Ben Myers
@blevimyers
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New Orleans City Hall reporter for The Times-Picayune/@NOLAnews [email protected]
New Orleans, La.
Joined March 2011
RT @RichardAWebster: A controversial state law that creates criminal penalties for law enforcement officers who do not cooperate with feder….
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RT @daveweigel: Fundraising text from the NRCC, selling a new "Alligator Alcatraz" shirt. "ICE with a bite."
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Physical confrontation, head spinning accusations and all sorts of chaos at East Bank flood authority as bad blood gets worse between Gov. Landry's appointed board president and other members. Wild account by @alexlubben . Be sure to read to the end.
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RT @samkarlin: A year after GOP leaders passed a pro-industry package of bills aimed at addressing Louisiana's home insurance crisis, is an….
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RT @rjamesfinn: As @realDonaldTrump pursues a sweeping expansion of ICE's 287(g) program, here's which Louisiana law enforcement agencies a….
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RT @BrettMmurphy: NEW: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks….
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But everyone has been so happy and delightful today.
With Derek Carr retiring from the NFL, the New Orleans Saints need to call Aaron Rodgers.
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He's from the far south suburbs. Not sure how anyone mistook him for a Cubs fan.
Pope Leo XIV at a 2005 White Sox World Series game at U.S. Cellular Field, now Rate Field.
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Imposing a critical new requirement like REAL ID when govt is incapable of processing it is … is ….
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RT @robperillo: Flooding in downtown Lafayette early this morning thanks to 5-8” over a 3-4hr period. Not the start to Festival Internation….
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Cantrell publicly committed Wisner trust funds for this, but the fund is locked up by a court injunction.
.@mayorcantrell’s office keeps issuing statements after 9 pm on week nights. This one is about a dispute over New Orleans walk of fame funding with @NOLACityCouncil. Story from @blevimyers
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What a complete disaster.
This is awful, infuriating -- and bad for Houston and Houstonians. It is also *NOT* the fault of the Landing's many dedicated journalists. The Landing's CEO and board could not have run the newsroom into the ground quicker if they'd tried (see: .
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RT @RichardAWebster: 1–THREAD: Calvin Alexander thought he had done everything the Louisiana parole board asked of him to earn an early rel….
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RT @aegallo: This is a big deal and has far-reaching judicial implications in Louisiana. These lawsuits, often deemed 'legacy lawsuits' her….
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RT @jimgeraghty: One country was left off the list entirely. Russia. The most recent figures for 2023 (meaning the second year of the inva….
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RT @MelindaDeslatte: New Orleans levee board members quit as Jeff Landry's adviser pursues controversial changes vi….
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RT @CBSNews: All employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were notified Friday of the option to voluntarily resign in….
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RT @Fahrenthold: NEW: @doge deletes $4 billion more in savings from its "wall of receipts.". This is the second time in a week that Elon Mu….
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RT @alexlubben: Just over two years ago, people who had lived their whole lives on Isle de Jean Charles moved into brand new homes in a gov….
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