Katie Jane Fernelius
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Katie Jane Fernelius
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Journalist in New Orleans with VeriteNews.org. Work in BBC World Service, The Guardian, Oxford American, The Nation, In These Times, The Assembly NC, The New Republic, INDY Week & elsewhere.

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Wait, I feel like this – reported by Axios! – is kind of a big deal. Apparently, AG Liz Murrill is considering taking over the city of New Orleans' finances ???

www.axios.com/local/new-or...
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today, Sandra Green Thomas, the chief of staff for Cm Eugene Green, posted a distressing video on TikTok of what appears to be a deceased person outside Duncan Plaza, near City Hall. She blamed the opioid addiction crisis and also Unity of New Orleans.
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Some interesting factoids from a presentation given by HousingNOLA at today's meeting of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee. Puts a good punctuation point on our story about folks leaving imo.
July 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My husband was curious where Robert Moses was buried, so he found his "Find A Grave" page. Turns out, to this day, people are leaving GIFs and messages to the long-deceased baron of infrastructure 😂

cc: @99pi.org, @romanmars.bsky.social, @elliottkalan.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Very interesting alert from NOPD this morning –
March 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So many good books this year. These are six of my favorites.

All are now among my personal talismans for good writing, thinking, & living.
December 21, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Thank you to the wonderful @jatomic.bsky.social for picking up our Signal Award yesterday. Our series 'A Field Guide to Gay Animals' won GOLD for Best Documentary and picked up a SILVER for Best Show Art and Best Co-Hosts. Honestly chuffed that so many people have loved and championed this show 💖
November 13, 2024 at 3:26 PM
My husband is practicing his French ahead of our trip to Marseille by watching French YouTubers discuss the Kennedy assassination.
November 13, 2024 at 4:56 AM
January 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM