Press Releases

On May 15th 2024, the US Supreme Court made history by reinstating Louisiana’s new congressional map voted in by the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — In a victory for fair maps, a federal court today ruled in favor of Louisiana voters, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. – A pivotal Mass Mobilization Event is set for Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 8 a.m. at ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BATON ROUGE, LA—The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice will host several Thanksgiving Holiday Foodbox Giveaways ...

BATON ROUGE, LA, November 7, 2023 - The Louisiana Paid Family Medical Leave Coalition is proud to celebrate a groundbreaking ...

Lafayette, LA, September 20, 2023 —A film commissioned by the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, titled "The Chamber Room" ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHREVEPORT, LA, August 4, 2023 —A new mural commissioned by the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Baton Rouge, July 26th, 2023] – Mama's Gun, the groundbreaking dance performance work commissioned by the Power ...

Policy Will Curb Discrimination by City Contractors Against Job Applicants with Prior Convictions BATON ROUGE, LA—The East Baton Rouge Parish ...

BATON ROUGE - After deferring the Fair Chance Ordinance two weeks ago, the ordinance passed through the Metro Council by ...

Private businesses that want to work with East Baton Rouge's city-parish government will have to change their hiring process to ...

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2023 The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice started their annual legislative roadshow on March ...

For Immediate Release: February 27, 2023 "I keep on trying because I think I hear these words echoing in the clouds ...

This week, in an Extraordinary Special Session, the Louisiana Legislature is discussing the authorization of $45 million in funding to ...

For Immediate Release: January 23, 2023 BATON ROUGE, LA— Tomorrow, January 24, 2023, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) ...

For Immediate Release: January 10, 2023 NEW ORLEANS, LA— Tomorrow, January 11, 2023, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) will ...

For Immediate Release:  December 10, 2022 NEW ORLEANS, LA— Today, December 10, 2022, is runoff election day and polling locations ...

New Orleans, Louisiana | November 28, 2022 – The two candidates in the Runoff Race for Louisiana Public Service Commission ...

For Immediate Release Voters across the state of Louisiana will have the opportunity to cast their vote for important elected ...

For Immediate Release This Election Season the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice is providing Faith Leaders across the state ...

MEDIA ADVISORYOctober 29, 2022 CONTACTKatie Baker, Petkanas Strategiespress@zpstrategies.com Dozens of Storm Survivors, 16 Grassroots Organizations From New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, ...

For Immediate Release Shreveport, LA– Today, October 21, 2022, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ), along with partners will ...

For Immediate Release Baton Rouge, LA– On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. (CST) Power Coalition for Equity and ...

For Immediate Release New Orleans, LA–  Yesterday,  Monday, September 26, 2022, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) started ...

For Immediate Release Shreveport, LA– The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) is gearing up for the November 8, ...

For Immediate Release: Saturday, July 19, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA–  CEO and founder of Power Coalition for Equity and Justice ...

For Immediate Release: Saturday, June 18, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA–  Yesterday, June 17, 2022, a decision from the 19th Judicial ...

***PRESS STATEMENT*** For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA– CEO and founder of Power Coalition for Equity ...

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs to Block Enacted Congressional Map  For Immediate Release: June 6, 2022 Baton Rouge, ...

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA– June 2, 2022, About a dozen or more educators, lawmakers, and ...

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 13, 2022 BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, a five-day evidentiary hearing for a preliminary injunction ...

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** For Immediate Release: Monday, May 9, 2022 WHAT: An evidentiary hearing for a preliminary injunction is set to ...

Baton Rouge, LA– On Thursday, April 21, 2022, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) will host a Lobby Day ...

New Orleans, LA– On Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. (CST), Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) in ...

Baton Rouge, LA– On April 7, 2022, the East Baton Rouge (EBR) School Board met at the School Board Office ...

March 30, 2022 – Today, the Louisiana legislature voted to overturn Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of the Congressional map ...

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2022 New Orleans, LA– On Monday, March 21, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. (CST), Power Coalition ...

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2022 Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union ...

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA– Wednesday evening, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the decision to veto ...

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2021 Lake Charles, LA-- On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at the Tritico Theater at McNeese ...

Power Coalition Makes Redistricting Grants to Encourage Equitable Redistricting Process For Immediate Release: December 6, 2021  New Orleans, LA-- Power ...

For Immediate Release: November 12, 2021 Voters across the state can cast their ballot for Constitutional Amendments and local races ...

For Immediate Release: November 9, 2021 Alexandria, LA-- On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the LSU Alexandria Ballroom, legislators will ...

For Immediate Release: September 8, 2021 Baton Rouge, LA-- On September 8, ten days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, Governor ...

