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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

A source of strength to slaves, call-and-response ritual sustains Kili climbers

A snowbound African mountain provides an unexpected encounter with a cultural artifact associated with the Deep South at its most brutal.
by Sallie Ann Glassman April 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Jindal credits Louisiana’s economic revival to a tax plan he initially opposed

Jindal's own plan — income tax abolition and a sky-high sales tax — was laughed out of the 2013 Legislature.
by Mark Moseley April 4, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Don’t expect a safe, humane Orleans Parish Prison any time soon; here’s why

Medical and psychiatric care is terrible and prisoners live in fear of being beaten or raped.
by Michael Avery April 2, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

President Jindal? If at first he doesn’t succeed, count on him to try, try again

No, he's not just aiming for the vice presidency, Moseley argues. That would be a sign of impotence that just guarantees defeat.
by Mark Moseley March 28, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

So what if Holy Cross towers defy the zoning code — it’s only the Lower Ninth

Even cut back to 60 feet, the towers would be half again as tall as current zoning allows.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz March 26, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Online comment scandal likely to widen as more defendants invoke it in court

If coordinated online mischief took place, upper management in the U.S. Attorney's office surely knew better than to document it.
by Mark Moseley March 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

‘LaLa’ Lalonde calls Big Oil’s bluff: Ignore threats that they’ll bail on Louisiana

Lalonde's lament: Strip-mining our coast will turn Louisiana into a Dixie version of coal country.
by Raymond "LaLa" Lalonde March 19, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

A Kale of Two Cities: the magical New Orleans and the Americanist version

The national press shows that it’s not really interested in New Orleanian self-analysis. Apparently we’re not qualified.
by C.W. Cannon March 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Kalegate: Self-described ‘transplant’ makes a meal of NY Times travel story

The article in the New York Times "felt like one giant facepalm that confirms all of the worst clichés about new New Orleanians."
by Adam Karlin March 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Online ‘Commentgate’ seems tied to Washington in more ways than one

To probe the depths of the scandal that rocked the U.S. Attorney's office, connect the dots and read between the lines — just like Judge Engelhardt did.
by Mark Moseley March 12, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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