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A shooting occurred inside Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans last week, shocking the city and violating one of the most historically significant sites of the Civil Rights Movement just…
Helena Moreno didn’t run to be a visionary mayor.She ran to be a competent one. That distinction matters. It defines both her greatest strength and her biggest constraint. Moreno steps…
Why Strategy—Not Spectacle—Is Driving America’s Next Moves Let’s clear something up before the noise takes over. Donald Trump is not acting like a madman chasing headlines or power for its…
By Jeff Thomas Monday means something different this year in New Orleans. January 12, 2026 will mark the official inauguration of Helena Moreno as the 63rd mayor of New Orleans.…
New Orleans enters this year with something we have not had in a long time: a reset. We have a new mayor. We have a re-shaped City Council. And we…
Let me be clear from the jump: Nicolás Maduro is no hero. His regime oversaw one of the worst economic collapses in modern history. Millions of Venezuelans fled. Political prisoners…
Every year brings headlines. Few years change people. In 2025, the stories that defined New Orleans did more than dominate the news cycle. They changed how people lived, how people…
Every generation faces a moment when it must decide what it will protect. For Black Americans, that moment is now. Across the country, DEI programs are being rolled back. History…
By Rep Troy Carter An attack on our small business owners, our working poor, our neighbors with disabilities, families facing food insecurity, people who rely on SNAP, the homeless, and…
This is no longer a partisan fight. Instead, it has become a public break inside the Republican Party—and Speaker Mike Johnson is standing alone. Four centrist Republicans have joined House…