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Trump supporters and opposition in the Latino community

Trump supporters and opposition in the Latino community

Zayn Abidin and Valeria Kawas April 6, 2016

Donald Trump has hurled insults at the Latino community on and off again, throughout his presidential campaign and those derogatory remarks seem to have created a division within the community. There...

Patrick Coates relaxes in his apartment in Metairie, Louisiana. After struggling with and overcoming his addiction twice, Coates is able to live a normal life through help and guidance from the methadone clinic.

Heroin haunts a recovering addict

Emily Branan April 5, 2016

The first time Patrick Coates tried heroin, he didn’t like it. He was around 16 at the time, and said it made him throw up. “That’s what helped me not to do it for the next 15 years,”...

La. lawmakers leave TOPS decision in the air

Mary Graci April 5, 2016

With the Louisiana Legislature entering its regular session on March 14, there has yet to be a solution to resolve the financial deficit for this budget cycle or the next one.Earlier this year, the Taylor...

Three-alarm fire erupts in the French Quarter.

Mark Robinson and Zack Brien March 31, 2016

On Wednesday morning, the New Orleans Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire in the 11-hundred block of Decatur Street in the French Quarter. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but...

Millennial voters talk about their experience

Millennial voters talk about their experience

Kristen Stewart March 21, 2016

Two weeks after Louisiana’s primary elections, the state’s Millennial generation may have had a powerful impact on the electoral results. Polling places opened their doors for the primary elections...

President Obama nominates a Supreme Court Judge

Nicholas Morea March 16, 2016

President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court vacancy after Justice Scalia's death. Garland, chief judge of the United State Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia,...

NOPD will no longer enforcing immigration policy without a warrant.

Nicholas Morea March 15, 2016

The New Orleans Police Department will no longer enforce immigration policy without a warrant or a court order. In a statement, NOPD said this plan stems from a "no bias immigration policy" that the NOPD...

Becca Sawyer, 20, is a political science and jewish studies student at Tulane University. She cast her ballot at Holy Name in Uptown. One of my highest priorities is foreign policy, Sawyer said. Specifically related to U.S.-Israeli relationship. Sawyer voted for Marco Rubio. Photo credit: Zach Brien

Faces of the Millennial voters in the Louisiana primary

March 14, 2016
The 2016 presidential campaign has been has been divisive, polarizing and controversial. The younger generation of voters are making an effort to go out and vote.
Millennials swipe left to traditional dating

Millennials swipe left to traditional dating

Gabriela Morales March 10, 2016

With the swipe of a finger, Millennials are re-defining the dating culture with the help of dating apps on their phone. Aaron Didier, psychology freshman, said he uses Grindr, a social networking app...

Chris Pourciau, left, and Virginia Ryan, right, client advocates at the Orleans Public Defenders work on cases in their office on Tulane Avenue. Pourciau and Ryan have seen their jobs get more difficult as budget cuts have limited their clients alternatives to prison.

Budget issues burden Orleans Public Defenders Office

Zach Brien and Gabriel Garza March 10, 2016

Funding issues for public defender offices across Louisiana have increased workloads for attorneys such as Adrienne Cousins, staff attorney for the Orleans Public Defenders. “I think it’s made the...

The future of TOPS uncertain amid the state’s budget crisis

Mark Robinson March 8, 2016

The future of TOPS uncertain amid the state's budget crisis from Mark Robinson on Vimeo. Students flood the halls here at Riverside Academy in St. James Parish, many unaware of the state's financial...

Sarah Michaels, entomologist at the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, holds a paper covered with mosquito eggs. Two of the species known to transmit the Zika virus are found in Louisiana.

Zika causes concern for mothers

Emily Branan March 6, 2016

Veronica Acevedo thought she knew how to take care of herself and her baby during her pregnancy, but then she found out about the Zika virus. Acevedo, who is originally from Puerto Rico, said she traveled...

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