Errol Laborde

In 1789, for the first ever United States Presidential election, the decision of who to vote for was fairly easy – George Washington. Four years later, as the incumbent’s first term expired, it was the same thing – Washington all the way. Finally, in 1796, came what might be considered the first seriously contested election between two candidates. Their names were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Adams won but Jefferson would later achieve the office too. Both would be major figures in the young nation’s evolution.

John Kennedy made the phrase famous, since then it has become part of the lasting rhetoric of American politics.

Something on one of the plane's tables caught the president’s attention. It was a copy of our publication, New Orleans Magazine. He was amused that the cover

New Orleans is the only city I can think of that has its own indigenous characters as part of two global celebrations. One is Mr. Bingle, the elfin flying

We are hearing more about “Early Voting” each election cycle. It is not the same thing as “absentee voting,” which has long been part of the political

There was lots of talk in the past weeks about newspaper endorsements, or the lack thereof, in the presidential election. The most noise came when Jeff Bezos,

Now that the presidential election is out of the way, it is time to think about mayoral politics, at least if you are a New Orleans-watcher. That urge was

So, who will run for Moreno’s council position? It could be any other of the district council members, or any eligible citizen, though there is a unique quirk

This is that week when folks pause, if only for a moment, to think about times from the past year for which to be thankful.

Christmas morning in Louisiana is not what would be expected from the picture book images of the season. I experienced that because for several years we would