Louisiana Legislative Session Highlighted by Hyper Conservative Bills Last week, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told us rats destroyed NOPD evidence. Apparently, they ate through sizable amounts of seized marijuana. “All…

by Stevie Wonders LSU and Louisiana knew what they were getting when Kim Mulkey was hired to coach the  women’s basketball team at the state’s flagship university. Even as a player…

by Melanie McNally Psy.D. Harmonize your life with your values and finally seize control of your time. KEY POINTS Ever catch yourself wondering, “Where has the time gone?” or lamenting,…

Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend. How we came to move the clock forward…

Operation make New Orleans white again has now entered phase 2. In inner circles, the code name for this operation is Nashville or Charleston, depending on the unit. Phase 1…

CHASE(ING) a Direct Run: The significance of the historic vote to transition Lafayette Academy to a direct-run school cannot be understated. For too long, the privatization of schools has been…

by Caroline Leavitt The truth of a memory isn’t as important as the truth of the feelings behind it. KEY POINTS I admit I can obsess about seemingly terrible things…

 A Cautionary Tale of Vice, Hypocrisy, and Influence for Vitter’s Sock Puppet By:  Bethany Bultman Before Governor Jeff Landry embarks on his “clean up New Orleans” promises (or veiled threats) in…

by Robert Mann Why Gov. Jeff Landry and his allies want to take Louisiana’s criminal justice system back to the 1950s I have at least four theories about the rationale…

The Black Law Students Association’s Southern University Law Center Chapter honored Civil Rights Attorney Ernest L. Jones and the Black Panther Party’s New Orleans Chapter at its Inaugural Awards Gala…