On Louisiana’s quintessential cultural collage
(May 18, print edition, T-P) Apologies if this column seems like a written version of a collage, but please give it a chance to cohere. When earlier this spring I wrote […]
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Conversion needed for wetlands diversion
(May 11) The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project has become a massive mess, and no easy solutions present themselves. Going forward, the best approach may be an incremental one. Begun with […]
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Fluoride and ivermectin madness
There is still time for the Louisiana legislature to pull the plug on two of the worst health-related bills in recent memory. A bill to ban the addition of fluoride […]
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Jazz Fest memories, and advice
(April 30) I hope you’re ready for all that jazz. And jambalaya. And some really good juju. So here you are coming to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for […]
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Saints draft was unspectacular, but quite solid
To start with, I would not have approached the draft the way the Saints did. The draft was heavy with potential superstar defenders, especially at edge, but the Saints went […]
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As Saints drive onward, they owe us a Carr report
(April 24, 2025) With die-hard Saints fans nervously awaiting tonight’s start of the NFL Draft, there’s one thing all can agree that the Saints should do better. No, I don’t mean […]
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The shot heard round the world, 250 years later
(April 19, 2025) It would be a tragedy if we discover that the shot heard round the world no longer echoes. Two hundred and fifty years ago today [last Saturday], after […]
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How I would draft for the Saints: The list
The list itself: I have an absurdly long explanation for all of this, which I will feature in a separate post below, but almost nobody will want to wade through […]
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Quin’s Saints Draft 2025 — background, rules, and initial reasoning
Below is a far-too-lengthy article on how I would handle the draft this year if I were the New Orleans Saints. The point is absolutely not to predict what the […]
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Q Saints draft: Actual choices, trades, and reasons
(continued from article above) Pick 1: The Saints are slated to pick at choice 9. Already gone, according to the board as I write this on 4/15, are Abdul Carter, […]
