Episode 4: Kathleen Blanco and the Katrina Blame Game
Halfway into her first and only term, it looked like Kathleen Blanco had a good chance at re-election. But that all changed with Hurricane Katrina.
Articles
Episode 3: Dutch Morial and the Police Strike Of 1979
Soon after Ernest "Dutch" Morial became the first black mayor of New Orleans, the police staged their first-ever strike. Their bargaining tool? Mardi Gras.
Episode 2: Jim Garrison's Dangerous Fairy Tale
After JFK was assassinated conspiracy theories swirled, but only one conspiracy theorist made actual arrests: Jim Garrison, New Orleans DA
Episode 1: Huey P. Long Vs. the Media
Huey P. Long went from traveling salesman to Louisiana Governor, and then US senator, through his mastery of the media
Winter 2018
Mardi Gras Canceled
Ernest “Dutch” Morial and the 1979 New Orleans police strike
Winter 2018
The Queen Bee of Louisiana Politics & the Misinterpretation of Nice
The there and back again story of Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Fall 2018
The Garrison Tactics
The New Orleans District Attorney reveled in the spotlight, hurling accusations against his enemies and using the media to advance his investigations.
