According to NOLA Ready, the official account of the "City of New Orleans emergency preparedness campaign," 32.1% of New Orleans residents have received some version of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 17.6% having received a completed vaccine schedule. In the case of the Johnson & Johnson that is a single shot; Moderna and Pfizer require two […]
In a March 23rd article, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said that Formosa's new plastic plant being built in "Cancer Alley" in St. James Parish, would not be financially sustainable, writing, "IEEFA finds that the project will begin operations at a time of market oversupply, lower petrochemical prices, strong competition for market […]
Dominion Voting Systems is back in the spotlight. After being accused numerous times of rigging the 2020 election for Joe Biden by conservative media, they are suing Fox News for $1.6 billion. This is in addition to a lawsuit already filed against Fox for $2.7 billion by voting company Smartmatic. The lawsuit contends that Fox, […]
 Tonight, state Senators Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter received the most votes out of a field of 15 candidates in Louisiana's second congressional district race. Another reliable source, Dave Wasserman with The Cook Political Report has also made this projection. Because no candidate obtained over 50 percent of the vote in the special […]
Desiree Ontiveros is one of several candidates running to fill Louisiana's 2nd congressional district seat that was recently vacated by Congressman Cedric Richmond when he accepted a role as Senior Advisor in the Biden Administration. The special primary election will be held on March 20, and early voting is currently underway through March 12. If […]
Governor John Bel Edwards made the news on Friday when he criticized Lafayette's city government concerning their mask mandate vote. In a live interview with the Washington Post's opinion columnist, Karen Tumulty, he was asked, "Â…Governor Edwards, you've had some push back on this mask mandate. The Lafayette City Council voted to reject it. What […]
With COVID-19 still causing economic woes, many New Orleanians have been out of work and are having great difficulty paying their bills. The largest bill for many people is rent. For those who have been worrying about how they're going to pay their rent, the Mayor's Office may have good news. Writing on Twitter they […]
"VMI never cared about COVID. I'm straight up with this, they never cared about COVID." – "Kevin" The Virginia Military Institute known as just Post to some and VMI to everyone else, has been in the news lately. It first came to Big Easy Magazine's attention via former congressional candidate Rob Anderson. Anderson tweeted: “VMI […]
 Another day, another beautiful homegrown pothole in New Orleans. But unlike other potholes, this one is special. The Montegut Springs Unnatural Monument has sprung up, on the 1000th block of, where else, Montegut Street. Brought to you by the New Orleans Sinkhole and Water Board, and much admired by the local citizens, the Montegut […]
After pictures began circulating on social media over the last few days of unmasked crowds and close activity at The Red Eye Grill, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has decided she has had enough. In a Facebook post, the Mayor said, "The City of New Orleans overnight shut down several bars across the city for failure to […]
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