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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This is the first time in a long, long time since Louisiana voters have voted in closed party primaries, and Saturday they’re
