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,...
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...
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...
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 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...
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.
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Ivette Sosa, A'91, wanted to study a career that came naturally to her. At first, she thought that was dermatology, but an aptitude test proved otherwise. Apparently, she should pursue a career within...
During a pandemic that has pushed the majority of schools online and heightened learning inequalities, many local organizations intended for the success of underprivileged high school and college students...
The Balcony Ballroom — a Metairie wedding venue that came under fire after The Lens published a story showing it hosting large parties in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — is now asking...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At a time of intense scrutiny in America over who is commemorated in public parks or in front of courthouses, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced Monday it is spending $250...
New Orleans has become the first city in Louisiana this month to take a step to reduce the sales tax for menstrual products and diapers, a surcharge commonly known as the “pink tax,” according...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only three months removed from their last gathering, Louisiana legislators return Monday for a special session focused on the coronavirus outbreak, with deepening rifts between...
