+4 Will Sutton: Louisiana, other states might have Black senators, and some might have Black governors BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated 17 hrs ago It’s hard for a Black man to become governor of a state or to become a U.S. Senator. Very few Black people have served as governor in this country. None of them have been women. Only three of …
+2 Faimon Roberts: With mass shootings more frequent, clergy must balance sanctuary and security BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Sep 17, 2026 In what now feels like a lifetime ago, I studied to become a Protestant pastor.
+4 Will Sutton: If our children care about the New Orleans budget, so should we BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 16, 2026 New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has held several community budget meetings last week and this week. For the most part, senior citizens, business and community advocates and people with specifi…
+4 Will Sutton: St. Aug Marching 100 alumni will high step in Bacchus. Will I? BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 16, 2026 My sister, Allison, was the first to hit me up: “Will, you gonna march, bro?”
Stephanie Grace: John Kennedy speaks boldly, but carries small stick BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Sep 12, 2026 As Bill Cassidy’s dramatically fraught tenure in the U.S. Senate comes to an end, it occurs to me that maybe I’ve been a little tough on him — if only in comparison to how I’ve written about f…
+5 Will Sutton: Here’s an idea to get state and New Orleans leaders talking again BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 11, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry has a problem with New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno. He also has a problem with Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams. The same is true of Louisiana Attorney General …
+3 Faimon Roberts: LIV Golf’s bankruptcy is a $1.2 million triple bogey for Louisiana BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Sep 11, 2026 Boy, Louisiana really sliced that one into the woods.
+3 Will Sutton: Essence talks are underway as LIV Golf goes bust, owing Louisiana $1.2M BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 10, 2026 I’m happy to report that Essence Festival of Culture representatives and the City of New Orleans and well-connected, city-focused representatives are talking in person — in New Orleans. I can’…
+2 Stephanie Grace: One voice Louisiana Republicans often ignore? The state Republican party. BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Sep 7, 2026 More than 30 years ago, when I covered my first big campaign as a reporter for this newspaper, I made a rookie mistake.
+3 Will Sutton: Essence Fest’s deal with NOLA expires today. Do the two need a shorter commitment? BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 4, 2026 Anyone who has been married for more than seven years, and certainly decades or more, knows there are times when the two of you wonder why you got married in the first place. You might eat tog…
+2 Will Sutton: The Washington Post loses, labor wins. Remember that this Labor Day weekend, Louisiana BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 4, 2026 As Labor Day approached, I thought about Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah as the David in a battle with the Goliath Washington Post.
+2 Faimon Roberts: Yat’s all, folks. Should we care about the famous New Orleans accent fading? BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Sep 4, 2026 Yats are going the way of the dodo, it seems.
Faimon Roberts: Why 91 should embrace its villain role BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Sep 3, 2026 Of course they went to Birmingham.
+3 Will Sutton: It’s put up or shut up time as Essence Fest’s deal with New Orleans nears end BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 4, 2026 Essence Fest’s agreement with New Orleans expires Friday, and negotiations with the city have been complicated. The fest’s future is in the balance. Here’s columnist Will Sutton’s take.
Faimon Roberts: Louisiana rolled out the welcome mat for Meta, even as it was suing BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Sep 1, 2026 Until last week’s SpaceX announcement, tech giant Meta was Louisiana’s new best friend.
+5 Will Sutton: Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith was a civil rights activist and leader. He was also a dad. BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Aug 31, 2026 Treme’s Jerome Smith was well-liked in his youth among those who knew him. He was a civil rights activist and leader. He was a Freedom Rider. He was a New Orleans community advocate. He fought…
+2 Faimon Roberts: Elon Musk’s Louisiana spaceport sounds cool. But is the cost too high? BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Aug 31, 2026 The image of a spaceport in Louisiana is undeniably seductive. But the cost of getting there may be too high, argues columnist Faimon Roberts.
+4 Will Sutton: Why Black community has a special place in its heart for Dolly Parton BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Aug 27, 2026 The deaths of Black celebrities and entertainers often prompts a quick response, with members of our community sending texts, writing emails, making calls, posting on social media. Think Kobe …
+2 Will Sutton: Some in Louisiana say political violence can be justified, and that’s scary BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Aug 27, 2026 I was happy to see that a large majority of Louisianans don't believe political violence is a good thing. For any reason. That’s a good thing.
+2 Faimon Roberts: The danger of Flock cameras is one we all must reckon with BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Aug 24, 2026 The Flock camera controversy is migrating to Louisiana. At least a little bit.
+2 Clancy DuBos: Kathy Johnson quietly, selflessly saved UNO — and 91 New Orleans BY CLANCY DUBOS Aug 23, 2026 Ultimately, it’s up to us to write our history, cure our ills, right our wrongs, and most of all lean on and raise up one another.
+2 Stephanie Grace: If schools must post Ten Commandments, let’s at least talk about them BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Aug 22, 2026 If there’s a silver lining to the appearance of posters outlining the Ten Commandments on schoolhouse walls across Louisiana this fall, it’s that they may be quickly fading into the figurative…
+2 Will Sutton: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is the winner of a Thumbs Down Award. Where do you stand? BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Aug 21, 2026 In broadcasting, there’s something called a Q score. To put it simply, it measures brand recognition across various demographics, likability versus polarization and trust. The Q score is one o…
+2 Faimon Roberts: Three elections will determine whether St. Tammany remains stuck BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Aug 18, 2026 St. Tammany is headed for a year of reckoning.
+2 Stephanie Grace: Landry’s trashing New Orleans? Must be election time. BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 16, 2026 In the beginning of Jeff Landry’s quest to become governor of Louisiana in 2023, there was New Orleans.
Faimon Roberts: This random house in Alexandria looks like blight. Here’s why it should be preserved. BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Aug 16, 2026 Vegetation and neglect are trying to erase a little-known — but important — link between Louisiana and the Harlem Renaissance, the Black cultural and intellectual movement that blossomed in the 1920s.
+5 Will Sutton: A New Orleans elected official will withdraw his reelection campaign, retire BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Aug 11, 2026 Lambert Boissiere III was elected to the Orleans Parish First District constable seat in 1997 and took office in 1998. He continued serving in that capacity until 2005, when he was elected to …
+3 Stephanie Grace: Even with one foot out of office, Bill Cassidy keeps caving BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Aug 8, 2026 I come here to, once again, voice deep disappointment that U.S.. Sen Bill Cassidy declined to act on his legitimate, serious concerns over a deeply flawed Donald Trump nominee.