I defended survivors of domestic violence for 16 years in the legislature, and that doesn’t stop now that I’m on
@NOLACityCouncil
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Today marks the anniversary of the
#SCOTUS
case, Loving v. Virginia, which ruled that interracial marriages in the United States were constitutional.
This case holds a special place close to my heart; because without it, my family would not be here with me today.
(🧵 cont'd)
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It's beginning to look a lot like MARDI GRAS! ⚜️
Spotted these beautiful house floats in
#Gentilly
- I'm forever amazed by the craftmanship of the people of New Orleans.
Krewe of
@HouseFloats
' map goes live tomorrow. Download a copy and
#LaissezLesBonTempsRouler
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Today the sun rose on Fats Domino Avenue… Only in New Orleans!
Well it’s about damn time. What a beautiful street sign.
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We are less than a week away from swearing in a new city council, and I'm ready to hit the ground running.
What do you want to see the council accomplish in the next four years?
#AskJP
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@tchoupa_style
The Comus organization (along with Momus and Proteus, other 19th-century Krewes) withdrew from parading rather than racially integrating.
That parade hasn’t run a route since 1991, and Mardi Gras seems fine.
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It’s less about what you say, and more about what you do.
If administrative officials are going to fly across the globe to promote how the City of New Orleans is on the forefront of addressing climate change, then they shouldn’t spend $50M💰on gas guzzlers.
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Very seldom do you see someone move into a community with such a selfless interest in giving back to the people. Chris Olave shows how it’s done 👏🏽
@chrisolave_
We’re so happy to have you here in NOLA! 🏈⚜️
#WhoDat
Chris Olave is at City Hall meeting with city officials about how he can make an impact in the community.
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