It’s been over a month since the Hard Rock Hotel collapse downtown, but some businesses like Fischer’s Jewelry are still dealing with the aftermath and there appears to be no end in sight.“We’re...
For the first time in 10 years, Richie Champagne has now been able to move into a home in the Lower Ninth Ward that he calls, “100% his own.”
After numerous setbacks like rebuilding...
Phillip Kilbarger is the lead cook at Dry Dock Cafe, where he's been working with his sister for eight years. With the Algiers Ferry not in service, restaurants and businesses at Algiers Point have seen...
In the heart of Gentilly, 25 acres of Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded space was recently granted to build Mirabeau Water Gardens, a place where water conservation will be modeled on a larger-scale.
For...
After a campaign season of mud slinging and presidential visits, the dust finally settled and Louisiana decided on another four years of John Bel Edwards.
The democratic incumbent won against his republican...
Fried oysters are a favorite at Carrollton Market in uptown, But soon will disappear from the menu. This year's oyster season in New Orleans has become non-existent due to the amount of freshwater in the...
Students from lower-income families have a poor chance of obtaining a higher education, according to a recent report.The report, published by the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University New...
On Veteran's Day, we celebrate the lives that fight for our freedom, but two months earlier each year, The National World War II Museum celebrates the life of New Orleans native, Lawrence Brooks. Brooks...
Expecting mothers and newly delivered moms are about to get health help in addition to their new bundles of joy.
The city of New Orleans and Touro Hospital are working together to improve women's health...
Voters in Louisiana participated in early voting this week ahead of the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election, including college students across the state, who put the party in politics.The Millennial Voter Engagement...
Most nuns pray in monasteries. Some get arrested by police at protests. Sister Quincy Howard is the latter.
“If someone had told me that in five years, that i would be a nun lobbyist on Capitol Hill,...
In a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States, the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola is working to spread awareness about the problem of mass incarceration.
The...
