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Nurses, Patients, and Advocates to Rally Outside UMC, Urging LCMC Health to Finalize Contract and Support Workers’ Rights

April 21, 2025

As negotiations between LCMC Health and NOLA Nurses United continue, nurses, patients, and community allies will rally outside University Medical Center (UMC) on Tuesday, April 22, demanding action from hospital leadership. Organized by Step Up Louisiana, the rally and press conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. and call on LCMC CEO Greg Feirn to adopt […]

How COVID-19 Changed New Orleans

April 20, 2025

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 Comeback of Local Farming in New Orleans: Growing Food, Health, and Hope

April 19, 2025

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 […]

The Economic Cost of Inaction: How Climate Disasters Are Slowing Louisiana’s Growth

April 18, 2025

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 […]

The Vanishing Working-Class Soul of New Orleans

April 18, 2025

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 […]


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Consulting Our Way Into Crisis: How New Orleans Spends Millions While Services Fall Apart

April 22, 2025

In New Orleans, when basic services fail, the answer often sounds the same: the city is “working with outside partners” to address the issue. Whether it’s crumbling roads, persistent homelessness, or failing utilities, more and more of the public response is being managed by private consultants or nonprofits funded with public dollars. On paper, it […]

The Evolution of New Orleans’ French Market

April 21, 2025

The French Market in New Orleans is more than a place to shop—it’s a living archive of the city’s history. Located in the heart of the French Quarter, this iconic marketplace has transformed over centuries while continuing to reflect the cultural, economic, and culinary heartbeat of New Orleans. A Legacy Rooted in Trade and Culture […]

Roads to Nowhere: Who’s Getting Paid to Keep New Orleans Stuck in the Mud?

April 21, 2025

You don’t need a city council report to know something’s wrong. The roads say it all. Torn up asphalt, fences around half-dug trenches, and crews that come and go without warning. Some blocks haven’t seen progress in months. Others get repaved, only to be torn up again. New Orleans put $2.4 billion on the table […]

Nurses, Patients, and Advocates to Rally Outside UMC, Urging LCMC Health to Finalize Contract and Support Workers’ Rights

April 21, 2025

As negotiations between LCMC Health and NOLA Nurses United continue, nurses, patients, and community allies will rally outside University Medical Center (UMC) on Tuesday, April 22, demanding action from hospital leadership. Organized by Step Up Louisiana, the rally and press conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. and call on LCMC CEO Greg Feirn to adopt […]


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