WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans Louisiana is not a rich state, despite bounteous natural resources. That’s a long story, not a short one. Richland Parish in the northern part of the state not too far from Monroe is the opposite of a rich land. Farming isn’t great. The years have not been kind to many of …
New Orleans A research project funded by Tulane University in New Orleans had some sad news for Louisiana. Pulling together a bunch of researchers and going through a huge set of data dating back to 1990 on more than 30 categories, the Murphy Institute was trying to get a fix on where each …
New Orleans Lunchroom diners in the business districts of cities used to be ubiquitous, but now are dying breed. Carbon copy chains, sandwich shops, Starbucks, and more are everywhere. Diners not so much. When we saw in the paper that Leni’s was closing, we had to make sure we made it there to …