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Doing Good - Featuring the great organizations we have had the pleasure to work with, those of us helping New Orleans tackle it's many issues / Curious Tourist - Some common questions about the city we hear from visitors / Interviews - Our chance to talk to interesting follks in hte community / The Index - This is a rolling A-Z of topics that have shaped the city / The Dirt - Our own ramblings, experiences and opinions

Raising the Volume : Lowernine.org - Dirty Coast
Doing Good

Raising the Volume : Lowernine.org

Raising the Volume In 2005, 100% of Lower Ninth Ward homes were rendered uninhabitable due to the levees breaching. Though low in financial resources, this historic African-American neighborhood, ...

Doing GoodUnprisoned: Stories from the System - Dirty Coast

Unprisoned: Stories from the System

How are we doing time outside? Unprisoned is a public radio project which began in November 2015 as part of the Association of Independents in Radio's (AIR) national initiative, Finding America. U...

Doing GoodSon of a Saint - Dirty Coast

Son of a Saint

Education is Freedom. Bivian Lee, Jr., was an NFL defensive back for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1975. Tragically, in 1984 Bivian died at the young age of 36 after suffering a heart attack....

Doing GoodPut Ya Foot In It : Café Reconcile - Dirty Coast

Put Ya Foot In It : Café Reconcile

In 1996, Rev. Harry Tompson, S.J., then pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish Church, joined forces with concerned community members Craig Cuccia and Tim Falcon. The trio sought to address the sy...

Doing GoodNew Orleans Musician's Clinic - Dirty Coast

New Orleans Musician's Clinic

Photo by Marc Pagani This organization is one of our partners at ScreensforGood.com. Keep Your Body In Tune! The New Orleans Musician's Clinic (NOMC)  is a multifaceted, musician's advocacy org...

Doing GoodThe LA/SPCA - Dirty Coast

The LA/SPCA

It started with a horse. The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA/SPCA) was originally founded in 1888 to care for the horses that pulled carriages around the French Quart...

Doing GoodThe Eagle Saloon Initiative - Dirty Coast

The Eagle Saloon Initiative

The Eagle Saloon Initiative was established in 2016 to generate funds for the restoration of the Eagle Saloon building, located at 401 South Rampart Street in Downtown New Orleans. The Eagle Salo...

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Here we share things we find interesting about New Orleans and the Gulf South, organizations and people that deserve more attention and answer some questions about the area.

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