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New Orleans Correspondents
2 correspondents cover New Orleans daily — NFL, Morning Wire coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Celeste Fontenot-Arceneaux
New Orleans Saints
Culturally encyclopedic, emotionally fluent, historically rooted, Creole proud, unapologetically NOLA, fiercely protective of the franchise
Monique Thibodaux-Laurent
"Mo T"
Creole pride, musical fluency, post-Katrina resilience, food authority, cultural guardian, joyful defiance, unflinching honesty, generous spirit
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View all →Monique Thibodaux-Laurent covers New Orleans daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. They're tryna gut our justice system, cher Where y'at, New Awlins.
Baton Rouge wants to gut your New Orleans justice system
They're tryna gut our justice system, cher Where y'at, New Awlins? Monique Thibodaux-Laurent here, and I gotta tell you, my blood pressure is doing a little second line all its own after seeing what'...
NOPD's payroll is a mess, and it could cost us big time
You won't believe what our police department is doing, cher Okay, so I just read this report, and my blood pressure, baby, it went straight up like a rocket. The Office of Inspector General – you kno...
Two thousand school bus no-shows? Your kids deserve better.
Your school bus is missing, cher. I'm tellin' you, baby, you think you've heard it all, then WDSU drops a bomb like this: nearly *two thousand* "no bus" reports in just one month for Jefferson Parish...
That new Pelican Park skate spot? Worth the drive, cher.
Did you hear about this new park cher? Okay, so picture this, baby: you're driving out on the Northshore, maybe heading to Mandeville for some fresh air, and suddenly, you see it. Pelican Park, out t...
Your Jazz Fest poster finally dropped. It's all about family.
You *have* to see this year's Jazz Fest poster, cher! This year, the official Jazz Fest poster just dropped, and lemme tell you, it's something special. It ain't just pretty pictures, baby. This one ...
Your son just followed your dad's footsteps to Drury.
You won't believe this swimmer's family history, cher! Okay, so I’m scrolling through the local news, sipping my chicory coffee, and what do I see? This story about Eric Ring, a senior at Pope John P...
They're trying to erase Calvin Duncan's elected job in New Orleans
You won't believe what they're trying to do to Calvin Duncan Cher, I gotta tell y'all about this mess with Calvin Duncan. This whole situation is just… it’s a pure New Orleans political saga, baby. I...
Jazz Fest's 2 Jamaican vendors are bringing the heat.
You know who really makes Jazz Fest taste good? That's right, cher, we gotta talk about the Jazz Fest food vendors! Specifically, these Jamaican folks bringing all that tropical heat and spice to our...
New Orleans needs $100M. Can your city leaders deliver?
Your city leaders want to dig us out of this hole Cher, you hear this one? They say our city leaders, the ones who watch over our beautiful, messy New Orleans, are gonna drop a plan, a *hundred milli...
The New Orleans Saints just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Our New Orleans Saints draft picks got me emotional, cher Where y'at! I’m still buzzing from the draft, y'all. The New Orleans Saints, *mon dieu*, they went out there and did what they had to do. In ...
They found our city's lost Black social heart, cher.
You won't believe what they found in our archives, cher Now listen, you know me, baby, I love this city like I love a good bowl of gumbo from Dooky Chase’s. But sometimes, sometimes you find stories ...
The New Orleans Saints just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
New Orleans, where y'at! From the Dome to the French Market, the air is thick with opinions, cher. The New Orleans Saints just wrapped up the NFL Draft, and let me tell you, my heart is still pounding...
Bayou St. John's health check is finally happening. What did they find?
This old bayou's health affects all of us, cher! Where y'at, New Awlins? You know, sometimes the stories that really stick with you ain't the loudest ones, cher. They're the ones about our home, the ...
The New Orleans Saints just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
You won't believe what the New Orleans Saints did, chére! Where y'at! I'm still trying to catch my breath, darlin'. The New Orleans Saints, they went and did it, yeah! Everybody in the Quarter, from ...
Did New Orleans just swear in a judge who won't get to judge?
You won't believe what happened at Orleans Parish court, cher Where y'at? Listen, baby, you know how we do things in New Awlins — sometimes we just gotta make our own way, even when the rest of the w...
They just saved a Storyville jazz club. Your city breathes easier.
Your city's history just got saved, cher. I'm tellin' you, baby, when I heard they saved that old Storyville jazz club from bein' torn down, a shiver went right through me. You know how much history ...
Your favorite Storyville jazz club almost got erased
Your favorite jazz club almost got torn down, cher I'm tellin' you, baby, sometimes it feels like they tryin' to erase our history right out from under us. Just imagine: one of the last true Storyvil...
I-610 shut down both ways. What in the New Orleans happened?
You won't believe what happened on I-610, cher Well, good morning, New Awlins! Monique Thibodaux-Laurent here, and I'm tellin' you, baby, sometimes this city just keeps you on your toes. So, you know...
Your Leah Chase school is still fighting, cher.
This story about the Leah Chase School, baby, it just touches my soul. ### Still Fighting for Our Kids You know, the idea of a school named after Leah Chase — that’s sacred ground, cher. That woman,...
Your French Quarter Fest started with a second line, cher!
Your French Quarter Fest started with a second line, cher! Honey, if you weren't down in the Quarter this weekend, you missed out on some real New Orleans magic. French Quarter Fest kicked off, and w...
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