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Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Agreed: We need to begin ‘living with water’ — but how to pay for it?

There's no relying on pumps alone.
by Miriam Belblidia and Colleen Butler October 31, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Let’s put a truly great New Orleanian on the pedestal at Lee Circle

Domino is New Orleans' most important musician since Louis Armstrong.
by Nathan Robinson October 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Public is disregarded, commissioners are no-shows at all-important Master Plan meeting

Vital blueprint for city's future gets short shrift.
by Keith Twitchell October 17, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Remembering Bill Borah: Killing a French Quarter expressway was only the start

An urbanist who fought stupidity — and paid a price.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz October 10, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

A stab at immunizing myself against the Trump era’s culture of contempt

Should the NFL fire players who took a kneel?
by C.W. Cannon September 30, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Florida Panhandle’s paradise lost: ‘New Urbanism’ gone awry

Boyhood beachcomber worries about Bywater
by Folwell Dunbar September 26, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Bipartisan group backs carbon fee as key to moderating climate disruption

Not all Louisiana Republicans are climate-change deniers.
by Andy Kowalczyk September 19, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

College Track makes sure high school grads are actually ready for higher ed

Episcopal priest draws inspiration from youngsters overcoming long odds.
by The Rev. William Barnwell September 15, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Let’s hold candidates accountable for fixing New Orleans’ fractured drainage system

Don't miss Thursday's Mayoral Forum on Flood Risk.
by Nathan Lott September 12, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Rebuttal: Don’t blame soaring taxes on short-term rentals alone

A spirited defense of the 'sharing economy.'
by Bob Ellis September 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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