New Orleans Prosperity Index

Advancing Health Equity in New Orleans: Building on Positive Change in Health

May 30, 2018

Cancer, heart disease, and stroke has fallen since 1999, yet blacks are more likely to die from each than whites in New Orleans. This brief describes healthcare access and the myriad of other factors that contribute to health disparities, historically and today.

From Bondage to Bail Bonds: Putting a Price on Freedom in New Orleans

May 14, 2018

How did our current system of bail bonds come about? Jailing an accused person because they cannot pay bail has been unlawful in the entire federal criminal justice system for decades. This brief describes bail across the city’s 300-year history and how it morphed away from a right to be free before trial.

Fighting for Inclusion: Blacks’ Continual Struggle for Citizenship Rights

Apr 30, 2018

The fight for civil rights have been continuous throughout New Orleans’ history. This brief examines the array of actions taken by black New Orleanians to achieve equal rights including lawsuits, organizing, and voting - tactics that continue to be used today.

Rigging the Real Estate Market: Segregation, Inequality, and Disaster Risk

Apr 05, 2018

Beneath New Orleans’ shared sense of tradition lies another reality marked by separation. This brief examines the history of neighborhood segregation in New Orleans and its impact on contemporary racial disparities in wealth, access to opportunity, and vulnerability to disaster risk.

The Impact of 300 Years of Jail Conditions

Mar 29, 2018

Beginning from the first incarnation of Orleans Parish Prison in 1721 by Bienville at Jackson Square to its current iteration under federal court supervision, the form and function of the jail has changed. Unearthing the history of the New Orleans jail and its relationship with the city, this essay discusses new solutions that include the voices of the impacted communities.

The New Orleans Prosperity Index: Tricentennial Edition Steering Committee

Aug 11, 2017

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