With Mayor LaToya Cantrell term limited and facing a federal indictment that has cast an unmistakable shadow over City Hall, the race to lead New Orleans has taken on outsized stakes and a clear sense of urgency. Early voting begins Sept. 27 for the Oct. 11 all party primary, and if no candidate tops 50%, […]
New Orleans will see a major gathering of candidates and community members this weekend as LGBTQ+ advocates bring together contenders for the upcoming municipal elections. The event, taking place on Saturday, September 6, at 11 a.m. at McDonough 35 High School Auditorium, offers voters a rare opportunity to hear directly from those seeking to lead […]
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, Ray Nagin remains one of the most polarizing figures in New Orleans politics. For some, his time in office is remembered through the lens of federal indictments and a prison sentence. For others, he is still the mayor who gave voice to the desperation of a city abandoned in its […]
Plenty of people are already treating Helena Moreno as the next mayor of New Orleans, but that assumption rests on a snapshot, not the full film. The most recent Faucheux Strategies poll taken in mid-July put her at 47 percent, with Oliver Thomas at 16 percent, Royce Duplessis at 14 percent, Arthur Hunter at 5, […]
A New Era of State Control Over New Orleans Since taking office in January 2024, Governor Jeff Landry has made it clear that he intends to reshape Louisiana in his image. But perhaps no part of the state has felt the impact of his vision more acutely than New Orleans. Through legislation, executive orders, policing […]
City Council President J.P. Morrell told an enthusiastic audience of family, friends, business and community leaders last week that he was confident the City of New Orleans would make great strides under the leadership of a new mayor and city council to be elected in the fall. Morrell made his remarks during a fundraiser. He […]
In the early hours of May 16, 2025, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in what may be the most consequential failure since the facility came under federal oversight more than a decade ago. Among them was Derrick Groves, convicted in October 2024 of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts […]
The fight over who picks up the garbage is really a fight over who runs New Orleans—and what happens when emergency powers replace public process. What began as a routine contract in the French Quarter has spiraled into a deeper battle over transparency, authority, and political influence. In New Orleans, even the garbage is political. […]
The name “Orleans Parish Prison” still stirs outrage in New Orleans, even after its rebranding as the Orleans Justice Center. From the abandonment of inmates during Hurricane Katrina to the federal consent decree still in place today, the jail has long symbolized the city’s deep-rooted failures around incarceration, mental health, and racial justice. Big Easy […]
On Sunday, April 6, 2025, New Orleanians packed Lafayette Square to protest the mounting threats to public services, civil rights, and working-class communities. The New Orleans protest April 2025 event was part of a national ‘Hands Off!’ day of action, and the message was aimed squarely at state and federal leaders: keep your hands off […]
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