Every Carnival season, this city gets the world’s attention. Every Ash Wednesday, it squanders it. Dr. Norman Francis spent 47 years proving there’s another way. The question is whether New…
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Act 399: Louisiana’s New Immigration Crackdown Is Really a Crackdown on Protest, Local Power, and Civil Rights
Louisiana just passed Act399, and most people still don’t understand what it truly does. Supporters call it a simple immigration-enforcement bill. Headlines say it “helps ICE.” But read the fine…
Venezuela, Oil, and New Orleans: The Crisis New Orleans Pretends Isn’t Coming
The United States is bombing Venezuelan boats and tightening pressure on Nicolás Maduro. It calls the mission a “narco-terror” operation, but the real driver is oil. Venezuela holds the world’s…
New Orleans in Crisis: The Revenue Pitfall, COVID Cash Temptation, and the Burden on City Workers
New Orleans is staring down a fiscal abyss. Budgets are tight. Revenues lag. City Hall is now discussing using COVID relief money to close recurring deficits — or worse, raising…
Will Our Next Mayor Have the Courage to get into Good Trouble and not Surrender to Washington’s War on Dissent?
by Dr. Kyshun Webster Cowards Need Not Apply: Will Our Next Mayor Have the Courage to get into Good Trouble and not Surrender to Washington’s War on Dissent? The assassination…
Katrina Memorial: How Katrina Changed New Orleans’ People & Culture
Meta Description Katrina Memorial Series – Episode 1 Remapping Race: How Katrina Reshaped the Faces of New Orleans August is upon us, and for many New Orleanians, that familiar hurricane…
New Orleans at a Crossroads: The Storm Missed Us—But the Crisis Won’t
Everybody in New Orleans is on full alert this time of year. The smallest disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico creates big anxiety for most people. Last week there was…
The Second Line Struggle: How New Orleans Criminalized Its Greatest Cultural Treasure
New Orleans, known for jazz and vibrant culture, owes much of its identity to the African American community. Yet, the city’s treatment of second lines—their most home grown iconic cultural…
Jeff Landry: Champion of Louisiana or Conservative Strategist Eyeing the White House?
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has become a polarizing figure in state politics. His conservative policies have significantly impacted New Orleans and Baton Rouge, particularly affecting majority-Black communities. Agree with his…
‘They’re Building a Chemical Factory on My Ancestors’ Graves’
By Sunita Sohrabji ‘The Formosa factory will never come here. We won’t let it.” Environmental activist Sharon Lavigne, founder of Rise St. James. St. James Parish, Louisiana is one of…