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Author: Jed Horne

About Jed Horne
Opinion Editor Jed Horne is a veteran journalist who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize as part of the Times-Picayune team that covered Katrina and the recovery. He is the author of

‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’? Says who?

February 12, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
From JFK to Trump, TV has changed the substance of our politics, not just the style.

‘Domestic terrorism’ here in New Orleans? Really?

December 3, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
The mass shootings at Bunny Friend Park may not be jihadism, but that doesn't make them less than deeply troubling.

A judge’s lie obscures a deeper truth about the New Orleans region

November 13, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
The shifting balance between suburbs and the city provides an opportunity for regional thinking.

Jindal and the Core: Louisiana snubs the Manchurian Candidate

October 30, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
When it comes to the Common Core, it can be hard to tell right-wingers from lefties.

Something new on the menu — but it’s stomach-turning

October 2, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
The spate of bistro robberies sheds light on our vulnerability—and on our priorities.

Gusman pays crony a million a year for services that aren’t specified

February 20, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Investigative journalists are doing great work around here — a good thing, given the persistence of political sleaze.

Toadying to the Tea Party: Louisiana kids and the politics of the Common Core

December 8, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
To Marc Morial it’s simply “reprehensible” that politicians are putting their electoral ambitions ahead of Louisiana’s kids, indeed the state itself.

George Carter, 15, was not a demon and not an angel, but he’s dead — and that should be our focus

November 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

What should we do with Charity Hospital?

October 7, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
Since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the soaring Art Deco masterpiece, it seems like everyone and her uncle has come forward with a plan for the adaptive reuse of Charity Hospital. And yet eight years later it stands empty. The Lens is soliciting the views of our readers and city leaders.

Mother’s Day shooting reminds us that no one is immune from street violence

May 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
"At any given moment, something can jump out," said Deb Cotton in an interview last year. Cotton has spent the last several years documenting second-lines and brass bands. How can New Orleans preserve those traditions and create a sense of safety for participants?

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