By C.C. Campbell-Rock The battle to keep the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board from shutting off the water of people who have not paid their bills for a variety…
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You Can Reduce Flooding
WATER WISE WORKSHOPS TO INFORM RESIDENTS HOW TO REDUCE FLOODING New Orleans faces many challenges with its drainage system. We are learning that climate change will add another challenge to…
New Entergy Power Plant Should Reduce Crime
By Jeff Thomas The new energy plant in New Orleans East should be crime reduction tool. Living amongst some of the most crime prone areas of the city, the residents…
Doing Business in Our Hoods
By Jeff Thomas Joblessness and crime are intimately linked. Contrary to the American narrative bias against black men that incorrectly maintains that criminality is a congenital condition, societal nurture provides…
Stop White Flight in Campaign
By Jeff Thomas The shocking collapse of Desiree Charbonnet’s mayoral primary run parallels white flight to the suburbs from New Orleans in the 70’s. Though dramatically different attitudes and perspectives…
From Louis Armstrong to the N.F.L.: Ungrateful as the New Uppity
By Jelani Cobb Trump’s invective toward N.F.L. players who kneel during the national anthem (such as members of the Jacksonville Jaguars, above) highlights the racially charged demands facing black entertainers.…
Monuments Removal Priceless
By Jeff Thomas When news broke that the city spent over $2 million to remove the Confederate monuments at the same time that we learned that New Orleans had one…
Vulnerable Residents Deprived of Food Source
Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana’s use of food for political leverage, to control residents in our communities and the agencies which provide direct service to hungry families,…
DA’s Office Creates Uncooperative Public
DA’s Office Actions Reminiscent of Police Shootings By Jeff Thomas Nearly 70% of the people who live in New Orleans are African American. Since most crime victims are the same…
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…