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The Pride Conundrum

June 15, 2022 By Frank Perez

How a person feels about Pride month says a lot about that person.  I’m not talking about the people that hate it.  The religious fascists will always be with us.  I’m talking about members of the queer community.  Theoretically, it’s fair to say we all like the idea of having a Pride month.  But why? Maybe you’ve just come out of the closet and feel … [Read more...] about The Pride Conundrum

Frank Perez Commentary: The Trouble With Entergy and the City Council

November 5, 2021 By Frank Perez

Entergy’s catastrophic failure during Hurricane Ida illustrated not only its incompetence, but also the City Council’s failure to use its full regulatory power over the shareholder-owned company.  Entergy has a state-approved monopoly in New Orleans and its sole regulator is the New Orleans City Council.   The problem is that the Council has never truly … [Read more...] about Frank Perez Commentary: The Trouble With Entergy and the City Council

Confessions from the Campaign Trail

October 21, 2021 By Frank Perez

Earlier this year when I first considered running for City Council, I floated the idea by more than a few friends.  Their universal reactions were supportive, surprised at first, but very encouraging.  And then, after digesting the news, they all had the same question “Was I nuts?” They had a point.  The job is not easy and carries an enormous amount of … [Read more...] about Confessions from the Campaign Trail

Ida, Entergy, and the City Council

September 17, 2021 By Frank Perez

Losing power during a hurricane is a reasonable expectation; however, a city-wide blackout inNew Orleans was not supposed to happen. The fact that it did raises serious questions about thefuture of Entergy’s exclusive monopoly in New Orleans and that's why I'm running for City Council. In 2017, the New Orleans City Council, which has the sole authority to regulate Entergy … [Read more...] about Ida, Entergy, and the City Council

“For the Love of Mardi Gras, Get Vaccinated!”

August 6, 2021 By Frank Perez

Have you browsed through some of the Southern Decadence groups on social media lately?  If you didn’t know any better, you might get the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic is completely behind us.  Sure, there are occasional posts about masks, but on the whole, one gets the impression that the hordes of Southern Decadence devotees who did not come last year are … [Read more...] about “For the Love of Mardi Gras, Get Vaccinated!”

The “Constitutional Carry” SB 118 is bad policy at its best and a moral failure at its worst.

July 23, 2021 By The Very Rev. Bill Terry, Rector

The memorial on the little stone church in Treme is known by the public as “The Murder Board”. Since 2007, as pastor of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, I have been researching and then posting the names of victims of violence on our Victims of Violence Memorials. For a time, the memorial was a worthy backdrop for stories about murder in New Orleans. Today, a certain kind of … [Read more...] about The “Constitutional Carry” SB 118 is bad policy at its best and a moral failure at its worst.

Congo Square, City Hall, & the Municipal Auditorium

June 16, 2021 By Frank Perez

City officials are stubbornly proceeding with Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposal to relocate City Hall to the old Municipal Auditorium despite fierce opposition from residents in Treme and other community advocates. Cantrell first suggested the proposal shortly after being elected.  In 2019, the administration commissioned a study that found the existing City Hall was … [Read more...] about Congo Square, City Hall, & the Municipal Auditorium

It’s Time to Legalize Weed in Louisiana

May 11, 2021 By Frank Perez

The Louisiana legislature is considering two bills that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Louisiana.  House Bills 524 and 243 (sponsored by Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, and Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, respectively) were favorably reported to the full House by the House Criminal Justice Committee on April 27.  The House has already passed a bill which … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Legalize Weed in Louisiana

A Commentary by Larry Bagneris

March 4, 2021 By Community Contributor

Are you thinking of skipping the Sat., Mar. 20, election for U.S. Congress? I hope not!  I hope you’re carefully considering the candidates vying to represent us in the U.S. House as our representative. More so, I hope that you’ll consider voting for our friend Troy Carter. To explain why, let me take you way, way back to a lost age known as the 1990s. I want to introduce … [Read more...] about A Commentary by Larry Bagneris

Does Mayor Cantrell Hate the French Quarter?

March 3, 2021 By Frank Perez

For the last year and half, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell managed to rouse the ire of French Quarter residents and business owners. Her proposal to pedestrianize the neighborhood sparked immediate protests and her handling of the pandemic, while generally praised, has not been without its critics. Detractors point to inconsistencies in COVID regulations and an utter lack of … [Read more...] about Does Mayor Cantrell Hate the French Quarter?

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