Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

The ballroom at Sugar Mill venue stays empty since the start of the pandemic. The venue will not be hosting any Mardi Gras balls this year, in accordance with the modified Phase 2 guidelines set in place by the city. Photo courtesy of Larissa Jama.

Event venues sit empty as COVID guidelines restrict Mardi Gras 2021

Domonique Tolliver February 12, 2021

No parades. No balls. No parties. At a time when the hospitality industry in New Orleans is normally thriving, businesses are scrambling to survive within the city's COVID-19 guidelines. Orleans Parish...

Despite that the annual Mardi Gras festival season was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, New Orleanians are still celebrating in their own way. A new krewe, “Krewe of House Floats”, decided to decorate houses for the festival season in keeping with the tradition of the Mardi Gras floats. Photo credit: Maria Paula Marino

House floats raise money for Mardi Gras artists

Annie Oddo February 10, 2021

A large papier-mâché skull has taken over the front of the house at 1834 Toledano Street, surrounded by snakes, cypress trees and irises in bright hues of purple and green. This installation, titled...

Photo credit: Mikayla Ferro

History complicates the Black community’s decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Domonique Tolliver February 10, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine has been introduced into the world, but many people of color, particularly Black Americans, are hesitant to get the vaccine due to distrust in the healthcare industry based on a history...

Mike Washington makes sketches for a Mardi Gras Indian costume.

Mardi Gras costumer adapts to year without parades

Sofia Mongillo February 9, 2021

With Mardi Gras parades being canceled because of the coronavirus, many small businesses and artists have found their work disrupted. Because of the city’s well-known reputation regarding the event,...

Krewe member Bushra Ahmad holds paintings of Mardi Gras costumes.

Krewes adapt to a pandemic Mardi Gras

Rae Walberg February 3, 2021

With Orleans Parish cancelling its parades for the first time since 1979, krewes and parade members have adopted socially-distanced ways of celebrating Mardi Gras. Queen of Sparta Shannon Garrety, A'20,...

A cat chills out on a sidewalk on Maple Street on Nov. 2. Photo credit: Gracie Wise

Feral cats in New Orleans raise concerns

Gracie Wise December 13, 2020

Cats prowl the streets and corners of New Orleans. They hide in bushes and retreat under buildings. They go through dumpsters, scavenging for food. No matter where you go, you’ll find cats that have...

A sign marked No Bar Service sits on the bar at Brunos Tavern. Brunos is one of many bars in New Orleans that has been forced to adapt with new protocols as a result of current COVID-19 related restrictions. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Uptown bars host patrons amid COVID-19

Artie Bennett November 13, 2020

New Orleans is currently at Phase 3.3 of reopening, which allows all bars and restaurants to resume business at 25% of indoor seating capacity with a maximum of 50 individuals and 100% of outdoor seating...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a rally at Belle Isle Casino in Detroit, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, which former President Barack Obama also attended. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Students react to Biden victory

Victoria Sosa November 8, 2020

After four days spent on edge wondering who the next president would be, the nation finally received answers Saturday morning as the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the new president-elect of the United...

Municipal workers extract Luzerne County ballots from their envelopes, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Students await presidential election results

Gabriella Killett November 4, 2020

The day after students stayed up late into the night worshipping the artificial light of their TVs, crunching electoral college numbers with their friends and having a cocktail or two to combat election...

Jayme Causey, a new resident of the Broadmoor neighborhood, displays her estimated water bill from the Sewerage and Water Board Oct. 16, 2020. Photo credit: Malik Jamileh

Sewerage and Water Board estimates New Orleanians’ bills

Malik Jamileh October 31, 2020

Jayme Causey has lived in New Orleans for three years now attending UNO, but just recently leased her first house. When she received her first water bill from the Sewerage and Water Board, it estimated...

A “Heroes Work Here” sign sits in the front lawn of University Medical Center in New Orleans Oct. 4, 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some healthcare industry workers have said that they’ve experienced stress and exhaustion due to long hours. Photo credit: Erin Haynes

Healthcare workers experience psychological distress amid COVID-19

Erin Haynes October 29, 2020

As COVID-19 victims continue to overwhelm healthcare facilities, workers are experiencing psychological distress from limited self-care, short staffing, lack of equipment and overwhelming work shifts. For...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The Saints won 30-27. (AP Photo/Butch Dill

Mayor agrees to start allowing fans at Saints’ home games

Brendan Heffernan October 27, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will start having fans in the stands for home games after the mayor agreed with the team on a phased plan starting Sunday against Carolina. The plan announced...

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