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A few scenes from yesterday's @naacp_batonrouge's

A few scenes from yesterday's @naacp_batonrouge's August Black Voters Rally event in Scotlandville.

#voting #blackvotersmatter #blackvote #gotv #elections #vote #louisiana #ebr #batonrouge

Louisiana district court rules EBR school board re

Louisiana district court rules EBR school board redistricting map "null and void," violates Louisiana law. School board has until Wednesday to resubmit a legal map, otherwise the Ware-Collins 11-member map goes into effect for November elections.

Read the full article here: https://bayouprogressive.com/2022/06/overruled-judge-rules-ebr-school-board-map-null-and-void/

#EBR #Louisiana #redistricting #schoolboard #ebrschoolboard #BatonRouge #BRschools

Some of the sights from this past weekend's Blues

Some of the sights from this past weekend's Blues Festival in Baton Rouge.

#BRBluesFest #BluesFest #BluesFestival #BluesFest2022 @brbluesfest @brbluesfoundation

These are the two maps the EBR school board was vo

These are the two maps the EBR school board was voting between last week.

The first map would keep the board membership at 9 (despite public calls to expand the board) as well as ignore the demographic shifts over the past 10 years that would justify a majority Black school board.

The second map - proposed by board members Evelyn Ware-Jackson & Dawn Chanet Collins, MPA and was the only map with public supporting during Thursday's board meeting - took both into consideration.

The board - voting along racial lines - voted for the first, 9-member map that will reduce the board's Black membership from 4 to 3. https://bayouprogressive.com/2022/04/ebr-school-board-votes-to-advance-blatantly-racist-redistricting-map/

Sights and sounds from Friday's #LiveAfterFive in

Sights and sounds from Friday's #LiveAfterFive in downtown BR.

#BatonRouge #Louisiana #LiveMusic #NewOrleans #zydeco #spring

On Thursday, April 7, the East Baton Rouge Parish

On Thursday, April 7, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved a 9-member school district map that ignored demographic changes in the Parish and further defied the wishes of the community by refusing to expand the board to 11 members.

The party line - and racial line - vote of 5-4 prompted every Black member of the Council to walk out of the meeting following the vote, along with several community members who were noticeably emotional.

Read more here: https://bayouprogressive.com/2022/04/ebr-school-board-votes-to-advance-blatantly-racist-redistricting-map/

#batonrouge #louisiana #redistricting

New cover art for March #TheBayouProgressive. Spec

New cover art for March #TheBayouProgressive. Special election themed issue. Check it out this week at www.bayouprogressive.com

#lalege #elections #louisiana #batonrouge #mardigras

Spanish Town Mardr Gras parade. Feb.. 26, 2022. Ph

Spanish Town Mardr Gras parade. Feb.. 26, 2022. Photography by BP staff photographer.

See full photo album at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.128424496381284&type=3

BREAKING: Pres. Biden will nominate DC Appeals Cou

BREAKING: Pres. Biden will nominate DC Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to be nominated to the nation's highest court. #SCOTUS #BlackHistoryMonth

Louisiana @naacp state President Mike McClanahan i

Louisiana @naacp state President Mike McClanahan indicated that they believed the Black population in #Louisiana is even higher than the census reports, citing controversial decisions around the overall census data collection and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A few sights from Wednesday's "Walking the Legacy"

A few sights from Wednesday's "Walking the Legacy" MLK event at the Capitol Park Museum. Photos taken by BP staff photographer.

Tune in TONIGHT at 6:30 pm for an important event

Tune in TONIGHT at 6:30 pm for an important event about REDISTRICTING, the process that draws the lines of the various political bodies we have in Louisiana.

This IS what democracy looks like, messy as it may be. And you deserve to know what's going on.
https://www.facebook.com/106147691942298/posts/121103723780028/

Tune in live on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for this exciting and informative event, featuring @chaunabanks @royce_duplessis @tramelle.howard @senatoredprice and moderated by @janea_claire13 of @powercoej, our outstanding partners on this event.

See you there. https://www.facebook.com/106147691942298/posts/121103723780028/

Full version of the sights and sounds from Power C

Full version of the sights and sounds from Power Coalition's Redistricting Advocacy Day last week.

Join us this THURSDAY as we partner with Power Coalition to dive deep into the politics of Louisiana's current redistricting fight - both state and local - and what the impacts mean for YOU and YOUR FAMILY.

You don't want to miss this. We're streaming live here on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. RSVP here to get reminded: https://www.facebook.com/events/5261155647248943

The redistricting fight in Louisiana is just getti

The redistricting fight in Louisiana is just getting underway. You deserve to know what's going on at every level.

Join the Bayou Progressive and @powercoej on February 10th at 6:30 pm for a deep dive into the brass tacks politics of Louisiana redistricting. What maps are likely to get real consideration? What's on the negotiating table? What are the consequences? And what's going on at the Metro Council and school board levels?

We dig into it on Thursday, Feb. 10th in an exclusive live streamed event, moderated by @janea_claire13 of Power Coalition, featuring policymakers at the local and state level along with the reporters who cover them, discussing what's going on and what happens next.

We're live streaming here on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Tune in to learn how YOUR lines are being drawn.

Tune in at one of the links below.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/5261155647248943

YouTube: https://youtu.be/I7h2Akqbvqw

The redistricting fight in Louisiana is just getti

The redistricting fight in Louisiana is just getting underway. You deserve to know what's going on at every level.

Join us and the Power Coalition on February 10th for a deep dive into the brass tacks politics of Louisiana redistricting. What maps are likely to get real consideration? What's on the negotiating table? What are the consequences? What's going on at the metro council and school board levels?

We dig into it on Feb. 10 at 6:30 pm, hosted by @janea_claire13 of @powercoej , featuring policymakers at the local and state level along with the reporters who cover them, discussing what's going on and what comes next.

We're live streaming on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Tune in to learn what's going on.

#lalege #batonrouge #neworleans #louisiana #louisianapolitics #news #redistricting

Cover art for issue no. 1: The Politics of Redistr

Cover art for issue no. 1: The Politics of Redistricting

Coming February 10th, 2022.

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#Louisiana #BatonRouge #NewOrleans #EBR #Politics #LouisianaPolitics #lalege #fairmaps #redistricting2022

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