2023 Policy Agenda

The Urban League of Louisiana is proud to release its Legislative Agenda for the 2023 Louisiana State Legislative Session. As a nonpartisan organization, the Urban League of Louisiana’s Legislative Agenda is informed by its constituents residing within the League’s seven target cities – Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Monroe, and Shreveport – via its policy cycle. This includes featuring a statewide listening tour, policy conference, and policy work groups; Wake Up Geaux Vote; the production of education equity reports; health equity initiatives; criminal justice reform efforts; and legislative agenda during the Louisiana legislative session.

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Listen & Learn Tour 2023 Summary

BACKGROUND Between March 9, 2023 – April 5, 2023, Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA) in conjunction with the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus engaged in a statewide tour to hear directly from residents in the cities of Alexandria, Baton Rouge,...

Urban League of Louisiana Teams Up With Wal-mart, National Urban League to Launch Black Women In Retail Accelerator Program

Ten Louisiana-based Black Women in Retail Work to Expand, Create New Jobs, Grow Wealth NEW ORLEANS – Today, Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA) announced the launch of its Black Women in Retail Accelerator Program in collaboration with National Urban...
Thank you! Thanks to your generosity, we raised $10,490 on GiveNOLA Day, 2023

Thank you for your support on GiveNOLA Day!

Thanks to the generosity of your support, Urban League of Louisiana was able to raise a whopping $10,490. We pledge to you that these funds will be used to aid us in our fight to assist African American and other underserved communities seeking...

Urban League of Louisiana Announces New Vice President for Research And Evaluation, Debra Vaughan

NEW ORLEANS – Today, Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA) announces Debra Vaughan as the new Vice President for Research and Evaluation. This role is responsible for cultivating and maintaining ULLA’s capacity as a community-centered, data-informed...

The Urban League of Louisiana is excited to share our 2023 Legislative Agenda

Each year, we release this agenda to ensure that legislators are chiefly aware of how their proposed legislation impacts African Americans and other underserved communities within Louisiana. A few weeks ago we wrapped up a Statewide Listen &...

Creating Pathways, Removing Barriers | March 2023

  Urban League of Louisiana News & Updates Creating Pathways, Removing Barriers We're always making moves to create pathways and remove barriers through programs, partnerships, and special initiatives and March 2023 was no different. We...
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The mission of the Urban League of Louisiana is to assist African Americans and other communities seeking equity to secure economic self-reliance, parity and civil rights. We implement our mission through programs in the areas of education and youth development, workforce and economic development, public policy and advocacy initiatives.

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