Its a tale as old as time in New Orleans: A problem needs fixing, people call the Sewerage and Water Board, they do nothing about it for a ridiculous amount of time. If ever. And everybody lives crappily ever after. Youre not an actual New Orleanian until youve had your first mind-bogglingly frustrating altercation with […]
2020 has already been a difficult year, and on top of that, New Orleans yesterday lost another one of its major culture-bearers. On August 22, news broke on Twitter that Fred Parker passed away. But for thousands of Black New Orleanians, Mr. Parker went by a different name – “Chocolate Santa.” Charisse Gibson, of WWLTV, […]
Last week, Big Easy Magazine reported on the sanitation truck workers on strike in Gentilly, protesting their abysmal pay and safety conditions. Four days ago, WWLTV reported that all of the striking workers were fired. Now, according to Payday Report, a Chattanooga-based cooperative, the workers were replaced by “transitional labor” – namely, incarcerated workers who […]
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