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…
Exactly How Much Water You Should Drink to Lose Weight
H20 might be the fat-loss tool you’re not using. BY ISADORA BAUM No one has to to tell you that drinking water is great for you. You’ve likely heard this your entire life:…
Garbage the Whole Story
By Data News Staff There has been a lot of coverage about New Orleans’ garbage issue over the past few months. Also detailed daily accounts of missed pick-ups, the health…
“Mental Health is a Key Factor in Academics”
By TiOnka Writez COVID-19 is ripping through the country just as Hurricanes Katrina, and Ida have through New Orleans leaving a spirit of despair amongst its residents. COVID-19 is gravely…
Why Entergy and City Must Work It Out
Can New Orleans withstand climate change? Climate change is producing more and bigger storms. Now some of these storms start in the Caribbean and rocket across the Gulf of Mexico. …
7 Ways to Cope When Life Gets Tough
Alice Boyes Ph.D. How to roll with the punches. Last week, I took my car to get a spare key cut. After about 15 minutes of waiting in the 100-plus-degree…
Lies, Garbage, And Operation Mardi Gras
Throughout its illustrious history, the city of New Orleans has had many firsts – corruption firsts, perpetually last in public education firsts, flooding firsts. But one first has always evaded…
Reparations in New Orleans – Part 2
By Orissa Arend A few cities – Evanston, Ill, Ashville, NC, St. Louis, MO – are taking concrete steps toward reparations for African Americans. Slavery, Jim Crow, and…