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• The Silent Struggle: How Climate Change Is Displacing Communities in New Orleans East

  By Scott Ploof| Big Easy Magazine Verified Editor’s Note: This article is intended as an exploratory overview of the past, present, and future of New Orleans East amid the climate crisis. While it draws from a wide array of public sources and verified data, it is not a long-form investigative feature. Instead, it serves as a foundation for ongoing conversations and reporting around climate change, displacement, and justice in New Orleans.

  By Scott Ploof · Big Easy Magazine

  Apr. 16, 2025

• Generational Poverty, Generational Policing: Why New Orleans Can’t Arrest Its Way Out

  By Scott Ploof| Big Easy Magazine Verified In New Orleans, crime statistics often dominate headlines. However, beneath these numbers lies a deeper narrative: crime doesn’t occur in isolation. It emerges in neighborhoods shaped by decades of disinvestment, displacement, and systemic inequities. From the demolition of public housing to the closure of local schools, the city has repeatedly failed its most vulnerable communities, only to penalize them for the resulting challenges.

  By Scott Ploof · Big Easy Magazine

  Apr. 16, 2025

• The Silent Struggle: How Climate Change Is Displacing Communities in New Orleans East

  By Scott Ploof| Big Easy Magazine Verified Editor’s Note: This article is intended as an exploratory overview of the past, present, and future of New Orleans East amid the climate crisis. While it draws from a wide array of public sources and verified data, it is not a long-form investigative feature. Instead, it serves as a foundation for ongoing conversations and reporting around climate change, displacement, and justice in New Orleans.

  By Scott Ploof · Big Easy Magazine

  Apr. 16, 2025

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