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Before the Wrecking Crews: Remembering Kevin Joseph Mosley
Before the Wrecking Crews: Remembering Kevin Joseph Mosley
The DeGaulle Manor demolition is finally underway in Algiers. His name will not appear on the City Council agenda. No resolution will be read in his honor. But as New... Read more...
The Thin Line Between Home and Water: Why the East Orleans Landbridge Restoration Matters
The Thin Line Between Home and Water: Why the East Orleans Landbridge Restoration Matters
EVANS CUTCHMORE NEWS ANALYSIS  The Thin Line Between Home and Water: Why the East Orleans Landbridge Restoration Matters A $101.2 million project could rebuild the natural shield that stands between... Read more...
New Orleans Approved Fortify NOLA. Now the Work Is Getting It to the People Who Need It.
New Orleans Approved Fortify NOLA. Now the Work Is Getting It to the People Who Need It.
The state's $10,000 roof grant left homeowners an average of $6,229 short. For elderly, fixed-income residents in Algiers and across the West Bank, that gap was the whole problem. New... Read more...
In New Orleans, the House Is Not Just a House
In New Orleans, the House Is Not Just a House
My grandfather Joseph was a World War II veteran who was evicted from the Magnolia housing project when the city learned he had received veteran's compensation. He bought land on... Read more...
He Built the Infrastructure Before Anyone Else Thought to Try
He Built the Infrastructure Before Anyone Else Thought to Try
Tony Brown died today, June 26, 2026, at age 93. He was the host and executive producer of Tony Brown's Journal, originally called Black Journal when it launched in 1968. His... Read more...
They Called the Cops on Their Own Editor-in-Chief
They Called the Cops on Their Own Editor-in-Chief
It happened here. At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, on the morning of June 5, 2026, the American Diabetes Association called Louisiana State Police to remove five of its... Read more...
Who Decides If Your Child Gets an Amber Alert? In New Orleans, the Answer Should Alarm You.
Who Decides If Your Child Gets an Amber Alert? In New Orleans, the Answer Should Alarm You.
I did not go looking for this story. It found me through my phone. Over the past several months, I have received NolаReady notifications about missing children in this city -... Read more...
SB228 and SB268: Why Louisiana Finally Took a Step Toward Solving the Lead Pipe Problem
SB228 and SB268: Why Louisiana Finally Took a Step Toward Solving the Lead Pipe Problem
Louisiana's lead water line problem has never been a funding problem alone. It has been a legal one. SB228 and SB268 address the constitutional barrier that has blocked utilities from... Read more...
New Orleans Was First. That Should Mean Something. | Evans Cutchmore
New Orleans Was First. That Should Mean Something. | Evans Cutchmore
From the Algiers bank of the Mississippi, I watched the Parade of Sail from above. Seven tall ships and five U.S. naval vessels moving upriver through a corridor of spectators... Read more...
They're Redrawing the Map. Literally.
They're Redrawing the Map. Literally.
Last week, 15 states were actively redrawing congressional maps. A Tennessee lawmaker was blocked from entering a redistricting meeting. Louisiana's HBCUs lost millions in funding. A potential SSRI ban was... Read more...
New Orleans & SWBNO Lead Pipe Replacement on Private Property | Evans Cutchmore
New Orleans & SWBNO Lead Pipe Replacement on Private Property | Evans Cutchmore
Today's lead pipe bill developments: Sen. Royce Duplessis' SB 268 (lead service line replacement) was heard in the Senate Local & Municipal Affairs Committee at 1:00 PM and reported favorably,... Read more...
They Got The Warning, We Got The Bill. | Evans Cutchmore
They Got The Warning, We Got The Bill. | Evans Cutchmore
The City of New Orleans was warned in writing in June 2020. Business owners on Newton Street documented the harms, asked for a response, and never got one. Three years... Read more...