Journalism folks: Come be my editor! We're hiring an investigative editor to fill the big shoes of the inimitable Gordon Russell. Link: journalismjobs.com/1687352-invest…

Do you want to lead investigative journalism in one of the newsiest, most interesting places in the country? Come be our investigations editor at NOLA.com/ The Advocate! We've got an awesome team and wild stories galore. journalismjobs.com/1687352-invest…

Great to see Zulu get a long-overdue elevation project to protect its headquarters from flooding nola.com/news/business/…

Louisiana's song was "all i do is win?" by DJ Khaled?

Greatest job in the world

“Beau is Afraid” (Aster, 2023)

How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President (h/t Sam Karlin) nytimes.com/2024/08/23/wor…

The teenage girl and her potential adoptive mother shared a love of abstract art and a fear of sharks. They envisioned their lives together in the Hudson Valley. And then it all fell apart. Here’s my latest story about a failed foster care adoption: nola.com/news/politics/…

Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson misled (or just straight up lied to) me about advising Musk on the price of Twitter Blue. This 1) makes me feel bad and 2) raises questions about what other details Isaacson chose not to include in his book... semafor.com/newsletter/08/…

A plastic invasion: “Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.” ⁦Douglas Main⁩ The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/ar…

.Governor Jeff Landry called for LSU athletes to have their scholarships potentially revoked if they don't stand on the field for the anthem. Now LSU football says they won't be changing their routine to put athletes on the field. nola.com/sports/lsu/jef…

Unclear what practical effect this order will have since 1) Louisiana Legislature already banned teaching that students are racial oppressors 2) no evidence any La. schools were teaching that. But a clear political reward: Governor Jeff Landry got more coverage from Fox News.

you think property value just fell out of the coconut tree? it exists in the context of all the infrastructure investments in which you live and all that came before you

NEW: 54% of Americans say "working class" describes them well. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say so, regardless of education or income. 59% of upper-income Republicans (vs. 33% of upper-income Democrats) see themselves as working class. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Louisiana is changing its fortified roof grant program in a bid to accelerate the strengthening of homes in the places hit hardest by the insurance crisis. Story: nola.com/news/louisiana…

Ok this is bumming me out. I posted this story like two hours ago and here's the gist of it on Google's AI overview. No headline, no note that the info is from the Chronicle or other local news sites. How many people are going to click on that itty bitty link?

Since 1955, only two #LSU coaches have lost their first three season openers… Curley Hallman & Brian Kelly

translation: we're still bad