Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick reports on health and criminal and social justice issues. Previously she worked as a reporter and producer in the Caribbean, covering a range of topics from different LGBTQ issues in the region to extrajudicial killings in Jamaica and the rise of extremism in Trinidad and Tobago. Bobbi-Jeanne is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Before that, she worked as an assistant editor and pop culture writer for Essence.com.
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Nine states and dozens of cities passed legislation outlawing discrimination against a Black person's hairstyle. Many Black women say they feel pressure to change their hair from its natural state.
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Medical copays, low preventative care measures, poor mental health care treatment plans, expired equipment and low medical staff retention are some of the issues plaguing the Department of Public Safety and Corrections’ health care system. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled it would not apply a 2020 ban on future non-unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases retroactively, leaving incarcerated people in Louisiana, Oregon and Puerto Rico convicted by divided juries without a sure-fire way to seek retrial.
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The fate of abortion rights is once again heading to the Supreme Court of the United States, in a case that puts the law in Louisiana indirectly on the line.
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Freddie Woods opened his apartment door in New Orleans East when he heard the sounds of brass music. Moments later, a canvasser for Together Louisiana — a community engagement nonprofit — placed a flyer in his hand and told him that the organization was hosting a vaccination event at a church within walking distance from Woods’ home the next day.
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He arrives in New Orleans to tour the Carrollton Water Plant Thursday afternoon.
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That's seven in all. Two were reported in the New Orleans area and Southwest Louisiana last week.
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Health officials confirmed two cases — one in metro New Orleans and one in Southwest Louisiana.
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They'll still be required on public transit and in schools, public health facilities and state government buildings. Private businesses and local jurisdictions can still enforce their own rules.
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The FDA investigated a ‘rare and severe’ blood clot and found that the risk of contracting serious COVID-19 illness far outweighs the risk of developing the blood clot.
