Time to toss non-unanimous jury verdicts, a vestige of Jim Crow
Louisiana is one of two states that tolerate this unjust legal shortcut.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
Where’s Gottschalk? It’s time to plug a gaping hole in the LPO repertoire
Why does Prieto ignore New Orleans' most revered classical composer?
Trumped: Finding our footing in a weirdly changed political landscape
Today we get a president-elect who can't tell the Constitution from a TV script.
Justice and Beyond: Bending passionate anger toward positive change
Its Monday evening forums have gained a central place in black community politics.
McKnight killing shows how Louisiana’s ‘stand your ground’ law codifies bigotry
What passes for justice in a state where the NRA writes gun laws.
Behind the crackle of guns in a violent city: a search for peace, a brush with death
"I woke up in a jumble of tubes and stapled flesh."
Warning: Regulating e-cigs as smoked tobacco may be hazardous to health
A classic case of special-interest lobbying on behalf of giant corporations.
With a bigot like Bannon at Trump’s side, ‘never again’ is happening right now
Why are our own Jewish organizations acquiescing to leadership this repulsive?
Pondering ‘our suicide place’ — solitary confinement in Louisiana
What looked like rice was maggots. Part of her body was actually rotting way.
Trump and the GOP hate New Orleans — let’s hate ’em back
Forget 'reaching out.' It's time to acquaint Trump's America with 'New Orleans values.'
