Australians in New Orleans feel support away from home
January 18, 2020
Like most students living away from home, Josh Leaney has learned to cope with homesickness. However, with Leaney’s home of Brisbane, Australia facing deadly wildfires, his homesickness has been taken to a whole other level. “Being 24 hours away by plane is a big thing,” the physics junior said....
Peace Committee discusses tensions between US and Iran
January 17, 2020
Following the Jan. 2 American drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassam Soleimani, tensions between the two countries escalated. While the conflict was nearly 7,000 miles away, it affected some Loyola students, who gathered to share student sentiments at the Jan. 9 Peace Conference Committee. “My...
Shot fired outside the Boot early Sunday morning
January 12, 2020
A shot was fired near The Boot Bar and Grill early Sunday morning around 2 a.m., according to an email sent to Tulane students by the Tulane University Police Department on Sunday afternoon. TUPD said the subject was involved in a physical altercation with a Boot employee which resulted in the subject...
College Football Championship to bring large weekend crowds and traffic restrictions.
January 12, 2020
The Louisiana State University vs. Clemson University College Football National Championship is expected to bring large weekend crowds until the game on Monday, Jan. 10, at the Mercedes Benz SuperDome.To prepare for the “extremely heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic,” the New Orleans Police De...
Man found shot and dead a block from Bruno’s
January 10, 2020
Police are investigating a homicide that happened early this morning near Bruno's Tavern.According to an NOPD press release, Tulane police officers heard gunshots around 1:50 a.m on Jan. 10, in the area of Burthe and Hillary Streets. Officers found one adult man who had been shot in a car. He was pr...
King cake raffle supports immigrants and asylum seekers
January 8, 2020
With the start of a new decade comes a new set of goals, and some people might not even know where to begin. The New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice, however, is giving power to the people. “I feel like, for me, 2020 is going to be a year of action for all of us,” said Meena Haque, de...
Mother and child hope for life-saving medication
January 4, 2020
A "miracle drug," has the potential to create a better life for Andrea James' 17-month old son. However, the Louisiana Department of Health refuses to pay for it.Axel Dennis was born a normal, healthy baby until a few weeks after the fact. Dennis' doctors diagnosed him with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type...
Usher, Tim Tebow and college football players volunteer in New Orleans East
December 31, 2019
Ahead of New Year's and Sugar Bowl celebrations, a select number of college football players spent their off time to give back to New Orleans. The 2019 Allstate Goodworks Team visited Einstein Charter school to help finish up renovations to their gym, tennis courts, garden and weight room. Grammy...
River Parishes celebrate Christmas with bonfires
December 25, 2019
Louisiana residents wake up to presents from Papa Noel on Christmas morning, and it's all thanks to St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes. St. Nick and his flying reindeer found their way to the Pelican State thanks to hundred of bonfires lighting the way. Nearly 200 bonfires went up in flames...
RTA ramps up accessibility
December 10, 2019
Mitchell Miraglia grew up in New Orleans, but there is much of his hometown that he has never explored on his own because he is in a wheelchair and can’t ride the St. Charles streetcar. But thanks to a lawsuit he filed in 2016, six stations on the line are currently undergoing construction to be...
Entergy New Orleans hit with million dollar fine
Julia Porcari
December 9, 2019
Neighborhoods across New Orleans have been plagued since early 2014 with sudden and unexpected power outages. In many cases, families and whole communities were left quite literally in the dark, as the power outages could last for minutes or days, depending on where you were located in the city.The members o...
Loyola honors Jesuit martyrs from El Salvador
December 8, 2019
Last month, the Jesuit community of Loyola University New Orleans commemorated the 30th anniversary of the murders of six Jesuit priests and two civilians in El Salvador. On Nov. 16, 1989, Salvadoran Army soldiers killed Father Ignacio Ellacuría, Father Amando López, Father Ignacio Martín Baró,...
Loading ...