Criminal justice reform is of major interest to more than those with families in targeted neighborhoods and those with disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Waist Deep in the Red: Looking at the Sewerage and Water Board’s Spending and Debt
January 1, 2019The SWB task force revealed that SWB needs to raise millions to cover their outstanding debts and the cost of infrastructure development and maintenance.
Paul Ehrlich’s Lament: Revisiting overpopulation, family planning and climate change
January 1, 2019The population clock has hit 7.54 billion people, and the atmospheric carbon count has topped 400 parts of carbon dioxide per million.
From Shirkers, Then Back to NOLA: An Interview with Stephen Tyler
January 1, 2019The great Sandi Tan, whose exploits in punk zine and filmmaking as a young woman are covered in her found footage collage/documentary investigation/exorcism Shirkers (now streaming on Netflix), assisted me […]
Fandom Culture, Not Just For Geeks
January 1, 2019As New Orleans gears up for the upcoming Wizard World Comic Con, the geek or as many prefer, fandom community, is ever active and ever growing.
The Story of Fox & Rob – A 21-Year Battle Out Of Angola State Prison
January 1, 2019Little did Fox and Rob Richardson know that six months after their marriage, they would spend the next 21 years fighting a 60-year sentence in Angola.
Exclusive: The Raso/Arceneaux Roe v Wade Script Review
January 1, 2019Big Easy Magazine presents two perspectives on the Roe v. Wade movie script that we obtained.
Sex in the Big Easy: New Orleans Dominates in More than Football
January 1, 2019New Orleans, a city that was built by pirates and prostitutes, pimps, and especially madams, is a city built on, and for, sex.
Four Historic Trees
December 1, 2018A look into the arguments against the proposed affordable housing development in the Bywater.
The Battle With Street Mentality and Rap Success
December 1, 2018Music is culture in New Orleans. People from around the world visit the city to recognize the work of Louis Armstrong and the origination of jazz. New Orleans, however, is also home to southern rap. Major record labels (Cash Money and No Limit) have originated out of New Orleans’ projects. These labels have provided opportunity, bringing fame and fortune to some of New Orleans most impoverished residents.
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