Twenty years have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and still the memories remain vivid. The storm and the levee failures devastated entire neighborhoods, displacing hundreds of thousands and claiming over 1,800 lives. The city we knew was forever changed. The images of the Lower Ninth Ward swallowed by floodwaters, […]
Editor’s Note: This article is intended as an exploratory overview of the past, present, and future of New Orleans East amid the climate crisis. While it draws from a wide array of public sources and verified data, it is not a long-form investigative feature. Instead, it serves as a foundation for ongoing conversations and reporting […]
Editor’s Note: Our first piece, Who Really Owns New Orleans Now, sparked a strong response — not just in readership, but in what readers asked for next: more depth, more evidence, and more answers. While that article was designed as a broad overview of a long-standing problem, it quickly became clear that a deeper investigation […]
There’s a strange pattern in this city. Every time someone dares to speak up about the corruption, the crumbling infrastructure, the rise in New Orleans crime, or the displacement of longtime residents, there’s always a chorus waiting to shut it down: “If you don’t like it, leave.” It’s a reaction that ignores the need for […]
For generations of Black New Orleanians, Lincoln Beach New Orleans wasn’t just a place to cool off — it was a sanctuary in a segregated city. From the 1930s to the mid-1960s, this stretch of Lake Pontchartrain shoreline offered families joy, music, and a rare sense of belonging. But Lincoln Beach was born out of […]
For decades, New Orleans East has been hailed as the city’s “next frontier.” Developers have pitched grand visions, and politicians have pledged revitalization. Yet, the reality for residents tells a different story: New Orleans East remains overlooked and underserved. Home to over 70,000 residents — more than neighborhoods like Mid-City, Bywater, and the Lower Garden […]
If you’ve lived in New Orleans for more than a week, you’ve likely hit a pothole that could swallow a bike—or watched a perfectly good street get torn up for the fifth time in two years. Locals joke about “potholes big enough to throw a second line in,” but beneath the humor is real frustration […]
The industrial park will be located on Terminal Road in New Orleans East and is expected to serve as a way for shippers to move their products between truck and rail.
Early Wednesday morning, NASA launched its Artemis I flight test - the first integrated flight test of the agency's new deep space exploration systems. Among those important systems is the Space Launch System rocket (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built, and the Orion spacecraft - both of which are assembled right here in New Orleans.
Seven developers all non-profit, minority or womenowned businesses – will be building new affordable housing units in eastern New Orleans. As part of the Orleans Housing Investment Program (OHIP), the City of New Orleans is partnering with the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority on the program. Eligible families must earn no more than 80 percent […]
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