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Big Brothers Big Sisters for at-risk youth returns to New Orleans after over 10 years.

Big Brothers Big Sisters for at-risk youth returns to New Orleans after over 10 years.

After more than 10 years, the Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentorship program has returned to New Orleans to steer disadvantaged kids toward positive life outcomes. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater New Orleans, an offshoot of the national...

Baton Rouge Arts Council cultivates local filmmakers through this 10-week program. Here's how.

Baton Rouge Arts Council cultivates local filmmakers through this 10-week program. Here's how.

Between TV, TikTok, YouTube or digital billboards, video media is everywhere, and someone has to make it. But getting to be one of those people can be difficult. First, one has to know about the different jobs available, learn the technical skills...

Research vessel Hugh R. Sharp gets a tune-up as it nears 20

Research vessel Hugh R. Sharp gets a tune-up as it nears 20

Editor’s note: This column is a regular feature written by staff at the University of Delaware. It will spotlight UD research at UD facilities in southern Delaware, and related events in beach towns and surrounding areas. Like most things in life,...

From ballet to B horror movies, free events cover a lot of bases at New Orleans Library

From ballet to B horror movies, free events cover a lot of bases at New Orleans Library

Summer at the New Orleans Public Library is jam-packed with free events for all ages. See below for a sampling, and explore the full programming calendar at nolalibrary.org. Some programs require registration. Visit events.nolalibrary.org to sign...

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a major booster of the state's petrochemical industry, says the new law "sets the tone for the future" and will help the state "pursue energy independence and dominance." Environmental groups say these new laws are part...

Some teachers say new start times at six Baton Rouge public schools will disrupt their lives

Some teachers say new start times at six Baton Rouge public schools will disrupt their lives

Just before they left last month for summer break, teachers at six Baton Rouge public schools were called into meetings to hear some surprising news: When they returned in August, their schools would likely have new start times. “To be told at the...

A New Orleans official kissed a city worker on the job. He was suspended for three days.

A New Orleans official kissed a city worker on the job. He was suspended for three days.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration suspended the director of New Orleans’ homeless services department for three days after a city investigation found he kissed a worker while on the job. The mayor's office informed Nathaniel Fields in an...

Scienscope Strengthens South-Central U.S. Presence with FHP Reps Appointment

Scienscope Strengthens South-Central U.S. Presence with FHP Reps Appointment

Scienscope International is pleased to announce the appointment of FHP Reps as its new manufacturers’ representative. FHP Reps will cover Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, providing regional sales and support for Scienscope’s full...

New Orleans police are testing a new gunshot detection system. Will it work?

New Orleans police are testing a new gunshot detection system. Will it work?

From the front porch of his Craftsman-style double shotgun, a man who goes by "Cheeky" Henry keeps tabs on the St. Roch neighborhood where he's lived for the past 13 years. He hears gunfire at least two or three times a week, he said, sometimes...

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as...

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as...

President Donald Trump has signed a spate of executive orders promoting oil, gas and coal, which all warm the planet when burned to produce electricity. The European Union previously designated natural gas and nuclear as sustainable, a move that...

Louisiana State Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting

Louisiana State Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting

Officials with the Louisiana State Police have started an investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Port Barre after a request was made from that agency for them to do so. What Is Known About The Louisiana Officer-Involved Shooting? The...

Baton Rouge native, who sold his audio company for over $200M, still 'takes every meeting'

Baton Rouge native, who sold his audio company for over $200M, still 'takes every meeting'

Baton Rouge native Jim Odom is a musician, inventor and businessman who co-founded PreSonus Audio Electronics in 1995 to meet the growing demand for affordable digital music-making gear used in recording studios and on stage. The company’s first...

AJ Dybantsa, Carlos Boozer, Cameron Boozer, Sean Stewart and others react as former Team USA assistant joins the New Orleans Pelicans

AJ Dybantsa, Carlos Boozer, Cameron Boozer, Sean Stewart and others react as former Team USA assistant joins the New Orleans Pelicans

Top NBA prospects like AJ Dybantsa and the Boozer twins shared their best wishes for the new Chief of Staff for the New Orleans Pelicans. Several former and current NBA players also reacted to the news. Former Team USA assistant Jason Brown...

Op-Ed: The power of the pause: the AI moratorium and Louisiana innovation

Op-Ed: The power of the pause: the AI moratorium and Louisiana innovation

Louisiana has navigated the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution with the determination and spirit characteristic of our state. Our hospitals, schools, and businesses have incorporated the technology into everyday practices, saving and changing...

Louisiana’s New Bill Would Codify Gas as ‘Green Energy’

Louisiana’s New Bill Would Codify Gas as ‘Green Energy’

This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. In a move that complicates Louisiana’s transition toward renewable energy, a bill passed by the Louisiana Legislature last week...

NEW ORLEANS' HISTORIC THEATRE AUCTION JULY 17-23

NEW ORLEANS' HISTORIC THEATRE AUCTION JULY 17-23

Cultural Landmark located in Treme just 10 blocks from the French Quarter NEW ORLEANS, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SVN Auction Services (SVNAS) and its local affiliate, SVN Gilmore Auction & Realty announces the online auction of an iconic New...

New Orleans’ Dragnet Facial Recognition Program Threatens Innocent People

New Orleans’ Dragnet Facial Recognition Program Threatens Innocent People

Also authored by CDT Intern Bhavana Bheem. For years, residents of New Orleans have been subjected to a form of mass surveillance without their knowledge or consent. The Washington Post recently revealed that the New Orleans Police Department...

Mapping the brain: New technology at Tulane looks at how Alzheimer's disease impacts the brain

Mapping the brain: New technology at Tulane looks at how Alzheimer's disease impacts the brain

Tulane University researchers created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by Alzheimer’s disease, a key step toward unraveling the mysteries of how the degenerative brain disease develops. The Center for...

HIGH PROFILE: Michael Sawaya, president and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, is a fixer

HIGH PROFILE: Michael Sawaya, president and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, is a fixer

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Talk to Michael Sawaya for just a few minutes about his career and the word “fixer” sticks in your mind. Since he was in his 20s, Sawaya has been tasked with...

Joe Canizaro, real estate developer who reshaped New Orleans skyline, dies

Joe Canizaro, real estate developer who reshaped New Orleans skyline, dies

Joseph C. Canizaro, a prolific real-estate developer who thought and built big, resulting in a series of projects that changed the skyline of downtown New Orleans and a fortune he dedicated to philanthropy and support for Republican politics, died...

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