Update 10:50pm: Warnock now leads statewide by over 32k votes while Ossoff trails by a little over 3k votes with 98 percent in. Remaining votes are largely Democratic. Update 11:00pm: […]
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A Roundup of the Crazy Things Trump and His Supporters Have Done This Week
January 5, 2021It’s been an intense few days for the Republican Party. With sedition, coercion, and legal claptrapping flying around the Beltway like a sneeze at a White House superspreader, rather than […]
Kermit Ruffins Speaks Out Against Police Harassment of Food Vendors on Claiborne Avenue
January 2, 2021(Updated with statement from NOPD) Claiborne Avenue is known for a variety of reasons. Besides its large homeless encampments, it is also a party spot, a place where people can […]
Big Easy Magazine’s Unapologetically Progressive 2020 Year in Review
December 31, 2020It’s no secret that 2020 has been a Bourbon Street puddle of nasty – just when you thought it was safe to clean off your shoes, you fall in a pothole to top it all off.
VP Mike Pence Insults Service Worker with Terrible Tip
December 30, 2020When Vice President Mike Pence tipped only $5 on a $45 bill on Tuesday, that must have been quite the slap in the face to whoever served him.
Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow Dies with COVID-19
December 29, 2020Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow has died from COVID-19 at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport. Letlow has spent the last six days in the LSU Health ICU after being transferred from […]
Louisiana Considers Changes to “Jungle Primary” System
December 28, 2020Agreement between Louisiana Democrats and Republicans is almost as rare as it is in Washington. But there’s one issue that the two parties may be coming to an agreement on: changing the state’s primary system.
Mayor Cantrell Honored Among Others on Chisholm 2020 List
December 27, 2020Mayor LaToya Cantrell was honored as one of the most influential Black women in politics and as an “architect of democracy” on this year’s Chisholm List.
Carencro City Councilwoman Refuses to Wear Mask In Spite of Mayor’s Hospitalization
December 23, 2020Carencro, LA City Councilwoman Karen Guidry repeatedly coughed and refused to wear a mask at recent council meetings. Now the mayor, who sits next to her at meetings, is hospitalized with COVID-19.
New Orleans to Pay $62,500 Per Minute of Airtime on NYE
December 19, 2020The City of New Orleans will pay $500,000 for eight minutes of airtime on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” broadcast. That’s $62,500 per minute of airtime from Jackson Square […]
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