It’s Been 17 Years Since Katrina
It’s been 17 years. Can you believe it? Time has flown by. Everybody has gotten so much older and thicker. 17 years is not a particularly memorable milestone. But here…
Sheriff Susan Hutson Has Rocky Start
Sheriff Susan Hutson’s start as sheriff is rocky. Prisoner deaths, a staffing shortage, closing criminal court, numerous stabbings, and a three-day prisoner rebellion define the first 100 days. So far,…
Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US
by Raphael E. Rogers A Texas law says slavery cannot be taught as part of the ‘true founding’ of the United States. Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s…
The DOJ Should Not Have Gone Into Trump’s Beautiful Home (His Words)
A disclaimer: the following paragraphs can be put in a bag, shaken, stirred, and then read in any random order.* Okay, let’s proceed. Because maybe the DOJ Should Not Have…
Get Rid of the NOPD Consent Decree?
If the consent decree is lifted will the NOPD go back to the villainous brutalizing ways? Here’s the problem with lifting a consent decree. We don’t really know what happens…
The Mayor Flexed on the Press
First things first, let’s make one thing clear, the mayor flexed on the press. No, let’s be even clearer, the mayor went H.A.M.on the press. Not ham as in the…
The City Council Treats Mayor Cantrell Like A Child. Does She Deserve It?
Before the mayor leaves the city, she has to clean her room first. And make her bed. And fold her clothes. She better brush her teeth. And complete all of…
Louisiana AG Plays Petty Political Game
While The City Floods, The Attorney General Plays Games With The Pumps And Water Maybe we should just build an ark at this point. Surely Noah stashed the blueprints somewhere…
Black New Orleans needs Oliver Thomas on WBOK.
Keep Thomas on air. by Will Sutton Columnist for NOLA.com If you think Oliver Thomas shouldn’t be on WBOK you probably don’t know Black New Orleans. Or maybe your thinking…