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Author Archives: 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
Posted inOpinion
‘Domestic terrorism’ here in New Orleans? Really?
The mass shootings at Bunny Friend Park may not be jihadism, but that doesn’t make them less than deeply troubling.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
A judge’s lie obscures a deeper truth about the New Orleans region
The shifting balance between suburbs and the city provides an opportunity for regional thinking.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Jindal and the Core: Louisiana snubs the Manchurian Candidate
When it comes to the Common Core, it can be hard to tell right-wingers from lefties.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Something new on the menu — but it’s stomach-turning
The spate of bistro robberies sheds light on our vulnerability—and on our priorities.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Gusman pays crony a million a year for services that aren’t specified
Investigative journalists are doing great work around here — a good thing, given the persistence of political sleaze.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Toadying to the Tea Party: Louisiana kids and the politics of the Common Core
To Marc Morial it’s simply “reprehensible” that politicians are putting their electoral ambitions ahead of Louisiana’s kids, indeed the state itself.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
George Carter, 15, was not a demon and not an angel, but he’s dead — and that should be our focus
George was found shot to death on Piety Street on Oct. 21. News reports picked up on his membership in Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, and subsequent reports say he may have been involved in an armed robbery. Are these the facts that really matter?
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
What should we do with Charity Hospital?
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Mother’s Day shooting reminds us that no one is immune from street violence
“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?