Urban League of Louisiana names Tyronne Walker and Todd Battiste as new Vice Presidents
Urban League of Louisiana names Tyronne Walker and Todd Battiste as new Vice Presidents Today, the Urban League of Louisiana announced that Tyronne Walker and Todd Battiste have been named as Vice Presidents and members of the Strategic Leadership Team. Tyronne Walker...
Educational Equity Initiative
Educational Equity Initiative The Need for Educational Equity in Louisiana Louisiana has a longstanding history of racial inequities in public education. Recent data show that disparities in academic achievement still exist at every stage of the education pipeline. In...
Urban League of Louisiana expands Small Business Services for Entrepreneurs across Louisiana through the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund Program
NEW ORLEANS (March 31, 2022) — Today, the Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA) announced its plan to expand small business services to entrepreneurs across the state of Louisiana who continue to be impacted by COVID-19 with the support of the Wells Fargo Open for...
Urban League of Louisiana releases statement on Governor John Bel Edwards’ decision to veto proposed Congressional district map
Issued: March 11, 2022 We are grateful to Governor John Bel Edwards for vetoing the racially discriminatory Congressional map passed by the state legislature. Based on the 2020 Census data, African Americans make up a third of Louisiana’s population. Yet despite...