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Charles Miller, PhD
@chamiller1989.bsky.social
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urban studies and sociology professor | #NOLA | co-host of Pelican Briefs podcast 👨🏻‍💻🌆🎙️📰
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New Orleans East seeks cultural district on Lake Forest Blvd: 'We're not just a suburb'
In New Orleans East, residents and business owners want to showcase the neighborhood as a cultural district.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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How Lafitte Greenway transformed from a dump to 'one of the best places' in New Orleans
The $9.1 million linear park built on an old rail line has transformed into an economic and cultural boon in the heart of Mid-City, serving as an anchor for affordable housing, playgrounds, public eve...
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May 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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The master plan for Lincoln Beach has been released. Here's what it will look like.
When the multi-million-dollar Lincoln Beach renovation is finally complete, visitors will be able to dine in the rehabbed ruins of the 1950s-era Carver House Restaurant or visit a history museum
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May 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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May 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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A drone manufacturer chose south Louisiana for its latest expansion. Here's why.
Blueflite is expanding into Louisiana, where it has partnered with Acadian Ambulance to develop potentially life-saving technology to deliver blood via drones to accident sites.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Louisiana already has startup incubators. Here's how Newlab New Orleans is different.
Jordan Losavio, co-founder of Baton Rouge-based tech startup Encore CO2, needed a custom part last month for a prototype that aims to transform carbon emissions into useful chemicals.
www.nola.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Canal Street signs get artistic makeover to draw families back downtown
CEO of Celebrate Canal Sandra Herman says that art comes with a purpose.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Looks like “High Grinds” is about to be my new coffeshop 😋😎
A new coffee shop is opening on St. Charles Avenue. It will also offer THC-infused treats.
As coffee and THC continues to rise in popularity across the nation, a New Orleans shop in a historic building is offering both.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I am super excited about this, and I hope it’s successful.
Major innovation hub coming to blighted Bywater naval base
Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement in Baton Rouge with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Newlab, a Brooklyn-based startup incubator with measured success in both New York and Detroit, is building a 30,000 square-foot innovation hub adjacent to the soon-to-be-redeveloped Bywater Naval Building
A big name in the tech sector is coming to New Orleans' Bywater naval station as its first tenant
A Brooklyn-based startup incubator is planning a major innovation hub at the blighted former U.S. Naval Station in New Orleans, a project aimed at attracting and growing companies focused on
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May 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Facing rising flood risk, New Orleans considers new fees to tackle drainage woes - Verite News New Orleans
Recent polling shows more than half of residents support stormwater fees, new stormwater department.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans
The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also recalls a painful chapter in the city's past. “In New Orleans, everyone treats v...
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May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Interesting!
Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans' 7th Ward. See his family lineage and history.
In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always in and out of his childhood, as his mother often fed them. "Now we know wh...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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New Orleans Downtown Development District taps longtime public servant as new CEO
The New Orleans Downtown Development District has picked longtime local public servant Seth Knudsen to be its new CEO and president. The 50-year-old business improvement district conducted a national ...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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“Windows on Canal" Brings Whimsical Art Adventure to Heart of New Orleans - Biz New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (press release) –  Get ready to see something new and exciting on Canal Street! Starting May 17 and running through July 6, the famous
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May 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I love this with every fiber of my being
May 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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20 years later
Twenty years after Katrina, residents reflect on the rise and fall of New Orleans public housing
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, residents and city leaders reflect on the impact of demolishing New Orleans’ major public housing projects in favor of mixed-income redevelopment.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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French Quarter residents, businesses show support to Keep IV Waste trash pickup amid city feud
Mayor LaToya Cantrell is moving to terminate IV Waste’s one-year emergency sanitation contract in the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District, setting up a showdown with French Quarter in...
www.nola.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Plaza Tower has been an eyesore in New Orleans for decades. Now that might finally change.
Plaza Tower, the blighted skyscraper on the edge of downtown New Orleans, may finally have a viable redevelopment plan as affordable housing for seniors.
www.nola.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Louisiana will offer food assistance to children again this summer; most already enrolled • Louisiana Illuminator
Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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A year after New Orleans updated short-term rental rules, has anything changed for Jazz Fest?
A look at how the city's short-term rental restrictions have impacted the local market
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April 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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'A magical time of year': How one New Orleans neighborhood transforms during Jazz Fest
By 9 a.m., the preparations had begun.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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“Amtrak Mardi Gras Service”
Ready to take the train from New Orleans to Mobile? The new Amtrak line has a festive name.
This summer, the Amtrak route will roll again through the Mississippi for the first time in 30 years.
www.nola.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works.
It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing structu...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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New Orleans Federal Reserve building has a new owner. Here are the revival plans.
The historic Federal Reserve building in New Orleans' Central Business District has new owners who promise to return it to its former glory as a security center (and event space), but won't be turning...
www.nola.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM