Since Habitat for Humanity has completely abdicated their responsibility to use these funds to support struggling homeowners, the City should repurpose the $2 million to create an anti-displacement fund for elders and cultural community members.
Good to see the Moreno admin publicly reiterating their support and adherence to the musician pay ordinance (and a reminder that the $200/hr is the floor, not the ceiling)...the follow up to the ord should be a city fund to help pay for performances, hopefully this is the catalyst for that as well
I wrote about the most important collection of jazz history landmarks on the planet all going on the market at once. This includes the Eagle Saloon, one of Buddy Bolden’s main venues, and is a major plot twist in the saga of S. Rampart Street.
"Matthew Covey, a lawyer who specializes in immigration applications for performing artists, told attendees in a speech that he expects a 30 percent decline this year of international performers coming to the United States, compared to 2024."
All for the new mayor and new CAO cutting costs at the Mardi Gras celebration, but asking DJs to work for free ain’t it.
They’re not asking servers, construction folks, etc. to donate their labor.
In a city built on music, it’s a stone wrong move.
Yes we worked directly with her office to help craft the ordinance
Having Michael Hecht, who makes over half a million dollars a year, bragging about DJing for "one drink an hour" is a really bad look. The work and craft of DJ's should be valued just as any other musician or performer--they were specifically included in the musician pay ordinance just 18 months ago
New Orleans Habitat for Humanity says that while they knew the developer they sold the Musicians' Village rental properties to would raise the rent, they didn't know it would be 300% increases
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The City of New Orleans has no coordinated cultural support or sustainability strategy so we continue to see resolvable situations spiral into crises where the cultural community pays the price.
As we head into a new mayoral administration and City Council, we have an opportunity to push for a new approach to cultural funding, writes @musicculture504.bsky.social
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New Orleans cultural community stands with immigrants and calls for end of ICE, Border Patrol raids
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ICE is here in New Orleans, and the @nolacitycouncil has created a web portal to collect evidence of potential abuse by immigration officers. If you witness any potential abuse, visit www.council.nola.gov/knowyourrights to anonymously submit video or photo evidence for the record.
Role of Culture in Building Community Power Join this lively and inspirational conversation about integrating culture as a key driver of community power building and learn more about the Culture & Community Power Fund. Tuesday, December 9, 2025 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern Sponsored event rom The Kresge Foundation
Culture is often treated as a luxury—but in New Orleans & Memphis, community leaders are proving it's essential to building power, healing & resilience. Join @nextcity.org on Dec. 9 for a webinar with leaders from Ashé Cultural Arts & Center for Transforming Communities. nextcity.org/events/detai...
Hey #nolasky if ya couldn’t get to First and Last Stop to help Miss Carol fight her terrible landlord, here’s the QR code they had up at the bar
Help save New Orleans' historic First and Last Stop Bar from its new landlord
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b/w flyer for ICE WATCH 101, with alligator silhouettes in the upper left and lower right. this free training will cover: steps to safely and effectively watch ICE in your area; digital and personal security; best practices and lessons shared by chicago organizers; know your rights info. brought to you by Free The Swamp, ACLU, Indivisible NOLA, and Indivisible Chicago Northwest. Bring whistle kits for distribution if you have them. and the ICE watch hotline: 504-221-1499 TUESDAY 11/25 6-7:30pm Broadside (600 N. Broad) New Orleans.
free ICE watch training tomorrow at the broadside, 6pm, presented by chicago indivisible organizers who just lived through this hell we are about to experience. come get prepared and get a whistle kit!
A concrete example of how the Trump Administration's racist and nativist policies negatively impact cultural exchange and hurt Louisiana's economy.
New Orleans ICE/border patrol tip line: 504-221-1499 PLEASE SHARE! #neworleans #ice #louisiana
This month's @musicculture504.bsky.social column explores Arsène DeLay's work with the Makin' Gardens project, which teaches people how to grow their own food and herbs, regardless of their access to land.
There are a lot of big ideas in the Office of Nighttime Economy's strategic plan to support nighttime businesses, but its failure to address equity of opportunity is a notable absence.
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One point of clarity (not that it makes it any better), the arrests are planned for SE Louisiana and Mississippi, not just New Orleans
An interesting look inside the growing conflict and corporatization of the Ghost Tour Industry by @smelendez.bsky.social, with clear implications for New Orleans and a cameo from the LaLaurie Mansion.
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Sure, you can use them--though they are screencaps from this video, look at about 5:07. Have you talked to Al Jackson at the Treme Petit Jazz Museum? He might have some information that could be helpful.
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Very sorry to hear about the passing of Windex Pete, a mainstay of the French Quarter, Frenchmen Street, & Treme, and condolences to his friends and family. You can help to honor him at rememberingpete.com. Here are a couple of shots from when he was featured in Drake's In My Feelings video in 2018.
On a Monday night in New Orleans' Irish Channel neighborhood, the sound of bluegrass fills the back room of NOLA Brewing. Musicians circle up with fiddles, guitars, and banjos while customers sip beer and eat pizza.
On January 12, New Orleans will have its first new mayoral administration in eight years. MaCCNO offers five strategies to support the cultural community they can launch on Day 1.
New Orleans mayoral candidate Helena Moreno, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas took part in a forum last night focused specifically on growing the city's music economy and supporting musicians. Here's a recap (and a link to the full forum) @gambitweekly.bsky.social
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Missed the Music Swings Votes mayoral forum last night? You can watch the whole event on today Youtube.
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'Music Swings Votes' hosts New Orleans mayoral forum on city's music economy
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I'm in the paper today discussing why deploying the national guard to New Orleans is an unnecessary step that will hurt local businesses. I don't mention in the piece, but it will also be expensive and polling shows it's already very unpopular.
