The City Councils Community Development Committee will meet Monday, June 26 and receive input from citizens regarding permitting and unlicensed street vendors. Unpermitted vendors pop up throughout the city and often take customers away from small businesses which follow the citys rules. Its never easy or quick to get a permit for renovation, signage or […]
Last year, the cost of property insurance for NOLA Public Schools nearly doubled, from $7.6 million to $11.2 million for the 2022-23 school year. NOLA PS will likely not know the cost of insurance for this coming year until July. Ultimately, students may end up feeling the cost of this dramatic rise in rates as […]
This article was originally published on www.scsaorg.org. Big Easy Magazine was given permission to publish by author, Richard Windmann, Ph.D. It would seem that we finally have a champion on our side. And the documents they handed over to the DA better be complete, because we WILL find out. We think it is very notable […]
Outpost 45, 900 Harrison Ave., named after the bus line that serves Lakeview, opened in May in the building that was once home to Mondo and later Elle Js. This new restaurant concept comes from the team behind The Velvet Cactus, located right across the street, and Wrong Iron in Mid-City. Outpost 45s partners include […]
The owners of Parish Line Bistro, Gabe Corchiani, John Georges, Mickey Loomis, and Mickey Parenton didn’t set out to open a destination restaurant in Metairie; they wanted to open a restaurant where their wives could enjoy a good meal and a few drinks. In less than a year Parish Line Bistro has become a social […]
Led by the NorthshoreVoters.org, a coalition of ten citizen organizations sent State Representative Paul Hollis and other members of the Louisiana Legislature a strongly-worded Open Letter on Monday, June 5, alleging that Hollis gutted HB 212, also known as the Recall Bill, and stabbed the voters in the back. To set in motion a recall […]
Blame Walmart and Amazon for Higher Food Prices Theres no doubt that the costs of everything at the grocery store from meat, fresh fruit and vegetables to butter milk, eggs and even soft drinks have risen significantly since the pandemic began. The ability for farmers and other manufacturers to produce all these products […]
With the help of former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, Arlington Virginia-based Venture Global – a producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from resource rich North American natural gas basins opened its first facility located in Cameron Parish at Calcasieu Pass in January, 2022. The company is currently exporting 12 million tonnes per annum […]
Reproductive rights advocates and community members will gather Saturday, May 27 to celebrate the Louisiana Abortion Funds (LAAFs) new chapter. Formerly known as the New Orleans Abortion Fund, the re-energized fund is committed to reproductive justice the rights of all to determine if or when they will have children and the right to live […]
New Orleans might not be the first place you think of when you’re considering amazing barbecue, but a restaurant in Luling is changing that. Gonzo’s Smokehouse & BBQ, 12325 River Rd., has been serving what many consider the best barbecue in the New Orleans area since 2016. Owner Jason Gonzalez was born and raised on […]
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