11 Examples of Resistance to Government Raids By Bill Quigley. Bill teaches law at Loyola University New Orleans. Resistance to unjust government action is the duty of all people who…
Year: 2017
GUIDE to CREOLE AND CAJUN CUISINE
A CASUAL CONNOISSEUR’S GUIDE to CREOLE AND CAJUN CUISINE by Kara Johnson New Orleans is famous for its world class, one of a kind cuisine, but its cuisine is actually comprised of two different kinds…
Some Thoughts on Crackheads, Crumbling Kingdoms, State Budgets, and Exorcising Evil Spirits
By Kenneth Cooper Let’s say you’re a crackhead, and one day you find that you can no longer support your crack habit with the money from your 9 to 5, so…
MASS INCARCERATION IN LOUISIANA
PART of our Series on Mass Incarceration by Cammie Maturin As a state, Louisiana’s response to crime and punishment, in the 2017 legislative cycle, must be met with bi-partisan commitment…
Repeal The ACA And Replace It With Medicare For All
by MarkAlain Dery, Contributor, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease; Tulane University School of Medicine. Founder; 102.3 WHIV-LP FM, New Orleans. A few weeks ago a colleague appeared…
Sheriff Normand is a National Disgrace
By Jeff Thomas That a white sheriff in the deep south feels empowered and emboldened to derisively and condescendingly speak to the African American community that dared question his actions…
Parish President in Love With Minor
Mike Yenni, Making Louisiana Deplorable Again By Kenneth Cooper This is the story of a love affair, a brief, but torrid one, a legal, yet creepy one, an affair began…
How Do Black People Get the Police to Stop Shooting Them?
By Kenneth Cooper If you are planning on murdering a police officer to make a statement, please don’t. Just stop. Put the AK 47 or AR 15 down. Remove your…
Close Prisons and Reduce Crime
Part of Our Series on Mass Incarceration By Jeff Thomas What Louisiana’s legislators have lacked in creativity over the years, they have compensated mightily with plagiarism/copying. In fact, hundreds of…
Eliminate All Bonds for Non-Violent Offenses
Part of Our Series on Mass Incarceration by Jeff Thomas There was a time people smoked in the office at work. Ashtrays were everywhere. Cigarette companies were the biggest sponsors…