Voters Organized to Educate

05/22/2026

The cut in teacher pay and loss of extra money for school operations will hit traditional and charter schools hard, said Caroline Roemer Shirley, executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools.

“The more we invest on the front end in people, then maybe we won’t need as much on the back end” for the prison system, she said in an interview Thursday.

Louisiana legislators started moving a revised version of the state budget Thursday that pulls back funding for K-12 school districts and public school educators across the board, while also increasing pay for prison guards.

05/08/2026

Lets get ready to vote for Calvin!

04/29/2026

Despite Louisiana Republicans drawing a snake-shape Congressional District to protect their incumbent Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court decided it was drawn for race-based reasons only, and they outlawed Rep. Cleo Fields district, just days before primary voting.

The Voting Rights Act is dead, and we are back in 1963, evidenced this week by Louisiana's legislature, acting under orders of the Governor, dissolving an elected position AFTER the election results.

Louisiana v. Callais opinion here:

Because the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the state’s use of race in creating SB8, and that…

04/23/2026

Stay tuned for FB Live tonight!

04/14/2026

The bill to consolidate the New Orleans Clerk's office prior to Calvin Duncan's inauguration is scheduled for this Thursday, after the House floor adjourns. (Usually between 3pm and 6pm).

They are hoping for only a few people to show up at the Louisiana Capitol. Who will join us there?

04/08/2026

Sen. Morris SB 256 bill, to eliminate the Court Clerks in New Orleans is being heard now. They are trying to cut the offices before the clerks (including Calvin Duncan) are inaugurated in 3 weeks.

04/08/2026

REAL AMERICANS fight against government overreach.
The "No Kings" problem is right here in Louisiana.

04/07/2026

When you think about states that disenfranchise people living in the community on probation, and on parole, it puts mass punishment into proper context.