And yet arts programming in schools nationwide is on the wane.
Category: Opinion
Posted inOpinion
Our jazz is culturally black, but its global dissemination owes a lot to Italians
Benito Mussolini dug it big-time
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Rampant use and abuse of ‘solitary confinement’ key to what ails Louisiana prisons
Vera Institute study offers hope for change
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Industrial Canal lock project: Try getting info about it from the Army Corps!
Comment period expires with questions still unanswered
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Students gather to reclaim the role they played as leaders in the Civil Rights era
Ambassador Young returns to the city where the SCLC was born.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion, Schools
If TOPS must get cut, make sure the well-to-do — not the poor — bear the burden
I believe that poverty should never stop someone from getting smarter. Louisiana needs to sustain TOPS — the Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program — by prioritizing funding for people who cannot afford college tuition. Yes, that may mean cutting off recipients from well-to-do families, a move that is sure to meet with resistance. But by dedicating […]
Posted inOpinion
CNN’s Reza Aslan tries to understand Vodou — and falls short
Evangelical Christians continue efforts to suppress the religion
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Cabrini Playground can do double duty for both unleashed dogs and kids
Group disputes recent opinion column on Quarter dog run.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Autism-related services face the ax: pay now or watch social costs soar
State budgeteers eye our most vulnerable children for cruel cuts.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Why we chose New Orleans after seven great years in Asia
Appreciating values and freedoms — only more as Trump imperils them.