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The front lawn of Loyola University New Orleans.

Breaking: Louisiana governor releases statement criticizing Loyola

Eloise Pickering, Editor in Chief October 28, 2025

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has released a statement criticizing Loyola University following the charter denial of a Turning Point U.S.A. chapter on campus. Using various social media platforms,...

Marquette Hall on April 9.

BREAKING: After Fox coverage, Loyola confirms SGA denied Turning Point USA

Alana Frank, The Breaking News Editor October 28, 2025

Last night, Loyola confirmed that the Student Government Association denied Turning Point USA’s application to become a chartered campus organization. In a statement posted shortly after coverage from...

City wide power outages cause disruptions across Loyola campus

Natalie Thomas, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 26, 2025

City wide power outages currently affecting the greater New Orleans area have caused disruptions across campus. Students have reported power surges impacting the day-to-day operations at Loyola. An Uptown...

WGNO Reporter LBJ sits down and interviews the five Big Chiefs of the tribes with their tribunal costumes displayed across the stage.

Behind The Mask: Black-Indian culture meets Loyola

Mabel Regalado-Hernandez, Senior Staff Anchor October 24, 2025

The Behind the Mask event took a deeper look into the Black-Indian culture with a 2-hour performance of their music and traditional dancing in Roussell Hall. The Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience,...

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DSA honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Josephine Faulk, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The observance goes back to the 1945 “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week,” celebrated in the first week of October.  The...

CRITTERS cast does dramaturgy exercise during rehearsal. Loyola commissioned alum Emma Schillage to write CRITTERS for the Fall semester.

CRITTERS play by Loyola alum to debut

Cae Nguyen, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

Loyola Theatre Arts & Dance Department will be performing CRITTERS from Nov. 13 through 22 at Marquette Theater, a Loyola-commissioned ensemble written by Loyola alum Emma Schillage, a queer Southern...

Louisiana State Police Col. Robert Hodges, left, speaks at a news conference about the arrest of Derrick Groves, the last of several inmates caught after breaking out of prison months ago, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

All ten Orleans parish prison escapees captured

Dominique Campbell, Senior Staff Writer October 24, 2025

Ten inmates managed to make a bold and brazen escape from the Orleans Parish Jail here in New Orleans in May.  Ten inmates planned an escape in the dead of night. The inmates used various materials to...

Moonlight Phillips, right, and Victoria Williams, members of the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, arrive at Planned Parenthood on the day they are closing, to deliver cards and flowers to the organization, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

Planned Parenthood closes last two clinics in Louisiana

Stella Perdue, Assistant Campus News Editor October 24, 2025

Some Loyola students rely on affordable reproductive care and federal insurance, which are core components of Planned Parenthood. The organization closed their last two clinics in Louisiana, citing towering...

New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno greets supporters as she arrives to submit her qualifying paperwork to run for mayor at the Orleans Parish Clerk of CourtÍs Office on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Helena Moreno win election for New Orleans mayor

Pablo Piñeiro-Ramy, Worldview Editor October 24, 2025

Helena Moreno, mayor-elect for the city of New Orleans, will be the first hispanic mayor of the city.  Moreno secured the victory with 55% of the vote. Elections in New Orleans require a candidate to...

Sam Spiegel and Malachi Lee playing a round of Super Smash Bros. during Loyola's esport practice. The team meets regularly to sharpen skills and build teamwork. Qemyne Barnes/The Maroon.

Behind the screens: inside Loyola’s esports

Keri Smith, assistant sports editor October 24, 2025

The room hums with the low buzz of computers and the rapid clicking of keyboards. Headsets are on, eyes are locked in, and every player is fully focused on the match unfolding on their screens. It’s...

Weary smiles in the mirror as she prepares for the opening night of Ghost Quartet on October 17, 2025.

Follow actress Amani Weary through the opening night of “Ghost Quartet”

Ludovica, Ballou October 24, 2025

Amani Weary’s life appears dazzling as she stands in the center of the stage, the spotlight trailing behind her.  The sophomore musical theatre major let me shadow her during the opening night of Loyola’s...

OPINION: New Orleans as a Classroom: where learning meets life

OPINION: New Orleans as a Classroom: where learning meets life

Lonniesha Carroll, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

There’s something about New Orleans that makes you feel like you already know it, even if you’ve never set foot there. As an online student, I may be miles away, but that distance doesn’t stop me...

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