Will Sutton: Is L.B. Landry the next historic New Orleans school on chopping block?
Education in New Orleans hasn’t been the same since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city — and our school system. Some were determined to see
Will Sutton: Here’s an idea to get state and New Orleans leaders talking again
Gov. Jeff Landry has a problem with New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno. He also has a problem with Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams. The same is true of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill. Together, they’ve
Will Sutton: Essence Fest’s deal with NOLA expires today. Do the two need a shorter commitment?
Temperatures have risen. Fingers have been pointed at each party. In some cases, gloves have come off. And certainly words that might not should have been said
Will Sutton: Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith was a civil rights activist and leader. He was also a dad.
Treme’s Jerome Smith was well-liked in his youth among those who knew him. He was a civil rights activist and leader. He was a Freedom Rider. He was a New Orleans community advocate. He fought to
Will Sutton: Some in Louisiana say political violence can be justified, and that’s scary
According to the 2026 Louisiana Common Ground Survey researched and compiled by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana and LSU’s Reilly Center at the Manship School of Journalism, about 70% of us don’t believe political violence is ever a good idea. That’s lower than a similar 2025 YouGov survey showing
Will Sutton: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is the winner of a Thumb’s Down Award. Where do you stand?
Smith is one of the nation’s most prominent journalists. The National Association of Black Journalists gave him a Thumb’s Down award at the group’s Atlanta convention. There was an
Will Sutton: Listen to Ben Crump closely. In Nolan Wells’ death, maybe race isn’t the issue.
It’s been more than a month since the lifeless body of Nolan Wells was found just off of Horn Island, Mississippi. Before the Fourth of July, most people outside of the Ocean Springs, Mississippi area didn’t know his name. His death, and the mysterious circumstances before and
Will Sutton: Welcome Cleo Fields back to a place where he shouldn’t be
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields campaigned and earned the title of congressman twice in his career. And he’s lost the title twice. Neither time did Fields go to Washington, D.C., with the intention of being a short-term player in the U.S. House of Representatives. With many years of
Legislature, governor want New Orleans to play by the same rules — until they don’t
So many of us have focused so much on the Orleans Parish judicial cuts passed by the Louisiana Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry that
These two Democrats would vote for John Fleming for U.S. Senate. Here’s why
This is the first time in a long, long time since Louisiana voters have voted in closed party primaries, and Saturday they’re