It was a glorious weekend to be in New Orleans.
It was the last Sunday of the Jazz and Heritage Festival, Santana had just finished his set and the Neville Bothers were about to take the stage. My friend Ted Jones and I were sitting under the big chief tent adjacent to the Acura stage.
A man [...]
New Orleanians Get Too Negative
Is Reverend Wright Wrong?
The controversial former pastor to Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is on the loose again. Just when some of us believed it safe to engage in a sensible and reasoned discussion about race in America, Reverend Jeremiah Wright is blazing away with his own brand of fire and brimstone from his [...]
Who Can Afford To Live Here?
I started thinking about this a few days ago after I received an e-mail from a resident in Tall Timbers. The e-mail reminded me of just how difficult it has become to live in the New Orleans area with the increase in home insurance and property taxes.
I should point out that while property taxes are [...]
Just & Unjust: Forcing People into a Life of Crime.
I know you have heard the expression ‘damned if you do and damned it you don’t.’ Never has that meaning been clearer to me than now. I am referring to the people who serve their time in jail, paying their debt to society, only to find that society will never accept them.
That to me [...]
Check Out My Interview With The Mayor
Saturday morning on NewsChannel 6, during the 6:30am and 9:30am half hours, I will have an extensive interview with Mayor Ray Nagin. The mayor brings us up to date on rebuilding fire and police stations. He responds to the New York Times article that is critical of the recovery progress. I also ask him about the [...]
Picking on Working People
I almost wanted to pull my hair out after reading the latest account of the attempt by Governor Bobby Jindal to land a huge salary for his economic development secretary and the department director. How can one of the poorest states in the country justify paying a combined salary of well over a [...]
Firearms On Campus: Dangerous Idea?
Belle Chase Rep. Ernest Wooten wants to allow people with a concealed weapons permit to carry guns on school campuses. He suggests that having law abiding armed citizens on campus would reduce violence.
I, too, am sick and tired of the wanton violence that plagues us. I would bet my paycheck that most of us are. [...]
Race In America: Who Are We Really?
The one thing that Barack Obama and his controversial Spiritual mentor have taught us is that race is still the millstone around our collective necks that continues to divide us as a nation and a community. It is a subject that lies ever so slightly beneath the American landscape.
It was refreshing for me to [...]
United Against Criminals
As I sat listening to the various speakers during the ‘Twenty Third Annual Crime Stoppers Awards Luncheon’, I asked myself when was the last time we acted as a community united in the effort to keep our neighborhoods safe from the criminals who terrorize us. The fact is we have spurts of outrage among [...]
