WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to help stranded Americans leave the Middle East and return to the United States. “No one should be left stranded in a time of crisis. The war in Iran is a […]
An Ode to the Joy of Benevolent Societies Culture shapes survival long before policy or institutional change. It influences who participates, how trust is built, and how communities organize care. In Louisiana’s River Parishes, culture has never been ornamental. It functions as a cultural system that sustains communities. Music structured labor, preserved language, and […]
There are moments in history when silence is not an option. Moments that call for memory, honesty, and the courage to speak plainly. One of the greatest mistakes any nation can make is believing that the warning signs of the past could never appear again. History teaches us the opposite. The darkest chapters rarely begin […]
On April 27, the stage at Tipitina’s will once again become a living, breathing tribute to the sound of New Orleans. Shorty Fest Presented by Acura isn’t just another festival on the city’s packed cultural calendar. It is a celebration of lineage. Of mentorship. Of the music that shaped this city and the young artists […]
Every year in New Orleans, Lent reshapes the city’s menus almost as much as Carnival does. Here, seafood is already sacred and Catholic tradition runs deep, so the 40 days leading up to Easter are less about sacrifice and more about creativity. You can get Gulf shrimp, citrus-cured salmon, mirliton ceviche, and vegetarian curries—all things […]
The death of Norman C. Francis marks the end of an era in New Orleans in education, moral leadership, public service, and the long arc of civil rights progress in Louisiana. For decades, Francis stood as a symbol of what steady, principled leadership could look like in a city often defined by turbulence. He was […]
There are three important races on the February 7th ballot in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes which should introduce the region’s next generation of legislative leaders. But of the 81,000 voters eligible to vote in this election, approximately 5% cast their ballot during early voting last week. With sunny skies, warm temps and a gaggle […]
At a time when politics increasingly bleeds into every public space, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. chose not to ignore a moment that raised legitimate questions about boundaries, leadership, and responsibility. His response to a now-altered social media post by LSU football coach Lane Kiffin did not rely on outrage or partisan escalation. Instead, it […]
Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the country performs a familiar ritual. Politicians issue statements, schools replay the same excerpts from the same speeches, and social media fills with carefully chosen quotes about judging character rather than color. The language is reverent, the tone respectful, and the message comforting. What is rarely acknowledged, however, […]
Louisiana will return to federal court next week to defend a controversial law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, as the case moves before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc in New Orleans. The case, Roake v. Brumley, stems from a law passed by […]
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