How the Barry Experience Could Create Future Problems By Jeff Thomas Hurricane Barry had less impact than the flooding from an unusually large thunderstorm a few days before the cyclone…
Time Blocking
Improve Your Focus And Get More Meaningful Work Done We need self-awareness and tools that keep us in check. by Darius Foroux Do you have a list of priorities or…
Storm Preparation
Build A Kit Make sure your emergency kit is stocked with the items on the checklist below. Most of the items are inexpensive and easy to find, and any one…
Gentrification Solutions
Creative Ideas to Protect Our Neighborhoods By Jeff Thomas News that real estate values in NOLA have skyrocketed should not surprise anybody. But that the city administration has been done…
Essence 2019 is a Beautiful Thing
#EssenceFest By Jeff Thomas Another Essence Festival is upon us, and despite the inconvenience of heavy traffic and people swarming downtown, New Orleans enjoys and benefits from another great festival. …
Gov. Edwards and Black Caucus Rebuked by Pastor
by Pat Bryant A leading Plaquemine, La church blessed the Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) leaders and rebuked Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and Baton…
5 Ways to Take a Memorable Family Vacation for Less Than $1,000
On a tight budget? No problem. Pack up and hit the road with these affordable approaches to family trips. Maryalene LaPonsie • If you can come up with $1,000, you…
7 Big Purchases You Should Never Make
Spending money on expensive things you don’t need is a surefire way to deplete your bank account and lower your net worth. Yet many big-ticket purchases are made on impulse…
Reparations are now a 2020 campaign issue
By Jaime Morris The Reparations dialogue/debate continues and appears to be heating up and may become a 2020 presidential election campaign issue. This election may become Trump versus a consummate…