
Category: July 2018



Not Like Canada…Yet. A Roundtable
(The following article represents the opinion of the editorial board of Bigeasymagazine.com) To call modern Louisiana a Conservative values state would be an understatement. Recently, we passed the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country and every now and then we continue to press schools into teaching regressive, anti-science curriculum. It can be daunting, having […]

D4 Tabletop Gaming Cafe, Open For Business, Fun, Games, And Delicious Food
As my boyfriend, our friend and I entered D4 Tabletop Gaming Cafe, we were warmly welcomed by Tracy Meyer, partner in both business and life to Mark Meyer, the official proprietor of the restaurant. Their immediate chemistry makes it clear that husband and wife work in harmony, as a team, taking on the trials and […]

THE AIRBNB AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
“I spent years dealing with needle dens, and crack houses burning on my block, bike thieves, cleaning the hood—literally picking up needles—only to have some of those very places become STRs. I miss the junkies.” – David Roe, New Orleans resident As you can see, people have strong feelings about the proliferation of Airbnb. For […]

Honor & Dignity, Upstairs
“This is no horror movie, but the facts and implications are indeed scary. Our nature didn't look good then and doesn't now. But, the city did recently place a memorial plaque at the location of the fire. Baby steps.”

Louisiana wasn’t just built by immigrants and slaves; Louisiana was also rebuilt by immigrants
By Lamar White _____ Right now in the United States of America, the wealthiest and most powerful country on the planet, 2,047 children, including babies and small toddlers, are currently in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, after being forcibly separated from their parents by the federal government. Right now in […]

Charter Schools: Championed as Improving Schools in New Orleans But at What Cost to the Black Community?
In African-American neighborhoods of New Orleans, there is no question that schools anchor communities. This is a no-doubt-about-it fact of NOLA life. Schools are the polling places during political season. Schools are the festival grounds for celebrations. Schools house the legacies of progress and pride for many generations of local residents! Celebrities and powerful people […]

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