March 2023

FOR THE RECORD

At the February 16 New Orleans City Council meeting, the Council adopted a motion granting up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all City employees who have been at their job...

Jesse Lu Baum

February 2023

FOR THE RECORD

On January 5 and 10, the New Orleans City Planning Commission held two sessions open to public comment before issuing new recommendations for Short Term Rental (STR) regulation....

Jesse Lu Baum

January 2023

Home to Any Possibility

Felix Allen, who launched a union drive at the Lowe’s on Elysian Fields in New Orleans, has been busy. While working at Lowe’s, he also moonlights as a musician and works to...

Jesse Lu Baum

December 2022

FOR THE RECORD

On November 3, the New Orleans City Council passed—with significant amendments—the Healthy Homes Ordinance. The ordinance expands protections for tenants and finally...

Jesse Lu Baum

November 2022

Owning the Means

Recently, to make ends meet as my rent increased and the prices of groceries and utilities have climbed, I have begun busing tables on the weekends. There are holes in my floors...

Jesse Lu Baum

October 2022

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Anthony Oscar, Bryan Funck, Dalton Spangler, Danielle Dietze, Jesse Lu Baum, Kevin Barrios, Mary Beth Campbell, Sabrina Stone, Will Hibert, William Archambeault

September 2022

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Anthony Oscar, Frances Madeson, Jesse Lu Baum, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Veronica Cross, Will Hibert, William Archambeault

July 2022

LETTER FROM SOME EDITORS

“I hated childhood / I hate adulthood / And I love being alive.” —Mary Ruefle What was forecast has come to pass. Roe v. Wade was overturned by the “Supreme” Court,...

Jesse Lu Baum, Marisa Clogher

July 2022

Hot Union Summer

On June 4, the Starbucks at 7700 Maple St. in New Orleans voted 11 to 1 to unionize their store, with two contested ballots, becoming the first Starbucks in Louisiana to join a...

Jesse Lu Baum

June 2022

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Andy Pham, Dalton Spangler, Frances Madeson, Harriet Burbeck, Jesse Lu Baum, Kallie Tiffault, Mary Beth Campbell, Raphael Helfand

December 2021

How to Get an Abortion in Louisiana

Abortion is currently legal in all 50 states. However, Louisiana has enacted laws that restrict access to abortion—how late in their pregnancy someone can obtain an abortion...

Jesse Lu Baum

November 2021

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Angela Calonder, Jesse Lu Baum, K. Gauthreaux, Mary Beth Campbell, Veronica Cross, Will Hibert