A GoFundMe initiative by the Homeless Coalition of Central Louisiana hopes to raise money to support those who experience homelessness. Teiko Foxx has more…
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A lawsuit has been filed against the latest congressional map approved by the state legislature that contains two majority-Black districts. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Homeless Coalition of Central Louisiana is asking for a handout through its GoFundMe initiative to help support the homeless population in Central Louisiana. Director Kitty Wynn says the need for support to provide for the homeless is ongoing…
More than a thousand people experienced homelessness statewide on a single night in January 2023, according to Housing Urban Development. In Alexandria, there are more than 100 homeless individuals and in the central region, there are more than four thousand.
Wynn says it doesn’t matter how big or small the donation is. She says they help homeless people from across the country and additional funding is needed to keep their facility open.
Wynn says hygiene items like shampoo, soap, and lotion are always needed. She says the center offers things that many take for granted like washing laundry and showers.
A GoFundMe account “Help the Homeless in Central Louisiana” has been set up.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson blames President Biden and the Senate for the ongoing crisis at the Mexican border. Johnson says he’s been waiting two months to read the bipartisan Senate legislation and he hopes what he’s hearing about the bill isn’t true.
When asked if he was trying to stall the legislation as a political favor to former President Trump this was Johnson’s response.
Johnson says he has spoken with Trump about the border crisis and applauded his use of executive orders to curb illegal crossing. He says Biden has reversed Trump’s orders and is responsible for the ongoing flood of illegal immigration.
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A lawsuit challenging the state’s newest congressional map with two majority-Black districts has been filed. The map stretches the 6th congressional district from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. Lawsuits were filed against previous maps on behalf of Black voters and La-Politics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says this is an inverse of related litigation on the latest map.
Alford says politics are involved with the suit, as some of the plaintiffs are supporters of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves.
Alford says while it seems like the congressional map based on the 2020 Census has been back and forth, it’s nothing new, the same thing happened with the congressional map from the 1990 Census. As for the weight of the newest litigation…
Qualifying dates for the November 5th election are June 17th through the 19th.
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