New Orleanians protest the death of George Floyd
June 1, 2020
Over the weekend, hundreds of demonstrators peacefully marched side-by-side from Duncan Plaza to New Orleans Police Department Headquarters protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Protestors held signs that said “Black Lives Matter”...
Loyola graduate 3D prints face shields for local hospitals
Jillian Oddo
May 28, 2020
Due to COVID-19, hospitals around the U.S. are in need of masks and face shields and one recent Loyola graduate, Baasel Syed, A'20, is using university resources to help provide help to local New Orleans hospitals. “I asked the hospitals what they needed, and the one thing they said they would ...
Local restaurant reopens following COVID-19 guidelines
May 23, 2020
After Louisiana entered Phase One of reopening its economy last weekend, local restaurant owners such as Caroline Nassrah, A'06, and Aimée Herrmann, who own the vegan dining spot Kindred, are practicing new ways of keeping their businesses afloat while keeping their staff and their customers safe. ...
Alcoholics Anonymous goes virtual during COVID-19
May 19, 2020
Skyler was isolated. They were anxious to be around people in public, plagued by a certain social paranoia. Feeling a lack of control, unable to see some semblance of a future, Skyler spent most of their time inside, drinking alone to feel something, or nothing, depending on the day. But that was...
New Orleans journalists face furloughs, memories of Katrina
Rose Wagner and Gabriella Killett
May 14, 2020
Less than a year after The Advocate won a Pulitzer Prize and acquired the Times-Picayune, creating the largest newsroom in Louisiana and changing the face of New Orleans journalism, a global pandemic hit, raising concerns about the newsroom’s revenue, future and the lives of local journalists. “This...
Pregnant women cope with giving birth during COVID-19
April 29, 2020
In April 2019, Loyola A'11 Melanie Shannon became pregnant after a year and a half of trying. Ten weeks later, she was devastated with the news that she lost her baby. “That last summer was just this really hazy grief-filled period; I was just kind of ready to throw in a towel and say we are not...
Gov. Edwards extends Louisiana stay-at-home order, makes changes
April 27, 2020
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced an extended stay-at-home order Monday, which despite the postponement of reopening the state's economy until May 16, includes three specific changes to the order in place. If table service isn't available outside, restaurants are now able to allow customers...
Recent alumni take advantage of stimulus check
Jc Canicosa
April 22, 2020
Bryant Istre A'19, is feeling fairly fortunate in the midst of a national pandemic. Istre is one year out of college, and he has a job that can be done fully remotely in an industry that he says is well-insulated from the crisis: education. But he understands that his financial security may not...
The New Atlantis: Climate experts prepare for New Orleans’ potentially bleak future
April 7, 2020
Three hundred years ago, the ancestors of former Loyola environmental science professor John Clark, were some of New Orleans' first settlers. Twelve generations later, the prevalence of climate change has Clark wondering if his grandchildren will be the family's last generation of New Orleanians. “This...
Celebration Church gives back during pandemic
Anum Siddiqui, Pack News
April 3, 2020
While churches shift their Sunday service online due to the coronavirus, Celebration Church in the New Orleans area continues to give back to their community. Church volunteers get together once a week to pack care packages and deliver to those in need. “The main reaction has just been joy. Seei...
Teachers and parents adapt to online homeschooling across the United States
April 2, 2020
Schools all across America were hit with an emergency closing leaving many to wonder when they will open their doors again. Many parents in Orleans Parish were told classes will begin again in April, but with COVID-19 spreading fast schools may be closed for the rest of the year. “I’m being i...
Archbishop of New Orleans tests positive for COVID-19
March 23, 2020
The Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond announced Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, after holding a live-streamed mass on Sunday in St. Louis Cathedral. Aymond, 70, told his fellow priests in an announcement that a recent fever led him to take the COVID-19 test, which came back...
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