Ret. 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 […]
Category: Social Issues
Hurricane Ida-Related Property Tax Reductions Must Be Filed by October 12, 2021
October 5, 2021Editor’s note: The deadline to file has been extended to October 12, 2021. The article has been updated. Abby Napoli was worried. Not only was she focused on the post-Ida […]
New Quality of Life Survey Examines Citizens’ Attitudes on Major Issues
October 5, 2021Support Is Strong for $15 Wage & Enforcement, Bringing Entergy in Line, and Improving Garbage Collection and Police Protection A post-Ida quality of life poll released today provides a fresh […]
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 […]
Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition Correct Misinformation
September 28, 2021Leaders of OPPRC reached out to their supporters yesterday to correct any misconceptions members might have had about the Help Not Handcuffs (HNH) campaign based on inaccurate information published in […]
Cheney Flips on Gay Rights; Is a Run for President on the Horizon?
September 27, 2021By US House Office of Photography Public Domain, Link In a 60 Minutes interview Sunday, September 26, Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney reversed her view on LGBTQI rights saying that […]
City Council, Entergy Battle Over Apparent Past Failures and Future Relationship
September 22, 2021A calm but defiant City Council President Helena Moreno led other members in a full-throttle preliminary dialogue of Entergy’s actions “before, during and in response to Hurricane Ida” while Entergy […]
Nationally Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer Alec Karakatsanis Waging Campaign To Keep Landrum Out As U.S. Attorney
September 22, 2021Washington. D.C. based civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate, Alec Karakatsanis, has taken a special interest in denouncing the candidacy of former judge and district attorney candidate Keva Landrum […]
More Equipment, Labor & Temporary Transfer Station Will Immediately Address Trash Issues; Citizens Should Expect Relief Starting Friday
September 21, 2021Representatives of the city’s two major trash collection contractors – Richards Disposal and Metro Services – said Tuesday that citizens can expect accelerated pick-up of household garbage to begin within […]
Class Action Suit Filed Against Entergy for Alleged Gross Negligence
September 20, 2021On behalf of nearly 1 million Hurricane-Ida impacted residents and business owners, a group of four lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Saturday in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against […]
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