Louisianians protest for $600 benefit, against evictions
New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters chain themselves together outside an entrance to First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters chain themselves together outside an entrance to First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:23 PM EDT
A protester, right center, walks away with paperwork after grabbing it out of the hands of a man, center, who was trying to enter First City Court while the New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protest was taking place outside First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Other protesters intervened and returned the paperwork to the man. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

A protester, right center, walks away with paperwork after grabbing it out of the hands of a man, center, who was trying to enter First City Court while the New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protest was taking place outside First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Other protesters intervened and returned the paperwork to the man. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:22 PM EDT
A woman trying to enter the courthouse is prevented from entering by New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters who blocked an entrance to First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

A woman trying to enter the courthouse is prevented from entering by New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters who blocked an entrance to First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:26 PM EDT
A protester, right, walks away with paperwork after grabbing it out of the hands of a man, left center, who was trying to enter First City Court while the New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protest was taking place outside First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Other protesters intervened and returned the paperwork to the man. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

A protester, right, walks away with paperwork after grabbing it out of the hands of a man, left center, who was trying to enter First City Court while the New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protest was taking place outside First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Other protesters intervened and returned the paperwork to the man. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters hold their hands in the air as they block people, bottom center, from entering First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The group prevented legal professionals and others from entering the building. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters hold their hands in the air as they block people, bottom center, from entering First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The group prevented legal professionals and others from entering the building. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:28 PM EDT
New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters hold their hands in the air as they block people, left, from entering First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020 (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly protesters hold their hands in the air as they block people, left, from entering First City Court near New Orleans City Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2020 (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:20 PM EDT
FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delivers remarks to media after registering as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La. More than a dozen unions and citizens’ groups say unemployed workers will demonstrate at U.S. senators’ offices in nine Louisiana cities to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits. Sens. Cassidy and John Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut that benefit to $200 a week on top of state unemployment pay. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delivers remarks to media after registering as a candidate to run as an incumbent in Baton Rouge, La. More than a dozen unions and citizens’ groups say unemployed workers will demonstrate at U.S. senators’ offices in nine Louisiana cities to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits. Sens. Cassidy and John Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut that benefit to $200 a week on top of state unemployment pay. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Jul. 30, 2020 02:40 AM EDT
FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks at a roundtable discussion in Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus, during a visit by Vice President Mike Pence, in Baton Rouge, La. More than a dozen unions and citizens’ groups say unemployed workers will demonstrate at U.S. senators’ offices in nine Louisiana cities to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits. Sens. Bill Cassidy and Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut that benefit to $200 a week on top of state unemployment pay. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks at a roundtable discussion in Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus, during a visit by Vice President Mike Pence, in Baton Rouge, La. More than a dozen unions and citizens’ groups say unemployed workers will demonstrate at U.S. senators’ offices in nine Louisiana cities to demand continued $600 federal coronavirus unemployment benefits. Sens. Bill Cassidy and Kennedy are among Republicans supporting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to cut that benefit to $200 a week on top of state unemployment pay. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Jul. 30, 2020 02:40 AM EDT
A protester, top left, climbs a ladder in order to hang a sign from the roof of First City Court near New Orleans City Hall during the Renters Rights Assembly protest on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

A protester, top left, climbs a ladder in order to hang a sign from the roof of First City Court near New Orleans City Hall during the Renters Rights Assembly protest on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

Jul. 30, 2020 01:29 PM EDT