Sheriff Susan Hutson described the millage as upkeep. “You know it’s like when you buy a house. The mortgage pays for the house, but you still must pay if something…
Category: Politics
No Stop and Frisk in New Orleans
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy called for “stop and frisk” practices in New Orleans. But NOPD already utilizes a constitutional form of stops and frisks. Despite his clownish persona, Kennedy is…
Mayor Cantrell Is Out To Flex Post-Recall
Our mayor picks up cans, the ones that have been kicked down the road. Allegedly Mitch kicked them there, back when he was mayor. But this mayor, our mayor, picks…
Election Analysis – Dark Money Wins
Norris Henderson and VOTE scored impressive campaign victories over the weekend. They were able to use their deep pockets and out message two opponents who enjoyed more endorsements and name…
You Ain’t As Woke As You Think: A Message From The Anti-Woke
I’m so woke. I’m woker than woke. You wanna know what woke is? Gimme 10 seconds and a dollar. I’ll tell ya. Woke: a bunch of black people who wanna…
Teedy Keeps Her Crown
By David Soublet, Sr. Let me begin by making this disclosure: I signed the petition. I thought registered voters in Orleans parish deserved the opportunity to vote on recalling New…
DeSantis Fascists Policies and Florida Student Arrests
By Pat Bryant* Six University of Florida students at two colleges have been arrested on multiple charges for protesting Florida’s draconian laws that are the tip of rising fascism in…
New Orleans Politics is Being Disrupted
NOLA politics disrupted! New Orleans politics is being disrupted. You know what disruption is right? By definition, it is an interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something. Think Uber vs. cabs. In New Orleans…
Vet Your Political Candidates: Here’s Why
by Jamichael Mitchell Black people. We rarely vet political candidates. And that’s a problem. Big time. Usually a candidate is given to us. Usually a candidate is referred to us…
Can We Trust the Recall Process?
What We Learned! The recall of Mayor LaToya Cantrell is like that hazardous train derailment in Ohio. Like train derailment, the resulting damage is not only confusing and troubling but…