Skyllarr Trusty, Life & Times Assistant Editor
• March 4, 2016
Based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and death row spiritual adviser, the opera spotlights her connection with a fictional death row inmate named Joseph De Rocher.
The...
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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...
A local fitness buff saw a way to make the city healthier and deter crime, all with one building: the FitLot.
While the Treme-Lafitte neighborhood surrounding the Laffite Greenway is notorious for it's...
With the price of textbooks rising significantly over the past 10 years, college students are taking the hit in their wallet.
According to a report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Research Group,...
The New Orleans Police Department has added 54 officers to the neighborhood patrol as part of the first phase of massive reconstruction within the department to reduce violent crime. The effort is based...
Preceding his visit to Cuba in March, President Barack Obama annouced his plan to shut down the prison in Guantanamo Bay on Feb. 23.Currently a financial argument is being made to to close the detention...
The New Orleans Police Department is now starting an initiative to build a team of bilingual officers to help strengthen relationships with communities that do not speak English. The Civil Service Department...
For the 658 students at Loyola receiving TOPS this semester, their education was put at risk when Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the suspension of the payments from the program on Feb. 11.
Tommy Screen,...
New Orleans keyboardist and songwriter Jon Cleary can now add a Grammy to his list of accolades after winning at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15.Cleary's 2015 album "GoGo Juice" took home an award...
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death has sparked debate in the 2016 presidential race and the political system in regards to who will choose Scalia's successor.Scalia was nominated by President...
