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Report says poverty, racial disparity, other major issues face Gulf South
Luz Molina Luz Molina

Report says poverty, racial disparity, other major issues face Gulf South

“Louisiana ranks 51st — dead last among all states and the District of Columbia — in an index of nine “social justice indicators” that measure poverty, racial disparity and immigrant exclusion, according to experts from the Jesuit Social Justice Research Institute at Loyola University New Orleans.”

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Louisiana dead last in U.S. social justice, report says
Luz Molina Luz Molina

Louisiana dead last in U.S. social justice, report says

“Shorting workers also contributes to the state’s budget crisis, Zucker said, by keeping various taxes out of the coffers. Louisiana faces a $70 million budget gap for the fiscal year that ends in June, and a $750 million gap next year. If companies were forced to pay their employees and to report it accurately, “We could fill a little bit of that hole,” she said.”

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Mayor Signs Living Wage Ordinance
Luz Molina Luz Molina

Mayor Signs Living Wage Ordinance

“Erika Zucker, policy advocate with the Workplace Justice Project, said, “The Living Wage Ordinance is a good first step for the workers of New Orleans.”

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