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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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With it being lent season, customers are inquiring about seafood prices Photo credit: Taylor Ford

Restaurants respond to state crab ban

Taylor Ford March 17, 2017

Menu changes, angry customers, and a lack of inventory are all major problems that seafood businesses will have to face over the course of a commercial crabbing ban in Louisiana. On Feb. 21, the Louisiana...

The Second District New Orleans Police station is located on 4317 Magazine St. Photo credit: John Casey

Uptown sees drop in persons crimes and residential burglaries

John Casey March 17, 2017

Crime over the past week has decreased since the Mardi Gras season, according to New Orleans Police Department officials at the weekly district meeting. Only four persons crimes, or crimes involving...

The PT-305 World War II ship sits in its boathouse at the Lakeshore Landing project site at the South Shore Harbor on Lake Pontchartrain. The public can purchase tickets for 90-minute rides on the boat starting April 1. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

Tipitina’s owners to open ‘entertainment destination’ on Lake Pontchartrain shore

Jamal Melancon March 16, 2017

The owners of Tipitina’s and the Orpheum Theater plan to open a multipurpose facility for all walks of life at the South Shore Harbor on Lake Pontchartrain. With regular events and an amphitheater for...

Álvaro García Linera, Vice President of Bolivia (2005-) sits at the IV Conference of the European Leftist Party in Spain on Dec. 13, 2013. Courtesy of Matilde Mamani from the Oficina de la Vicepresidencia of Bolivia.

Bolivian vice president touts indigenous rights expansion to Loyola class

Nick Reimann March 15, 2017

Bolivian society is embracing multiculturalism and becoming more accepting, according to Bolivian vice president Álvaro García Linera. Linera, who has served as vice president since 2006, spoke of...

Jada Cardona, founder and executive director of Transitions Louisiana, held a town hall meeting against transgender violence on March 10 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. Photo credit: Haley Pegg

Organization confronts transgender violence

Haley Pegg March 15, 2017

Following a spree of violence against members of the transgender community, transgender people and allies gathered to confront the issue. Jada Cardona is the founder and executive director of an organization...

Many creatives start in New Orleans, but fewer stay

Many creatives start in New Orleans, but fewer stay

Caleb Beck March 14, 2017

For all of the rich culture and provincial charm of New Orleans, it’s a city that carries with it a stigma of being a transient zone for creative professionals. New Orleans is well-renowned for its...

Uptown increases in property crimes

John Casey March 13, 2017

Several key arrests in the university area are likely to lead to a significant drop in property crime throughout Uptown, according to police officials at the weekly New Orleans Police Department crime...

The Governor Nicholls Street Wharf located in the downtown river cargo terminals area in New Orleans works primarily with contained general cargoes. The Port of New Orleans became established as a foreign trade zone in 1946. Photo credit: Zach Brien

Trans-Pacific Partnership leaves U.S. at standstill

John Casey March 13, 2017

President Donald J. Trump's immediate move to pull all United States involvement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership has left Pacific trade in question. Trump passed an executive order on Jan. 23 to remove...

Pictured left is the home of Gason Nelson, who was inside of it as the tornado destroyed his neighbor's home. Gason was under his bed as debris came flying in through his bedroom. Photo by Anthony Alongi Feb. 9, 2017 Photo credit: Anthony Alongi

New Orleans East resident recounts being inside home when tornado hit

Anthony Alongi March 1, 2017

Gason Nelson huddled underneath the bed at his Bundy Road home as a tornado wrecked apart his neighborhood. Listening to the tornado destroy his neighbor’s home, Nelson prayed that his didn’t...

Charles Eden and Jumal Otis play off of each other with chants as they wait for Sen. Bill Cassidy to leave the town hall meeting. Several dozen people gathered around Jefferson Parish Library to give their testimonials in protest to Sen. Bill Cassidy's town hall on Feb. 23, 2017.

Protesters fired up outside of Sen. Bill Cassidy’s heated town hall meeting

Starlight Williams February 23, 2017

Updated 2/23/17 6:08 p.m. Frustrated, angry and without a seat, Sen. Bill Cassidy’s town hall meeting bubbled over into the streets as protesters gathered around outside to make sure their voices...

New Orleans East residents turn to each other to pick up the pieces, in wake of EF3 tornado

Kameron Hay February 17, 2017

Jeremy Scipio, a senior at Joseph S. Clark High School, was in class when he was called into the hallway with the rest of his classmates. Sitting in the hallway for three periods, Scipio grew anxious when...

Flor Serna (left) demonstrates an electric device the Electric Girls helped her create. The Electric Girls program is designed to teach leadership skills to young girls through of science, technology, engineering, and math. Photo credit: Haley Pegg

Electric Girls encourages females to join the STEM fields

Haley Pegg February 16, 2017

Almost two years after creating an educational program for young girls, the founder and Loyola University New Orleans alum is proud of the progress so far. Flor Serna, A’15, is the founder and executive...

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