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Hurricanes, Homeowners Insurance, and the Free Market Dilemma: Is It Time for Change?

September 11, 2024

Every few years, New Orleans and the surrounding areas brace for another storm season, knowing all too well the damage that hurricanes can bring. While some residents have grown indifferent, shrugging off concerns with the belief that “we’ve been through this before,” there are a couple of reasons that this year—more than ever—should give everyone […]

Electionland 2020: USPS Mailers, Pandemic Voting, Get Out the Vote Efforts and More

September 26, 2020

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. New From ProPublica No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, whose work about voting fraud has been discredited, […]

Senate Report: Trump Team Actions Interfered in Obama’s Diplomatic Effort

August 18, 2020

A report released today by the Republican-led intelligence committee concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian hack of the Democratic Party during the 2016 presidential election in an effort to help Donald Trump become the president. In the more than 1,000 page report, the committee finds that Putin intended to “harm the Clinton […]

US Politics News: Return to Normalcy Schedule

April 29, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic ramps up across United States it’s easy to forget that it’s an election year. On Tuesday, November 3, the nation is expected to cast votes for the next president and, while the 2020 Elections may be several months away, the severe implications of the coronavirus pandemic that has turned life upside […]

Is Universal Mail-In Balloting Right for Louisiana?

April 19, 2020

Note: This is an opinion piece only and does not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board.  Freshman Louisiana State Representative, Mandie Landry (D) New Orleans, has offered HB 419 to level the playing field with an aspect of early voting in Louisiana, mail-in early balloting.  As it stands in Louisiana, any voter who […]

Neaux Reel Idea: All Skinfolk A’int Kinfolk Review

February 23, 2020

Prior to the opening title appearing on screen for short documentary All Skinfolk A’int Kinfolk, a brief video clip is shown of a WWLTV debate between three candidates running for Mayor of New Orleans in 2017: Council Member LaToya Cantrell, Former Chief Judge Desiree Charbonnet, and Former Civil District Court Judge Michael Bagneris. The moderator […]

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