A little of my live in-studio analysis on the effect of the indictment of Mayor LaToya Cantrell from the 5PM news. Full segment is at: fox8live.com/video/2025/08/…

Recorded a special edition of Informed Sources, talking about the long term changes caused by Hurricane Katrina on the 20th Anniversary of the storm. Today’s panel: Errol Laborde, Dennis Woltering, me, Dawn Ostrom. It will be broadcast on WYES the first week of September. 

“Breaking through the noise: Media penetration 101” is a standard seminar I do for corporate groups. I did one for the Faculty at Dillard a few years back. My former president, Dr. Walter Kimbrough, took this shot. It popped up on my Facebook memories. 

My latest Verite column is out. “In a city that depends on its image to attract business, any behavior that damages the mayor’s ability to portray a transparent, honest, and ethical image is bad for business and harmful to residents.” veritenews.org/2025/08/26/col…

A word about my latest publication in this video produced by the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.

A few of my comments from the WYES TV Katrina 20 special episode of Informed Sources broadcast yesterday. Full show is available at: youtu.be/Mo5RIIGXJ10?si…

My latest column is out. How has civic engagement changed in the 20 years since Katrina. veritenews.org/2025/09/09/rob…

Some of my analysis on the state of the race for Mayor of New Orleans, including the latest FOX 8 poll.

Chief Investigative Reporter Chris Nakamoto TV of WAFB in Baton Rouge, sister station of FOX 8 New Orleans, was back on the Dillard University campus today, with his crew, to work on a series of investigative reports with me. The investigations will include my commentary and analysis. 

Thanks for your awesome commentary always!

The FOX 8 Mayoral debate takes place tonight at 6PM. I will have comments about the debate during the late news. Tune in.

A coalition of community organizations, including the Greater New Orleans Foundation, are hosting a forum for New Orleans Mayor candidates that will be focused on the city’s water and coastal issues moderated by Dillard University Political Analyst Robert Collins, and Mike Smith of

I’m in the studio. Getting ready for the mayoral debate to begin. It starts at 6 PM. Let’s get after it!

Thoughts about the mayoral debate on FOX 8 New Orleans.

I will be moderating this mayoral forum on Tuesday along with Mike Smith of the Times Picayune. 

I hope Brian Kelly is prepared for another press conference, where the media will ask him fair questions about why the Tigers lack the ability to consistently generate offense. Hopefully he simply answers the question this time, instead of attacking the reporter like last time.

Football Sunday with girlfriend and my family members.  With the way the Saints and LSU offense are playing, I’m going to need more Heineken.

I served as debate moderator along with Mike Smith of the Times Picayune at tonight’s Mayoral Forum on Water and the Coast. All four major candidates came through. This is me looking moderate. Photo credit: Angela Chalk.

OUT OF CONTROL I-TEAM: Top state leader resigns following investigation, lands smoothly at same agency. WAFB Robert Collins tinyurl.com/4r9menhb

While I was in the WYES TV studio today to record an episode of Informed Sources, I ran into Akayla Bailey, Senior Mass Communications major at Dillard University. Akayla is doing her Internship at the station. It’s always great to see our Dillard students working in television.