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NOPD Police Chief Addresses Public in Treme’

On Tuesday, April 9, Anne Kirkpatrick, NOPD’s Chief of Police, was questioned by citizens of New Orleans on her style of ruling the NOPD.

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Landry’s ‘One Louisiana’ doesn’t include marginalized communities

On Oct. 14, Louisianians elected Attorney General Jeff Landry to be their next governor. As a candidate, Mr. Landry’s platform included, in part, pledges to

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Are we going to allow this?
Last month, three children were killed in a house fire, in a blaze apparently begun by their father.
Giving each other a moment of humanity
Last week, after City Council President J.P. Morrell and I had a well-publicized squabble while on the dais during a meeting, I sent a note to my friends, apologizing for ...
Freedom
The history of New Orleans, one of the oldest cities in the United States, is as colorful as any in the country. Founded by the Spanish, turned over to the ...
New Orleans City Planning needs to keep the city in Mind
Few things seem more antithetical to the Big Easy than forcing neighbors on the same block to compete with one another for income, but if the City of New Orleans ...
Education Savings Accounts
After reading the Op/Ed by La. State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley published on March 13, 2023, I felt compelled to provide your readers with some information that Dr. ...
Constitutional policing
A consent Decree is an agreement or settlement that resolves a dispute between two parties. Well, we have a major dispute happening in our city right now. It’s between law-abiding ...
Mental Health Support in New Orleans
A recent Gambit article reported that most schools in New Orleans don’t have the number of mental health professionals they need, resulting in our peers slipping through the cracks. It’s ...
It’s time for Louisiana to show its support for refugees
There has never been a more urgent time for Americans to show our support for refugees. In the last year, Americans across the country have welcomed people seeking safety. They ...

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