Thursday, the New Orleans City Council voted 7-0 to raise property taxes. The roll-forward will bring in about $23 million a year. For the owner of an average home, that’s about $180 more next year.
Nobody in Baton Rouge saw this coming. Republicans hold every statewide office in Louisiana, and the smart money says Julia Letlow takes the U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 3 without breaking a sweat.
Anyone who has watched Eugene Green work over the years knows he doesn’t do anything by accident. So when word got around that he’d spent an hour at the Governor’s Mansion with Jeff Landry, while the mayor
Years ago I wrote a piece about the vanishing Black family. I said F for Family was one of the most important letters in my alphabet. I still believe that. But I have to confess something. Even then, I didn’t feel compelled to
Mayor Helena Moreno presented her plan to the City Council on Sept. 22. I read the Moreno 2027 budget the way I read a contractor’s bid. Skip the cover letter. Go to the line items.
Donald Trump just made Black voters an offer. Five thousand dollars. One check. If Republicans keep Congress in November. He’s calling it the Trump $5,000 dividend. He announced it at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, standing in front of a crowd that erupted like he’d just handed out lottery tickets. Here’s the question nobody
Louisiana health disparities aren’t a mystery to anyone who has spent time in a New Orleans emergency room versus a clinic in the suburbs. Now there’s a national report putting numbers behind what Black residents already know.
New Orleans spent $300 million on a West Power Complex designed to finally give SWBNO’s ancient drainage pumps a reliable source of electricity. The project came online in December 2025. It uses
If you’re 65 or older, disabled, and own your home in Orleans Parish, you may be paying more in property taxes than the law intended. Thousands of homeowners are
Qualifying has closed for the New Orleans judicial elections 2026 cycle, set for November 3rd. The races on your ballot look different than they ever have before. Now we know exactly who’s running
