The number one job of any sheriff is simple: keep the inmates locked up. When that fails, you alert the public—immediately. But after ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish…
Category: Politics
In Louisiana, the Insurance Is Too Damn High
Auto insurance in Louisiana is outrageous.We’ve been called the most expensive state in America—paying nearly 49% more than the national average. And year after year, state legislators and insurance commissioners…
Statement from Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr.
Re: The Collapse of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and the Rise of CCC—Congress, Courts, and Community As Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill” buckles under public scrutiny and moral outrage, Republicans…
CITY COUNCIL’S TRUMPIAN ORDINANCE NULL AND VOID AND ILLEGAL
A Power Grab Disguised as Reform The New Orleans City Council, led by Council President JP Morrell, has launched a Trumpian-style power grab to weaken Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Morrell has…
City Council President’s Garbage Fight Is Trash
Power Grab in City Hall City Council President J.P. Morrell is leading an effort to strip power from Mayor LaToya Cantrell. He wants authority over contracts, spending, hiring, and travel.…
Does Historic Preservation Matter on Bourbon Street?
City Council Vote Is Thursday By Nathan Chapman President, Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents & Associates (VCPORA) If I ask you to picture New Orleans’ French Quarter (known formally as…
Why You Don’t Know Ibrahim Traoré—And Why That’s About to Change
A Rising Power America’s Media Isn’t Talking About Most Americans have never heard of Ibrahim Traoré. That’s not surprising. Our media often ignores powerful Black figures unless they’re athletes,…
Governor Landry’s Dream Is the State’s Nightmare
By Kenneth Cooper A Disturbing Vision for Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has a dream. In it, cell blocks overflow with kids serving maximum sentences in state prisons. Preferably, those kids…
From Deep in the Cuckoo’s Nest:
Trump Changed the Name of the Gulf of Mexico Seeing Louisiana’s nonprofits, corporations, and state agencies fall into Trump’s cuckoo’s nest of racial hatred is disheartening. Trump’s decision to rename…
The Last Stand for Black-Owned Businesses Is in Blue Cities
The Federal Government Is Rolling Back DEI. Who Will Stand Up Now? Across America, the DEI rug is being pulled out from under our feet. Diversity, equity, and inclusion—once seen…