Katrina’s Shadow: Why New Orleans Still Struggles with Insurance, Blight, and Recovery Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. Nearly twenty years later, the storm’s damage continues to shape the…
Year: 2025
Vappie vs. Morrell: Why Does Justice Look Different in New Orleans?
Two Officers, Two Outcomes Two NOPD officers. Two misconduct cases. Yet the treatment of Jeffrey Vappie and Todd Morrell could not look more different. Vappie stands accused of conspiring with…
LaToya Cantrell Indicted: A Test of Black Leadership and New Orleans’ Future
by Langston Price A Mayor Made History Again Mayor LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans’ first female mayor, made history again. This time, she is the first sitting mayor indicted in the…
The Real Attack on Democracy Few Are Talking About
by Langston Price Most Americans see the chaos in Washington and call it a partisan fight. But that misses the bigger danger. The real attack on democracy isn’t just the…
Why Do Marriages Succeed?
Master these key relationship skills for a stronger marriage. by Kurt W Ela Psy.D. Key points As a couples therapist, I work with a broad array of relationships: the couple…
The New Jim Crow’s Next Move: Stopping Black People from Voting At All
From Map Fights to Ballot Blockades In my last column, I explained how Louisiana’s redistricting battle became a tangled mess — with one court ordering a second majority-Black district, another…
The New Discrimination: How “Reverse Discrimination” Threatens Black Voting Power
The Dangerous New Argument The most dangerous assault on Black voting rights today doesn’t come with poll taxes or literacy tests. Instead, it comes wrapped in constitutional language and dressed…
After the Storm: How Katrina Changed New Orleans But Couldn’t Break Its Spirit
August is here—and so is the anxiety. For every New Orleanian who lived through Hurricane Katrina, these late summer days stir something deep. Whether you evacuated to Houston, stayed in…
Does Wealth Make Us Happier?
A 2023 study helps answer whether getting rich can make you a happier. by Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. Key points It’s fair to say that American society is heavily, if…
New Orleans Political Machines Are Not What They Used to Be
by Bob Wilkerson For decades, groups like SOUL, BOLD, COUP, and LIFE were the most powerful names in New Orleans politics. Their endorsements could decide elections. They mailed thousands of…