By criminalizing kratom, Louisiana lawmakers aren’t solving a problem. Instead, they’re planting the seeds of a new one. Assuming the governor does not veto, on August 1, Senate Bill 154 will go into effect, banning the sale and possession of kratom across the state. But this misguided crackdown doesn’t remove risk from the streets. It […]
Editor’s Note: URGENT: Take Action Now — Senate Bill 154 has passed both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and is now on Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. If signed, this law will criminalize kratom and turn 325,000 Louisianans into felons by August 1. The American Kratom Association is urging residents to sign the petition and contact […]
Aaron Rodgers is talking again. Not with his game, but with that increasingly tired sense of superiority. No surprise here given his inflated ego. During a recent podcast, the quarterback tossed off a pointed remark: he wouldn’t want to live in Louisiana. It wasn’t subtle, and he most likely meant New Orleans. To that we […]
Editor’s note: We’ve added the label “Op-Ed” to this piece to reflect its editorial perspective. While the New Orleans Jazz Museum is a major focus, the intent here isn’t to criticize the museum or its staff. This article aims to raise bigger questions about how Louisiana funds culture and the arts and whether that support […]
Editor’s note: Kratom is about to be banned if advocates don’t act now. It’s Big Easy Magazine’s position that a ban will cause much more harm than good. We encourage advocates to make their voices heard. Please email your story via the following site: https://www.protectkratom.org/louisiana Buried deep beneath the avalanche of legislative chaos at the […]
History was made this week in Vatican City, but not quietly. On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. This marks the first time an American has ascended to the papacy in the Church’s two-millennia history. […]
On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, reports confirmed that former Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is actively considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. According to KNOE News, Edwards has spoken with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the New York Times about the possibility of challenging Republican Senator Bill Cassidy. He reportedly told […]
When Big Easy Magazine broke the story about a performer wearing a swastika shirt at Ohm Lounge, we expected backlash. What we didn’t expect was how many people rushed not to condemn the symbol, but to defend it—not to stand against hate, but to invoke “free speech” as if that somehow settled the matter. To […]
A neighborhood that rebuilt from catastrophe is now facing a new threat—the Port NOLA grain terminal, freight trains, grain dust, and a project pushed forward without their consent. The trains are coming back to the Lower Ninth Ward, not as a symbol of progress, but as a warning that once again, New Orleans’ most resilient […]
The Sales Tax Hike Has Already Hit, and It’s Bleeding Working Families In January 2025, the Louisiana sales tax hike and new tax structure went into effect, permanently shifting the burden of funding our state onto those least able to afford it. Politicians and their lobbyists dressed it up in the language of “modernization” and […]
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