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…
Year: 2024
How Feelings Can Change Our Memories
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 Political Dispatch from New Orleans
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…
Racism is the reason
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…
LAW STUDENTS HONOR ATTY. ERNEST JONES & BLACK PANTHER PARTY
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…
7 Factors to Consider for Making Better Decisions
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. How can we improve well-being with good decision-making? KEY POINTS Good decision-making requires weighing the value of immediate rewards versus delayed rewards. For instance, would we prefer to consume…
Why No Contact and Boundaries Are Important With Your Ex
Cutting off contact with your ex after a breakup is necessary for your growth. By John Kim LMFT There are several important reasons to cut off contact and create boundaries after a…
Will Crime Session Kill Tourism in NOLA
For two terms, Louisiana Gov John Bel Edwards protected New Orleans’ values. He vetoed bills like unrestrained concealed carry. He even aided New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s push for more…
Trump’s New Shoes Are For Dumb N-Words
Beware of Trump’s new tennis shoe, the Air Insurrection or Never Surrender, as he calls it. It’s dangerous. Try not to make direct eye contact with it, even online. And…
What if the Person You Need to Set Boundaries With Is Yourself?
by Jennifer Gerlach LCSW It’s more about self-love than self-control. KEY POINTS A lady used to tell me the worst things. She would shout my fears as I tried to…