The Supreme Court’s Louisiana ruling does more than threaten one majority-Black district. It gives states a new roadmap for weakening Black political power while claiming they are only playing partisan politics. The Supreme Court’s Louisiana ruling opened a door that mapmakers across the country may now try to walk through. The decision weakens Black voting […]
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, […]
Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. joined Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno, New Orleans City Councilmembers, and a coalition of civil rights, faith, and immigration advocates on December 5th to voice mounting concerns over the ongoing federal immigration sweep known as Operation Catahoula Crunch. The group called for immediate transparency from the U.S. Border Patrol, citing fears of […]
A New Era of State Control Over New Orleans Since taking office in January 2024, Governor Jeff Landry has made it clear that he intends to reshape Louisiana in his image. But perhaps no part of the state has felt the impact of his vision more acutely than New Orleans. Through legislation, executive orders, policing […]
As Pride Month 2025 unfolds, Congressman Troy Carter is urging Americans not to mistake celebration for victory. In a powerful op-ed published by MSNBC, Carter writes, “The fight for marriage equality isn’t over — especially in my home state of Louisiana.” Referencing the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015, Carter recalls that moment as […]
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 […]
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly closed the book on one of Louisiana’s longest-standing school desegregation orders—first issued in 1966 to Plaquemines Parish, a place whose history of racial exclusion was once so notorious it had a name: Leander Perez. The DOJ framed the decision as “correcting a historical wrong.” But let’s call […]
In a significant move toward rectifying a long-standing injustice, the Louisiana State Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-1 on April 29, 2025, to advance Senate Bill 218, authored by Senator Royce Duplessis. The bill seeks to provide a legal pathway for individuals still incarcerated due to non-unanimous jury convictions—a vestige of the Jim Crow era. Non-unanimous […]
How Big Tech tracks us all—and targets the most vulnerable, a core concern in the rise of surveillance capitalism. In today’s economy, privacy is a luxury good. If you use social media, browse the internet, or even walk down the street with a smartphone in your pocket, chances are you’re being surveilled. Not for safety. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is once again positioned to decide the future of Black political power in Louisiana. This time, the case—Louisiana v. Callais—centers on whether a congressional district map, drawn under court order to comply with the Voting Rights Act (VRA), should be struck down as unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court is once […]
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