Whether you’re liberal or conservative, old or young, a Canes or Popeyes fan, there is one thing that everyone in New Orleans can agree on: our Sewerage and Water Board sucks. And it seems like they just keep getting worse. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, bills have increased dramatically. The department’s executive director Ghassan Korban […]
Nobody was under any impressions that the Proposed New Orleans City Operating Budget for 2021 was going to be a joy-filled document. After all, the city has had a huge fall in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, so budget cuts were anticipated across all government departments. Mayor Cantrell estimated that on average […]
According to a New York Times report, Donald Trump, a literal billionaire, paid a measly $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House. The report further detailed that in 10 of the previous 15 years the Times reviewed, due to colossal losses, Trump paid no income taxes at all. This news […]
Between the pandemic, recession, active hurricane season, and general chaos of the world (does anyone else remember the murder hornets?), 2020 has been a seemingly endless garbage fire. Can’t the universe here us crying “Uncle”? When will the chaos and misery finally sputter out? The uncertainty, specifically about the pandemic, is enough to drive anyone […]
The individuals who advocate for keeping up Confederate monuments always circle back to the same point, ignoring arguments that the monuments represent a racist regime, that they glorify individuals that enslaved others, with an indifference that only the stone busts they protect could rival. “But”.. they counter, their voice sopping with patriotism and a concern […]
The Confederate monument, “The South’s Defenders” couldn’t defend itself from hurricane Laura. A couple of weeks ago in Calcasieu Parish a vote was held regarding the removal of the Confederate monument “The South’s Defenders.” It features a young soldier bearing a flag who stares wistfully into the distance, dreaming of an America where slavery is […]
Laying the groundwork for a sustained effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight coastal erosion in Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 19 Governor John Bel Edwards signed two executive orders into law. The first one, Executive Order JBE 2020-18, established Louisiana’s first Climate Initiatives Task Force. The task force will include representatives from the scientific […]
“I didn’t expect to be the poster boy for medical marijuana in Louisiana I was just trying to do the right thing.” Representative Larry Bagley explained in an interview about the law he authored, Act 286, which will vastly widen access to medical marijuana for Louisiana citizens. Bagley, a Republican representative who had always […]
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