Category: NOLA Op-Ed


What’s Going On? NOLA Summer 2022

  New Orleans has always had its issues. Like many major American cities, there is a spike in crime, and housing is becoming unaffordable. There is even a recall effort against our mayor, Latoya Cantrell. New Orleanians are fed up and starting to voice their disapproval of how everything is going down in this city.… Read more »

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COVID-19 & Real Estate: What To Know

  Updated: 3/30/2020 While the city of New Orleans prepares to tackle COVID-19 and cancels events across the city, many people are still wondering about real estate. Is this now a bad time to buy or sell? Should they stop everything they’re doing?   First things first – don’t panic.  While everyone at home has… Read more »

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To All the Agents I’ve Loved Before

  I’ve been a New Orleans real estate agent for almost 7 years now. However, I’ve worked in the industry a lot longer. I’ve been in an administrative role for a large brokerage and was an assistant to some top agents in New Orleans before going out on my own.   Since I have worked… Read more »

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Madame Mayor

  Madame Mayor. Or is it Latoya? Or Miss Cantrell, if you’re nasty.    Whatever you prefer to go by – let me start by congratulating you on getting to be our first female mayor. Godspeed. People are already nitpicking you to death on every choice and you haven’t even clocked in for your first… Read more »

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Why We Should Give A F*CK

There was a recent article about how Louisiana is the worst state to live in. Now, I didn’t read it, because I live here and I don’t need to. I can rattle off a myriad of reasons that we might be the worst. On the other hand, I can spout off a million things to… Read more »

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New Orleans Resolutions

  Oh, New Orleans. She’s that old friend that has a few issues, but you still really freaking love her. Yeah, she’s boisterous, and messy, and might cause a few fights when you’re out. It doesn’t matter though. She’s your girl and you’re going to defend her. The one thing we may want for this… Read more »

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Ain’t Dere No More

  This piece was written in November 2017. In the middle of this recent election, my greatest concern was if my newly-elected councilperson or mayor would give two damns about the epidemic that is Airbnb. Many of our neighborhoods have been bought up by out of towners, who never had any intention of using this… Read more »

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