What’s Better? Emotionally Intelligent or Mentally Strong

Amy Morin There’s a big difference between mental strength and emotional intelligence.   Almost every week, I get a question from someone asking me about the difference between emotional intelligence…

Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren’t

Erin Leyba LCSW, Ph.D. Many of kids’ so-called “naughty” behaviors are developmental and human. Here are 10 ways kids may seem like they’re acting “naughty,” but really aren’t. When we recognize…

Landrieu Joins with Republicans to Misspend Tax Money

DYNAMIC DUO LANDRIEU/HILFERTY HAVE MISPLACED PRIORITIES By Jeff Thomas Nearing the end of his second and final term in office, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu must be reflecting on his…

LIBERTY’S KITCHEN: A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Liberty’s Kitchen is an organization near to my heart.   A simple way to describe it is as a nonprofit, workforce training enterprise that teaches culinary skills to individuals ranging from the ages 16…

Grading the Saints Draft

By Jeff Thomas Draft picks are like weather reports.  Sometimes an alert warns of a soon to hit tornado, sometimes you get a lot of rain and sometimes you get…

The Truth About What We’ll Do To Fit In

Art Markman Ph.D. New research shows that the behavior of others impacts our own decisions.   People tend to do what others around them are doing. Walk onto an elevator and almost…

Bust out the Water Hoses and Growling Dogs

            by Jeff Thomas In 2017, illegally acting, outside agitators cannot be allowed to subvert the will of the people of New Orleans.  Circa 1963…

Major Challenges of New Orleans Charter Schools Exposed

At NAACP Hearing by Bill Quigley, Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans   New Orleans is the nation’s largest and most complete experiment in charter schools.   After Hurricane Katrina,…

Cooper’s Collage of Multiple Thoughts

              Goodbye, Sean Payton. What’s That Governor Edwards? Hello War, President Trump. by Kenneth Cooper Maybe Sean Payton doesn’t pray enough. Or maybe he…

Rep Harris and Cox Cable help citizens

    Representative Jimmy Harris Works to Aid Storm Victims   Louisiana Representative Jimmy Harris’ District 99 has scores of homes and some businesses that were heavily damaged by the…