Brett Will Taylor

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Love NOLA: A termite apocalypse

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

I just love it how New Orleanians come together when faced with disaster. Natural disasters like hurricanes. Man-made disasters like our state legislature. And apocalyptic disasters like last night's termite swarm. Truly, the swarm of May 22 was [...]

Love NOLA: The words of a mother who has lost her family to mental illness

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

To hear Brett Will Taylor's New Orleans take on mental health on WWNO radio, click here. Today's Love NOLA is a little different.  Rather than my words, it contains mainly the words of Eleanor Chapman. Eleanor is the [...]

Love NOLA: The morning after the Mother's Day shootings

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

Editor's Note: Love: NOLA usually runs on Thursday. But it appears here today because columnist Brett Will Taylor had something important and heartfelt to say. Please take a moment to read it, and then add your prayers to [...]

Love NOLA: The simple beauty of an everyday New Orleans moment

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

I was in the best mood on Monday. Part of it was because I was still riding the mystical high of seeing Patti Smith at Jazz Fest. Part of it was because of the weather (sunny, dry, high [...]

Love NOLA: When bullets came to my street

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

Was it four shots? Eight? Ten? I’m not sure. It all happened so fast … and so terrifyingly, paralyzingly slow. There was a gunfight outside my house yesterday afternoon. Not gunfire. A gunfight. At 3 p.m. on a [...]

Love NOLA: On words, hidden doorways, Sunday nights ... and NOLA's essence

Brett Will Taylor (photo by Jason Kruppa)

Today's column is for those who live in or have lived in New Orleans. It's a story of one night. If you don't live here, you'll read the words and, perhaps, say "that's cool," or even, "I wish [...]