For Immediate Release: September 7, 2021 New Orleans, LA-- Power Coalition for Equity and Justice is on the front lines ...

For Immediate Release: July 19, 2021 Shreveport, LA --Louisiana’s vaccination is still lagging behind other states in the nation. Despite ...

For Immediate Release: July 15, 2021 New Orleans, LA--Since April 2021, Power Coalition has been a part of the Bring ...

For Immediate Release: July 12, 2021 New Orleans, LA--Since April 2021, Power Coalition has been a part of the Bring ...

Power Coalition and SCSJ Train 3 Redistricting Fellows Power Coalition and Southern Coalition for Social Justice train three redistricting fellows ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 18 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice and YWCA Greater Baton Rouge pay bail for ...

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 17 Power Coalition and partners across Louisiana are hosting events and engaging in work in ...

For Immediate Release: June 16 Power Coalition and partners help to pass democracy expanding bills in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, LA-- ...

For immediate release-- June 9, 2021 Prominent Southern University Alumni Release New Book: The HBCU Experience: Southern University System Edition ...

House Bill 286 to Extend Early Voting Passes Senate and Headed to Governor's Desk Baton Rouge, LA-- HB 286 to ...

For immediate release-- May 19, 2021 House Bill 285 to Increase Time in Voting Booth Unanimously Passes Senate and Headed ...

For immediate release- April 27, 2021 Power Coalition and Partners Hosting COVID-19 Vaccination Events to “Bring Back Louisiana” New Orleans, ...

For immediate release- April 23, 2021 Power Coalition joins forces with the Department of Health and LPHI to “Bring Back ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- April 23, 2021 “Time” Oscar Watch Party and Celebration New Orleans, LA-- Criminal Justice reform advocates will ...

**PRESS RELEASE** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- April 20, 2021 Political Redistricting Shapes Local and Federal Elections New Orleans, LA-- On March ...

**PRESS RELEASE** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- March 24, 2021 Marijuana Decriminalization Bill passes in Shreveport SHREVEPORT, LA On Tuesday, March 23rd, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-February 10, 2021 Power Coalition and Partners Host Congressional House District 2 Candidate Forum To help the public ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-December 3, 2020 Artists & Advocates Join Forces to Call for an Equitable and Just City Budget Election ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--November 16, 2020 Artists & Advocates Join Forces to Call for an Equitable and Just City Budget As ...

Power Coalition & Partners to Provide Rides to the Polls & Voter Protection on Election Day The Power Coalition for ...

