LSU scientists warn: Don’t let nitrogen anxiety undermine fight to save coast
Concern that nitrogen-fed vegetation has degraded Massachusetts wetlands is no reason to stop freshwater diversions here, the authors argue.
Category: Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire. This category features thought-provoking essays and commentary from writers, community members, and photographers offering insight into the issues, ideas, and experiences that shape New Orleans and beyond.
Louisiana bucks the trend: postmortem of a tax revolution that fizzled
Louisiana legislators had more pressing concerns.
Oh, brother, where art thou? Is state income tax really why Nikesh Jindal split?
Jindal junked a Reagan quote and used a family anecdote to sell his tax plan. But the truth poorly serves his argument that taxes are behind the state's brain drain.
30 years of time-lapse satellite images show coastal Louisiana wasting away
Time-lapse images illustrate what we knew was happening: Over 30 years, islands and beaches have moved north, channels have widened, and marshes have turned to open water without a blade of brass for miles. But they also show portions of the coast growing, reinvigorated by restoration projects.
Second-lining’s silver lining: mainstream embrace of our cultural exotica
Even the long-antagonistic police department now embraces second-lining as deserving of respect — and protection.
Mother’s Day shooting reminds us that no one is immune from street violence
"At any given moment, something can jump out," said Deb Cotton in an interview last year. Cotton has spent the last several years documenting second-lines and brass bands. How can New Orleans preserve those traditions and create a sense of safety for participants?
Tax-cut mania: Parroting national GOPoobahs has poorly served Jindal
Yes, he cut taxes, but George W. Bush's job-creation record was atrocious.
The ‘economic development’ that nearly doomed New Orleans tourism
In an era when highways and “urban renewal” were ripping cities apart, Section 106 was a tool useful to local preservationists and as a way to force federal agencies to stop destroying irreplaceable remnants of American history.
So much for state-level initiatives: Presidential itch botched Jindal tax repeal
How stunning was Jindal's setback? Consider: A GOP governor couldn’t convince a GOP Legislature in a red state to help him cut income taxes — his No. 1 priority.
Delicate balance: neighborhood peace vs. the city’s great treasure — its music
Alex Rawls asks: "Does the relatively free-range nature of New Orleans' nightlife add to the city's mystique, even for those who finish their drinks before they leave the bar and are in bed by 11?"
