Plunging from revered financial arbiter to America’s anathema — the lending industry has descended in dramatic fashion. Expressions of lending industry scorn are now standard fodder in a near constant flow of blogs, newspaper articles, editorials, evening news reporting and cable news analysis. Consumer scorn is not only shared around…..

For the most part, two types of people become American presidents: governors and senators. As the Republican presidential primary takes its internecine tone to Louisiana, most will be focused on Governor Romney and Senator Santorum. But the fact is, there is another presidential hopeful who will carefully consider the election…..

NOLA.comLouisiana's flawed Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: An editorialNOLA.comThe Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, along with the NAACP and other advocates, are calling on the state to admit that it made a mistake, review all its f…

NOLA.comRebuilding aspect of Hurricane Katrina grant program underemphasizedNOLA.comA form to measure interest in the program talked about elevating an existing house, and Stovall knew he'd have to tear his eastern New Orleans home down and build a…

HIV NOLA responds to HIV/AIDS in black communitybestofneworleans.com (blog)James Perry and Melissa Harris-Perry helped design and host the site organized by event coordinator Michael Hickerson. James Perry wrote on the group's blog, "For whate…