A major shift is coming to Louisiana’s commercial real estate landscape. NAI Latter & Blum, the state’s largest and one of its most iconic commercial real estate brokerages, will officially rebrand as NAI Rampart on June 1, 2025, marking a return to Louisiana-based ownership and a bold new chapter under the umbrella of Rampart/Wurth Holding […]
The fight over who picks up the garbage is really a fight over who runs New Orleans—and what happens when emergency powers replace public process. What began as a routine contract in the French Quarter has spiraled into a deeper battle over transparency, authority, and political influence. In New Orleans, even the garbage is political. […]
Building passive income is often sold as the ultimate dream — money flowing in while you sleep, work optional, freedom secured. But for many progressives, the way traditional passive income is framed feels off. Ethical passive income It’s hard to celebrate profits earned from companies that exploit workers, displace communities, or wreck the environment. The […]
Once again, kratom ban in Louisiana lawmakers are trying to legislate fear instead of facts. Senate Bill 154 would outlaw kratom entirely — a plant that thousands across the state rely on for relief, recovery, and resilience. It’s a move that speaks more to political performance and social control than public health. Let’s get this […]
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 […]
New Orleans is more than jazz and jambalaya. It’s a global gateway. The Port of New Orleans, long overshadowed by the city’s cultural spotlight, is one of the most strategically significant and economically vital maritime hubs in the United States — and it’s time more people understood that. From cotton to crude oil, from bananas […]
New Orleans residents have had it with the bills. Not just the rent or the groceries — but the utility costs that keep climbing with no clear end in sight. From Entergy New Orleans to the Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO), households are paying hundreds of dollars every month just to keep the lights on […]
The Warning Signs Are Flashing Red With the implementation of tariffs globally and the escalation of trade wars, the odds of a recession in 2025 are rising fast. What began as a slow economic cooling — driven by high interest rates, stubborn inflation, and reduced consumer confidence — is now being accelerated by policy decisions […]
As of April 6, 2025, Bitcoin is once again on a downturn, dropping more than 5% in the last 24 hours and trading just under $79,000. The sudden slip has investors rattled—but the reasons behind the crash go far beyond simple market sentiment. This moment offers a broader glimpse into the shifting terrain of global […]
In the conversation around housing affordability, small landlords often catch the heat. To be clear – the rising rents, evictions, and disappearing neighborhoods plaguing New Orleans aren’t being driven by the woman renting out her shotgun double. They’re being driven by Wall Street. Corporate landlords—not small, local ones—are the real force hollowing out the city’s […]
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