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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Letter: Don’t throw the baby out with the Airbnb-bathwater

A couple who rented out half of their double asks the city to consider small operators instead of using lotteries or banning residential Airbnbs altogether.
by Folwell Dunbar September 7, 2023 Updated September 7, 2023

Discussion, not litigation, brings solutions.

As Phase III proponents push to break ground on a new “mental health jail,” litigation is supplanting discussion, leaving critical design and staffing issues unresolved and costs ballooning.
by Jon Wool and Susan Guidry September 1, 2023 Updated September 11, 2023

NOPD chief search: what we should be looking for

Among other things, look for a skilled manager, an innovator, who can, despite low manpower, devise strategies to fight crime and move the department away from its long-standing culture of favoritism.
by Judge Arthur L. Hunter Jr.* August 3, 2023 Updated August 3, 2023

Why a long list of Louisiana lawyers are urging the Pardon Board and governor to grant clemency to those on Death Row

Attorney James E. Boren contends that Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has too many conflicts to be advising the Board on this matter.
by James E. Boren August 1, 2023 Updated August 2, 2023

Can Neighborhood Associations Play a Lead Role in a Sustainable New Orleans?

The Central Carrollton Association (CCA), a neighborhood group, has partnered with Faith New Orleans for the last four years to lead one of the largest volunteer recycling efforts in the city. 
by Kevin Fitzwilliam July 13, 2023 Updated July 17, 2023

Our children are too precious for us to give up and go home

by Roishetta Ozane May 18, 2023 Updated June 7, 2023

Now is the Time to Speak up for Parks in New Orleans!

by Shaun Duncan and Lake Douglas May 9, 2023 Updated May 10, 2023

The City Council must stand up for our neighbors and culture

by Maxwell Ciardullo March 20, 2023 Updated March 20, 2023

It is sweet and glorious to die for shag carpet

"Louisiana can once again sun itself in the intellectual power of its state’s representatives."
by Leo Lindner December 9, 2022

It looks like OneApp is the whole damn problem!

The former OneApp policy specialist opines on the city's centralized school enrollment system.
by Brooke Wanamaker December 8, 2022

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