Fundraising has been tough this campaign season but that has not stopped City Council District D candidate Mariah Moore. Proudly running a people-powered campaign, Moore chalked up the largest fundraising […]
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City Council Next Step for Phase 3 Psychiatric Jail Facility’s Zoning Change
October 13, 2021Despite an outpouring of pushback from members of OPPRC and many others, the City Council will soon debate a zoning change needed for the $51 million psychiatric and special needs […]
Dueling Endorsements: Councilmembers Brossett & Palmer Each Endorse the Other in At-Large Council Race
October 12, 2021Dueling as a sport has been illegal in the U.S. since 1992. That’s not stopping Councilmembers Kristin Palmer and Jared Brossett from what some may believe is a two-on-one simultaneous […]
Rise St. James Asks President Biden for Meeting This Week in Washington, D.C.
October 12, 2021Rise St. James President Sharon Lavigne, winner of the 2020 Goldman Prize, recently wrote a poignant letter to President Joe Biden requesting an in-person meeting this week. She talked frankly […]
White House Reveals New Federal Climate Change Adaptation Plans
October 11, 2021In advance of the upcoming UN Climate Summit, formally known as the 26th session of the Conference of Parties or COP26, President Joe Biden released the climate adaptation plans of […]
Councilmember Jay Banks Discusses Important Issues District B Faces and What He Plans To Do if Reelected
October 11, 2021District B Councilmember Jay Banks stands firmly at the crossroads of New Orleans politics and culture. Decades before running for office, he served as chief of staff for two legendary council stalwarts. […]
VOTE Speaks Out Against ANTIGRAVITY Magazine’s Attack on OPPRC & Help Not Handcuffs
October 6, 2021Bruce Reilly, J.D., Vice President of Voice of the Experienced VOTE took to social media last weekend to criticize ANTIGRAVITY Magazine for a story about the Orleans Parish Prison Reform […]
Oil Companies – Not Louisiana Citizens – Must Pay for Hurricane Ida-Related Spill Cleanup
October 6, 2021Ret. Lieutenant General Russell Honore issued a scathing rebuke to Louisiana’s oil and gas industry on Tuesday for its greed and gross negligence. In the typical style for which Honore […]
From Superdome Usher to City Council Standout – The Winding Road of Jared Brossett
October 4, 2021While District D City Councilmember Jared Brossett leisurely watched Sunday’s Saints Domecoming in a comfortable, fully-catered Superdome suite, his early Saints game day experiences weren’t always as much fun. For […]
Orleans Parish Sheriff Candidate Susan Hutson Discusses Important Issues With Big Easy Ahead of Primary
October 4, 2021As the November 13th primary election for Orleans Parish Sheriff approaches, Big Easy Magazine got the opportunity to sit down with Susan Hutson to find out her takes on the […]
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