We're planning to report what time time different Community Lighthouses will be open by 9am tomorrow (Thursday). Thx. And stay safe!

*UPDATED* Joint Utilities & Public Works Committees Meeting will be held Monday, September 16th @ 10 AM. Reps from Entergy New Orleans and SWB New Orleans will be present to answer questions from councilmembers and public More info below ⬇️ myemail-api.constantcontact.com/UTILITIES---PU…

Downed power lines? Stay away. ⁦As we wait for #Francine restoration efforts to begin, a reminder to steer clear of wires. Watch ⬇️ for a stark reminder: instagram.com/reel/C_0qWXVRu…

I’m really happy FOX 8 New Orleans was able to push real-time news about Hurricane Francine in Spanish on TV and social media. South Louisiana is home to a growing population of Spanish-speakers and I’m proud I can keep people informed in my hometown in two different languages.

Thank you, Congressman Troy A. Carter (who, btw, won the funding to stand many of these up).

OMG New Orleans Saints on 🔥!!! ⚜️

FINAL REMINDER TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TOMORROW’S MEETING ‼️💬 The deadline for online comments is tomorrow @ 8AM. You can also make a public comment in person at the meeting. 🔗: forms.office.com/Pages/Response… .

New Orleans is investigating "delay of care" issues involving a new Louisiana law reclassifying misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. Meanwhile, the state's attorney general says this is "manufacturing a problem that doesn't exist" lailluminator.com/2024/09/18/new…

Here’s a good 🧵 to follow on New Orleans Health Department and NOLACityCouncil public hearing on potentially grave consequences for women having miscarriages, postpartum hemorrhage and other conditions due to new restrictions on misoprostol and mifepristone. TY Lorena O'Neil for this 🧵

Breaking: The New Orleans City Council funds the $17 million needed for full automation of the Sewerage & Water Bd West Power Complex. Governor Landry working on a $17 million dollar match FOX 8 New Orleans

🚨NEW: Louisiana's leading OB-GYN on maternal health has come out against the state's new law making common pregnancy medications dangerous controlled substances. Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell (Veronica Gillispie-Bell): "Where does this end?" wwno.org/2024-09-18/whe…

New Orleans leaders and doctors call for reversal of new drug law reclassifying miso/mife as controlled substances: "Women are not safe in Louisiana," said one official while another called the law a "hatchet job" lailluminator.com/2024/09/18/pre… via Louisiana Illuminator Pulitzer Center

I am not a doctor, but I listen to them and believe them when they express concerns that a new law restricting access to misoprostol and mifepristone may have painful and grave consequences for women in particular. Here’s another physician’s opinion: x.com/rosiewestwood/…

Doctors continue to raise concerns over restrictions to misoprostol and mifepristone beginning Oct. 1. Louisiana is only state to classify meds as controlled dangerous substances making them harder to acquire for emergencies or even for an IUD. Let’s listen to the doctors.

I've been hearing from doctors surprised and grateful that Veronica Gillispie-Bell spoke about her fears around Louisiana's new law restricting pregnancy medications. This is why she decided to speak out: (story: wwno.org/2024-09-18/whe…)

Important to note: The law by Thomas Pressly and Louisiana Right to Life requires misoprostol and mifepristone to be locked. And every pill accounted for. Doctors tell me *that* is what delays access in an emergency. The OB-GYN who reviews every maternal death: "Minutes count."

This morning we presented Isaac & Amanda Toups with a proclamation to celebrate and thank them for their tremendous efforts to fight hunger across NOLA through Toups Family Meal, a nonprofit they founded to bridge the gaps of food insecurity and feed underserved communities 👏

🚨 I’ve also received confirmation that at least one NOLA-area hospital will be pulling all misoprostol off their postpartum hemorrhage carts as of Oct. 1 in response to the new Louisiana law reclassifying the medication 🚨

“Two minutes could leave a massive hemorrhage requiring additional medications, need for blood transfusion and even the need for additional surgery.” Everything’s fine…Louisiana stands for women and babies etc…

Last year, Helena Moreno and I teamed up to hold slumlords accountable. The Legislature acted, the people overwhelmingly spoke, and Meg Gatto continued to shine the light on this problem. Yesterday, the NOLACityCouncil once again held a horrible actor accountable! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