When COVID-19 began its spread across the United States in early 2020, New Orleans was already vulnerable. The city’s economy was tightly tethered to tourism, live events, and hospitality, with many of its workers earning low wages and living without access to quality healthcare. What followed was a sharp unraveling of jobs, of small businesses, […]
In 2020, Big Easy Magazine reported that one in three children in New Orleans were expected to experience food insecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic had devastated the economy, shuttered businesses, and pushed more families to rely on food banks and school meal programs just to get by. That moment revealed how fragile the city’s food access […]
Louisiana is facing a long emergency. Storms are more frequent. Insurance costs are rising. Jobs are not keeping pace. All of it is connected, and all of it is holding the state back. The Data Center’s 2024 report, Pathways to Prosperity: Louisiana, shows that while the rest of the country added jobs and built economic […]
Editor’s Note: Some readers have asked why we’re revisiting themes like displacement, gentrification, and housing justice. These are issues that began decades ago. We believe it’s precisely because this has been happening for so long that it demands continued attention. The erosion of New Orleans’ working-class neighborhoods isn’t just history. It’s an ongoing crisis that […]
Louisiana residents are accustomed to weathering storms, but in recent years, it’s not hurricanes that have posed the greatest threat—it’s insurance. Rapidly rising premiums for home and auto insurance are squeezing the middle class across the state, impacting housing security, financial stability, and economic resilience. The current crisis isn’t merely an inconvenience; it’s an economic […]
There’s a reason the blues feel right at home in New Orleans. The city’s deep musical roots stretch from Congo Square to the juke joints of the Lower Ninth Ward, shaped by generations of soul-bearing artists. Though jazz may often take the spotlight, blues has never left town. It’s in the voice of a gravelly […]
Every spring, caterpillars return to New Orleans in full force, dropping from the city’s historic oak trees and surprising anyone walking beneath them. These aren’t just any caterpillars. One of the most common species spotted around this time is the oak leafroller caterpillar (Archips semiferana), which feeds on the fresh leaves of Southern live oaks. […]
When COVID-19 began its spread across the United States in early 2020, New Orleans was already vulnerable. The city’s economy was tightly tethered to tourism, live events, and hospitality, with many of its workers earning low wages and living without access to quality healthcare. What followed was a sharp unraveling of jobs, of small businesses, […]
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed the first case of measles in the state for 2025. The case, reported in Region 1—which includes the Greater New Orleans area—involves an adult resident who was not fully vaccinated and is believed to have contracted the disease while traveling internationally. This development has prompted an urgent […]
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