There’s a lot of tragic stories going on in the world but this isn’t one of them. After speaking to Big Easy Pet Shop and Rescue store owner Brenda, Big Easy Magazine can confirm that they’ll be able to keep going. Yesterday, Big Easy Pet Shop and Rescue put out a call for help on […]
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Tourism Industry and Workers Clash on How to Handle Mardi Gras
February 9, 2021Following Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s announcement of new restrictions shutting down bars across the city and limiting packaged alcohol sales in the French Quarter for Mardi Gras weekend, both tourism industry executives and New Orleans workers have taken to the internet – and the streets – with differing messages.
Is There A Super Casino Heading To Slidell?
February 8, 2021There’s going to be a big focus on gambling in Louisiana during the next two years, and most of that focus is going to be on New Orleans and the towns and cities closest to it. That might not be to everybody’s tastes, but that’s just the way it is. This new focus became inevitable […]
DCFS Provides $9.6M in DSNAP Benefits from Hurricane Zeta
February 8, 2021Although Zeta made landfall in October, DCFS didn’t receive federal approval to provide DSNAP benefits to affected parishes until Jan 27, 2021.
Mayor Shuts Down Bars After a List of Seemingly Conflicting Messages Throughout COVID Period
February 6, 2021After pictures began circulating on social media over the last few days of unmasked crowds and close activity at The Red Eye Grill, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has decided she has had enough. In a Facebook post, the Mayor said, “The City of New Orleans overnight shut down several bars across the city for failure to […]
Falling Through the Cracks: Nearly 30% of Louisiana’s “Working Poor” Eligible for SNAP Don’t Receive Benefits
February 2, 2021According to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), nearly 15 percent of Louisianans who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) don’t receive benefits.
New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board Bills Man Over $106,000!
January 31, 2021This wasn’t the first time Ed Graf had dealt with the Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO). One time he’d been over charged by $55. Nor is this the first time the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board overcharged someone. Big Easy Magazine has seen bills by customers being charged thousands of dollars extra. However, this […]
What Impact Does Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Prisons have on Louisiana?
January 30, 2021On January 26th this year, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities.” According to the Executive Order: “More than two million people are currently incarcerated in the United States, including a disproportionate number of people of color. There is broad […]
Entergy May Start Disconnecting New Orleanians’ Power as Early as February
January 24, 2021If you have had trouble paying your electricity bill and have been depending on Entergy to help you out, your time may be up. According to Entergy’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on what they’ve been doing to help people out during the COVID outbreak, time is almost up for their billing assistance. “Beginning […]
What a $15 Minimum Wage Could Do for New Orleans
January 18, 2021As part of his COVID-19 relief bill, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will seek to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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