HOUSING ADVOCATES OPPOSE PROPOSITION 1: THE ANTI–AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND New Orleans voters urged to protect the Affordable Housing Trust Fund by voting NO on Proposition 1 on November 15…
Year: 2025
The City Council’s Distraction Has Pushed New Orleans to the Brink
Warnings Ignored In January 2025, the Cantrell administration formally warned the City Council that New Orleans was facing a “critical juncture.” Then Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño and Finance Director…
New Orleans on the Brink: How Political Theater Let a Fiscal Crisis Explode
The City Council Looked Away New Orleans may be days from losing control of its finances. The council has called in the Legislative Auditor, the mayor requested a $125 million…
The Voting Rights Act—A Promise Under Attack
Few laws changed America like the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Born from the blood and bravery of the civil-rights movement, it guaranteed that race could no longer decide who…
Louisiana’s Special Session Is About Power, Not Paperwork
When a governor calls a special session, it usually sounds like routine business. A date change here, a policy fix there. But not this time. The special session happening right…
Montaño’s Money Mess: The Truth Behind New Orleans’ $160 Million Deficit
By Kyshun Webster — Investigative Analysis Blame for the bombshell deficit rests squarely on former CAO Gilbert Montaño. Period. Point blank. When Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño confidently projected a…
The Real Reasons Behind the Government Shutdown: Power, Not Policy
Government shutdown, Congress, Republicans, Democrats, budget impasse, healthcare funding, political standoff The Showdown in Washington The latest government shutdown is not just another budget disagreement. It’s a reflection of how…
The New Literacy: Why Black America Can’t Sit Out the AI Revolution
AI Is Here to Stay — Don’t Get Left Behind AI basics, artificial intelligence, Black America, technology literacy, learning AI, democratization of knowledge Let’s Be Real About AI Artificial intelligence…
No Time for a Honeymoon: Helena Moreno Faces New Orleans’ Hard Math
Budget • Services • Leadership Helena Moreno ran a great campaign. Voters responded. Now the real work begins. Reserves are thin. Storm risk remains high. Therefore, every dollar matters. State…
New Orleans in Crisis: The Revenue Pitfall, COVID Cash Temptation, and the Burden on City Workers
New Orleans is staring down a fiscal abyss. Budgets are tight. Revenues lag. City Hall is now discussing using COVID relief money to close recurring deficits — or worse, raising…