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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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The Robert E. Lee statue at Lee Circle seen prior to its removal in 2017. Photo credit: The Maroon

Landrieu releases plan for future of Confederate monument sites

Nick Reimann March 7, 2018

Almost 11 months after the first removal began and after years of legal battles over the fates of four Confederate monuments, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced plans in a news release Wednesday,...

A crime camera flashes at the corner of Broadway and Freret on Feb. 27, 2018. 250 new cameras will be installed in the city this year. ANNA KNAPP/The Maroon.

New Orleans adds crime cameras to keep an eye on the city

Anna Knapp March 1, 2018

https://vimeo.com/254320039 Flashing blue and red crime cameras have recently popped up on various corners of New Orleans streets. The city is in the process of installing 250 of these cameras, adding...

Photo credit: Hayley Hynes

Florida high school shooting sparks concerns about campus violence

Miles Rouen February 23, 2018

When students walked through the doors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on the morning of Feb. 14, they did not know that hours later their school would be invaded by an active...

Club workers march down Bourbon Street Feb. 1, 2018, in protest against recent NOPD raids that they say caused massive unemployment Photo credit: Mairéad Siobhán

Bourbon Street dancers fight back

Mairéad Siobhán February 22, 2018

It has been a month-long fight for Bourbon Street strip club workers, who made it known that the war is not over following the raids, closures and suspensions of eight clubs last month. A month after...

Some bins in the blood storage sit empty on Feb. 3, 2018. The Blood Center says that it has a critically low blood supply. Photo credit: Sidney Holmes

Blood supply in New Orleans is critically low, officials say

Sidney Holmes February 21, 2018

The blood supply in the Greater New Orleans area is critically low, according to The Blood Center. Because of the shortage, blood banks around New Orleans are encouraging people to donate more blood...

Loyola community urges safety during Mardi Gras

Loyola community urges safety during Mardi Gras

Mairead Cahill February 2, 2018

‘Tis the season for krewes and king cake. Meanwhile, Loyola students are being urged to plan ahead and stay safe as New Orleans prepares for the biggest party of the year: Mardi Gras. It arrives every...

Pharmacist Donna L. administers a flu shot Jan. 18, 2018, at a Walgreens in New Orleans. Doctors and pharmacist can give the flu shot. SOFIA SAMAYOA/The Maroon.

Health officials: it’s not too late to get the flu shot

A. Sofia Samayoa January 25, 2018

As a flu epidemic seizes the health of thousands of Americans across the country, health officials are pressing people to proceed with caution and take care of themselves. Many Loyola students are taking...

Left to right Reps. Johnny Berthelot, R-Gonzales; Reid Falconer, R-Mandeville; Jack McFarland, R-Winnfield; and Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, talk about taxes Jan. 22, 2018, ahead of Gov. John Bel Edwards' presentation of his worst-case scenario budget if lawmakers don't replace $1 billion in expiring taxes. MELINDA DESLATTE/AP.

Massive TOPS cuts could impact Loyola

Rich Simmerman January 25, 2018

Around this time last year, Chris Ibert was a high school senior from Franklin, Louisiana who was getting ready to commit to Loyola. His love for making music and interest in the culture of New Orleans...

An NOPD car sits in a New Orleans neighborhood. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a recent press conference that violent crime in New Orleans has decreased. Photo credit: John Casey

Mayor: Violent crime is down in New Orleans

Daniel Williams January 19, 2018

Violent crimes and homicides in New Orleans have been reduced due to efforts of the crime control initiative NOLA for Life, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a press conference on Jan. 4. From 2016 to 2017,...

The check sits outside of the New Orleans Mission. New Orleans Mission is a faith-based homeless shelter. Photo credit: Sidney Holmes

Homeless shelter houses more people for winter weather

Sidney Holmes January 18, 2018

With one of the deepest cold spells in years, New Orleanians are doing all they can to bundle up and stay inside. But for over 1,000 people in the city, just staying in a warm home isn’t an option. That’s...

This May 16, 2015 photo shows oil drillings offshore of a service pier in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California near Carpinteria. The surface temperature of the North Atlantic Ocean are climbing at unprecedented rates. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

Trump’s offshore drilling plan met with hostility and support

Miles Rouen January 18, 2018

When President Trump ran his 2016 presidential campaign, he made expanding energy exploration and offshore drilling a key aspect of his platform. Now, he is making moves to fulfill that promise. The...

FILE - In this June 17, 2015 file photo, medical marijuana plants grow at LifeLine Labs in Cottage Grove, Minn. When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutors to pursue violators of federal marijuana laws, not only states that legalized recreational pot are at risk of a crackdown, but so is most of the rest of America. All but four states allow some form of medical marijuana, even Sessions' home state of Alabama. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Louisiana could lose medical marijuana

Jc Canicosa January 17, 2018

The U.S. may have just taken a massive step back from legalizing medical marijuana across every state, including Louisiana. On Jan. 4, the Department of Justice issued a memo stating that the department...

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