All Aboard the Mardi Gras Line
In November’s co-publishing initiative with Oxford American, Holly Devon reports on Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service line that restores passenger rail transit between New Orleans and Mobile on the Gulf Coast.
Louisiana (9)
A View from Beyond the Deadline
In October’s co-publishing initiative with Oxford American, Lauren Stroh contextualizes The Angolite, the Southern penal press in the era of mass incarceration.
Maaliyah Symoné: Ritual Rest at The Front, New Orleans
Quinn Foster reviews the revolutionary healing found in Ritual Rest, an exhibition and performance ritual by Maaliyah Symoné at The Front, New Orleans.
Mouth of the River, Port of my Heart: Port of New Orleans, Notes on Reading
Kristina Kay Robinson considers what happens when deities, beings, and lineages not meant to be understood are conjured in the beginning, ending, and beginning again of New Orleans in this next GHOST theme feature.
Water as Witness: In Conversation with Jessica Monette
Bryn Evans interviews Jessica Monette about her ever evolving relationship with water, marking the twentieth year since Katrina.
In Conversation with Josiah Gagosian and Nyeema Morgan for History or Premonition at the Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans
Laurel V. McLaughlin speaks with curators Josiah Gagosian and Nyeema Morgan on their work with History or Premonition, on view at the Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans.
Inside the Dollar General Workers’ Fight for Safety and Fair Pay
In August’s co-publishing partnership with Oxford American, Katie Jane Fernelius dives into how Louisianans are organizing to transform the stores their communities rely on.
Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands, The HBCU Marching Band Series at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans
Thalia Butts reviews the extravagant portrayals and traditions of HBCU marching bands found in Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands, The HBCU Marching Band Series at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans.
In the Studio with Matthew Rosenbeck
Kristina Kay Robinson visits the studio of Matthew Rosenbeck, a multidisplinary artist working in New Orleans who repurposes salvaged, found materials.
