Amendment 2 “Do you support an amendment to lower the maximum allowable rate of individual income tax and to authorize the legislature to provide by law for a deduction for…
Category: Politics
A Closer Look at Amendment One
Last week, I gave you a quick and easy look into all the amendments you will see on the ballot. This week, you will get a more detailed look at…
Two Forums Spotlight Key Political Races
Good Day or Good Night New Orleans By Pat Bryant We are at the junction of progress or ruin. The pathway to ruin is littered with “let somebody else take…
Shocking Development in City Council At Large Race
In an unprecedented move, two opponents endorse each other during an election District “C” Councilmember Kristin Palmer and District “D” Councilmember Jared Brossett announced that they are taking the unprecedented…
The Debt Ceiling Debacle
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before Wait, the party out of power was complaining about the party in power trying to raise the debt ceiling? What year is…
Should City Council Regulate Entergy
Could New Public Board Do a Better Job? In New Orleans, the city council regulates the power company. This is a unique occurrence. Everywhere else across the state, the state-run…
Can The City Council Be Trusted To Regulate Entergy?
I’d like to speak to upper management. I don’t think the City Council’s Utilities Committee is making a big enough mess of its relationship with Entergy. Yes, I…
IDA is Opportunity to Grow Our Businesses
How City of New Orleans Can Incentivize Locals to Rebuild Stronger and Better How many times will New Orleanians rebuild after a major hurricane wrecks their property? Although Ida’s winds…
Entergy Focused on Profits not Electricity
In 2017, Entergy was pulling out all the stops! Put aside the $300 million in finance charges, Entergy is charging the citizens of New Orleans. It would be worth it,…
Angry White Bigots Should Just Shut Up
Yall remember when KKK Grand Wizard David Duke ran for governor against Edwin Edwards. There was a brilliant catch phrase then- Vote for the Crook. It’s important. In case you…