“Picture those videos of neighborhoods leveled by tornados, except the damage in Lake Charles, spans a 30-mile wide area from the coast to 50 miles inland.” That’s how local business owner, Scott Phillips, described the destruction wrought by Hurricane Laura last month in Lake Charles. Phillips and several other businesses dispatched crews to Lake Charles […]
Author: madhav
Are Boarded-Up Businesses Mold Hazards?
May 11, 2020Are unoccupied buildings ticking time bombs? One local mold inspector says the ramifications of the coronavirus shutdown could create dangerous conditions that aren’t discovered until after the lockdown ends. Doug Hoffman, Executive Director of the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors, says problems build up when buildings are not occupied. “Building maintenance doesn’t end […]
Agnes’ Revenge
August 29, 2018This poem is based on the death of Agnes Sampson. She was one of the first people burned at the stake for witchcraft in early modern Scotland.
On a Bench in the Metro
August 29, 2018Alex Van Geffen is a 25 year old graduate student who was born, raised and resides in New Orleans. This piece marks his return to creative writing after not doing very much of it since high school.
Big Easy Magazine’s 2018 Saints Regular Season Prediction
August 28, 2018Other than the team that won the Super Bowl back in 2009, I don’t think that I can ever recall a Saints team that has the potential to be very good on both sides of the football in the same season as this 2018 unit does.
New Orleans Stands Up Against Radical Pro-Life Movie
August 28, 2018The fight for female reproductive freedom is far from over. In fact, as Republicans fight to whip up enough votes to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the larger fight over reproductive freedoms may be just beginning.
Neaux Reel Idea: FORGOTTEN BAYOU Review
August 28, 2018Being a Cajun myself – one associated with the culture through last name and my father’s past memories – the story of Bayou Corne, LA as presented in Forgotten Bayou is particularly heartbreaking. It represents a community that’s getting farther and farther away from me and a way of life I’ll never quite understand.
Being “Unpredictable” is the Blueprint to Future Success for Taysom Hill and the Saints
August 26, 2018A funny thing happened to the New Orleans Saints franchise last night during their 3rd game of the 2018 NFL Pre-Season, although it’s fair to say that that it might not have been something that anyone would have anticipated happening just one week ago at this same time.
THE Events! for August 24th – 26th
August 24, 2018Is it Friday? Again? Indeed. The end of the work week for a few, just another day for those over-worked folks who work weekends and/or unemployed folks. The artifice of “the weekend” gets us through with the promise of relaxation, despite the fact that we could just be mellow all the time, for that is within us all along.
New Orleans Record Store Roundup
August 24, 2018What’s a good way to spend a weekend in New Orleans, or more specifically, what’s a great way to use your time this weekend in the city of New Orleans? No matter what your plans are, make time in your day to check out one of New Orleans many locally owned record stores!
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