Compounding Incompetence at the S&WB
What Should You Do with a Sewerage and Water Board Bill? by Kenneth Cooper I received my neighbor’s Sewerage & Water Board bill in the mail last weekend. I thought…
GROUP DEMANDS FAIR UTILITY RATES & ACCOUNTABILITY
BY C.C. Campbell-Rock Lead is in the water flowing into the homes of New Orleanians, schools and businesses. Prices for utility rates are soaring in a city with the second…
The Other Black History
by Orissa Arend The Other Black History, playing at the Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St. this Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22 at 7 PM, is an engaging,…
12 Things You Might Not Know About Juneteenth
BY STACY CONRADT There’s more than one Independence Day in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that slaves were now free.…
Not So Fast, Entergy. Not So Fast
by Kenneth Cooper “Let’s try this again, without the actors!” Thus says the judge. The City Council says, “OK” as it sits on a cool $5 million – the fine…
This State Is Rank
by Kenneth Cooper “I’m worse at what I do best / And for this gift, I feel blessed!” So sang Kurt Cobain way back in 1992. 17 years later, Louisiana,…
When the Vouchers Need Vouching
By Kenneth Cooper Remember the days when Louisiana was a beacon of low-quality education, the days when parents would send their kids to school, and the education they received would…
Women of Color Attorneys
Burning Down Walls of Corruption & Injustice By C.C. Campbell-Rock “They dreamed a world where they would use the laws and doctrines of their oppressors to defeat them,” Janai S.…