New Orleans talks constantly about supporting small businesses. Politicians praise entrepreneurs in speeches, economic development officials highlight local innovation, and city leaders regularly describe neighborhood businesses as the backbone of the local economy. But buried deep in Louisiana’s tax structure is a policy that quietly does the opposite. We tax the tools small businesses need […]
Dean Theriot of the University of New Orleans’ College of Privateering didn’t call; he didn’t have to. After Sosua, after the wind scored hill and the quiet Lafitte crypt, I already knew the road wasn’t done with me. The dean’s last words felt less like instructions, more like an undertow, finish paying your respects, then […]
After more than a decade as one of New Orleans’ most beloved sober social spaces, Euphorbia Kava Bar is entering a new chapter. On August 1st, Scott Ploof, the publisher and owner of Big Easy Magazine, will officially take over ownership of the Oak Street business and relaunch it as Euphorbia Kava and Coffee Bar. […]
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