LaKeshia Barnett avoids contact with the public in her job at the U.S. Postal Service, where she wears a mask ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 30, 2020 In Wake of Hurricane Zeta, Power Coalition, NAACP LDF, ADL ask Sec. of State Ardoin ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 28, 2020 Power Coalition Executive Director Ashley Shelton to Join Webinar to Launch “Portrait of Louisiana 2020” ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 23, 2020 The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) & others to ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 17, 2020 Voters Overcome Long Lines in West Jefferson Parish Concerns about polling locations not being able ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 16, 2020 Every Day of Early Voting is Election Day! Early voting opens in Louisiana today, Friday, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 11, 2020 Workers to Rally on Capitol Steps Monday Morning Before House Labor Committee Hearing Louisiana’s workers ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 17, 2020 Federal Judge Rules that Louisiana Must Expand Early Voting, Vote-By-Mail Options In a decision handed ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 14, 2020 Power Coalition Hosts Census Week, Voting Mass Meeting & Redistricting Academies Amid Voting Lawsuit Hearings ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 4, 2020 Federal Judge to Hear Louisiana Election Lawsuit on Tuesday & Wednesday The plaintiffs (who include ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 3, 2020 Hurricane Laura Victims Are Suffering in Silence Hurricane Laura was yet another blow to a ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--August 25, 2020 Federal Court to Hold Status Hearing on Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana’s Election Plan   Tomorrow, Wednesday, August ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--August 4, 2020 With State Government at an Impasse Over Election Plan, Lawsuit Likely to Decide Issue   Yesterday, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--August 4, 2020 Louisiana Unemployed Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Joins NAACP Election Lawsuit This week, the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--August 4, 2020 Louisiana Unemployed Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Joins NAACP Election Lawsuit  Yesterday, Monday, August ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--July 29, 2020 Louisiana Unemployed Workers to Visit Regional Offices of Sens. Cassidy & Kennedy to Demand Continuation ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--July 28, 2020 Advocates Reach Out to Sec. of State Ardoin About Emergency Election Plan for the Fall ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center today announced the first 12 organizations to receive grants from its Vote Your Voice initiative ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--July 21, 2020 Louisiana Mayors to Discuss Federal Aid for Local Governments During Tele-Town Hall Tomorrow, Wednesday, July ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--July 15, 2020 Power Coalition's July 11 Louisiana Election Report Louisiana’s twice-delayed Presidential Primary elections, which finally took ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEKiren Marshall, The Leadership Conference, marshall@civilrights.orgPhoebe Plagens, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 212.965.2235, pplagens@naacpldf.org WASHINGTON – ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--July 1, 2020 Louisiana House Unanimously Passes House Resolution 46 The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice teamed ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 30, 2020 Power Coalition Announces Three Staff Additions During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Power Coalition for Equity ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 26, 2020 Looking Back on a Powerful Juneteenth Week The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 24, 2020 Judge’s Ruling Means Louisiana Voters Won’t Get Same Access to Ballot as Most Other Americans ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 23, 2020 Dynisha Hugle Becomes First Black Woman in National Network to Lead Statewide Data Department The ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 19, 2020 Celebrating Juneteenth: Looking Back and Looking Forward Today, Friday, June 19, is officially Juneteenth--the holiday ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 17, 2020 “I Am A Man”: Power Coalition Supports Striking Sanitation Workers Today, Wednesday, June 17, the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 16, 2020 Power Coalition’s Juneteenth Week Continues with a Census Day of Action & Virtual Collegiate Kickback ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 15, 2020 Power Coalition to Kick-Off Juneteenth Week with Interfaith Healing & Day of Action Today, at ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 12, 2020 Celebrate Juneteenth Week with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice As part of the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--June 3, 2020 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Calls for Reflection, Action & Systemic Change Now is ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--May 7, 2020 LDF Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana Voting Requirements That Put Voters at Risk Amid COVID-19 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--May 7, 2020 Councilmember Brossett and Colleagues Adopt Resolution to Suspend of Residential Evictions During COVID-19 NEW ORLEANS ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--May 2, 2020 Advocates Object to Legislature’s Timing  In a letter to Senate President Cortez and House Speaker ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--April 28, 2020 Kenya Slaughter Never Planned to be a Front-line Worker, but That’s Exactly What She’s Become ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--April 22, 2020 Louisiana Legislature to Consider New Emergency Election Plan This Morning After failing to approve Secretary ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--April 16, 2020 Senate Committee Kills Emergency Election Plan Yesterday, the Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee deferred on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--April 14, 2020 Louisiana Advocacy Groups to Monitor Secretary of State’s Emergency Election Plan More than two dozen ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--​April 13, 2020 Advocacy Groups Release Comprehensive Roadmap to an Equitable COVID-19 Response and Recovery Louisiana advocacy organizations ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--March 17, 2020 DOZENS OF CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS DEMAND CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN STATE PRISONS, JAILS AND ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--​March 17 2020 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Informs Louisiana’s Communities About Local Resources During Outbreak The ...

Montgomery, Alabama — With the coronavirus spreading quickly across the country, dozens of civil rights groups including the Southern Poverty ...

Montgomery, Alabama — With the coronavirus spreading quickly across the country, dozens of civil rights groups including the Southern Poverty ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--March 16, 2020 In the Face of a Public Health Crisis, We Must Protect Our Most Vulnerable Populations ...

March 10, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Kearny, Co-Founder, Fair Districts Louisiana // fairdistrictslouisiana@gmail.com // 225-235-7955 Contact: Peter Robins-Brown, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--February 19, 2020 Report: “Powerful Impact” Explains High Turnout Among Voters of Color in 2019 LA Elections Power ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--February 13, 2020 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Asks Faith Leaders to Join Our ‘Census Sunday’ Initiative ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--February 13, 2020 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice to Launch Census Outreach Campaign As part of our ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--November 19, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Propels Huge Boost in Turnout Among Voters of Color ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--November 5, 2019 Get on the “Early Voting Express” with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. Pickups ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 31, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice to Join the Moderators and Ministers of Greater New ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 11, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Turning Out and Protecting Voters This Election Day, the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 10, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice & Partners Post Candidate Responses to Redistricting Pledge Working ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 10, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice and PolicyLink Release Louisiana Health Equity Atlas The Louisiana ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 10, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Voice of the Experienced, and Black Voters Matter Team ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--October 9, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Adds More Voter Education Tools & Resources to Website ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 30, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Goes Live with Our 2019 Legislator Scorecard To kick ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--September 11, 2019 Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Partners Launch 2019 Get Out the Vote Campaign This ...

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Signs House Bill 397! Defendants Who Can’t Afford to Pay Criminal Fines and Fees Will No Longer ...

Anthony Levine, Sr. Highlights Power Coalition for My Cause My Cleats Anthony Levine, Sr., native of Abbeville, Louisiana, two time ...