You’re not imagining it. New Orleans feels different — and not always in a good way. Sometimes it happens slowly. Other times, all at once. But every time you look down at your phone, something else is gone. Gone: The corner store with the $3 po’ boy Now it’s a wine shop that closes at […]
Editor’s Note: Big Easy Magazine has just published Who Really Owns New Orleans Now, Part II: A Deeper Dive—the first in an ongoing editorial series examining housing, ownership, and development in New Orleans. When homes are sold, but no one moves in… when a neighborhood feels emptier even as property values rise… when your neighbor’s […]
New Orleans is a city with soul in every sense — from the music and food to the culture and the grit of the resilient people who keep it all alive. But that soul is under pressure. From skyrocketing utility bills to stagnant wages, from unaffordable insurance to rising property taxes, the middle class in […]
The Warning Signs Are Flashing Red With the implementation of tariffs globally and the escalation of trade wars, the odds of a recession in 2025 are rising fast. What began as a slow economic cooling — driven by high interest rates, stubborn inflation, and reduced consumer confidence — is now being accelerated by policy decisions […]
New Orleans is facing a slow-moving disaster—one not caused by hurricanes or levee breaches, but by skyrocketing insurance premiums. The state’s broken property insurance market is driving homeowners to the brink, pushing renters out of neighborhoods they’ve lived in for generations, and shrinking the city’s population in real time. Behind it all: a perfect storm […]
Walk through any so-called “revitalized” neighborhood in America and you’ll notice a pattern: the paint is fresh, the coffee shops are overpriced, the sidewalks are suddenly pristine—and the longtime residents? Gone. In New Orleans, the story is no different. From Treme to Bywater to the River District, developers sweep in with glossy promises of progress: […]
It’s been just over a month since New Orleans hosted Super Bowl LIX — and while the stadium is quiet again, the controversy surrounding Governor Jeff Landry’s decision to clear homeless encampments near the Caesars Superdome is still stirring debate. In the weeks before the event, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry ordered the removal of several […]
New Orleans is facing a housing crisis that’s displacing many of its lifelong residents. As rental prices soar, the fabric of neighborhoods is unraveling, leaving us to question: What is the true cost of this upheaval? The Data Behind the Crisis Recent statistics reveal a troubling trend. According to data from Zillow, the average rent […]
Gentrification has become one of the most hotly debated urban issues in America—but nowhere is the conversation more raw, more visible, or more urgent than in New Orleans. A city once known for its affordability, culture, and working-class spirit is now grappling with rising rents, displacement, and the deep tensions that come with change. So […]
Developers always show up with a shiny pitch, promising jobs, revitalization, progress. They show renderings of modern buildings, happy families, and green spaces that somehow only show up after the fact—if at all. But here in New Orleans, we’ve seen this show before. When developers come in, the neighborhood changes. Not always for the better. […]
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