Nation Jun 14 Series of shootings targeting young people in New Orleans leave leaders and teens asking: When will it stop? By Roby Chavez
Nation May 24 Watch 8:17 Black and Creole people defined New Orleans cuisine, but Black chefs don’t get top jobs New Orleans is a unique city where its people are part of a rich melting pot of diversity that has made its food world-famous. But many of the culture bearers of that history are being shut out of the top… By Roby Chavez, Diane Lincoln Estes
Nation May 20 New Orleans hopes giving young people a guaranteed monthly income can break the cycle of poverty New Orleans has launched a first-of-its-kind program that provides monthly payments to teens as young as 16 years old. For the next 10 months, 125 participants ages 16 to 24 will get $350 a month with no strings attached as… By Roby Chavez
Education Mar 24 New Orleans school board looks to undo little-known 1922 rule banning jazz music During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 23 Watch 2:20 New Orleans area recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the region Tornadoes tore through New Orleans and surrounding areas Tuesday leaving behind devastation, with overturned vehicles, downed power lines and street lights, and homes completely destroyed. At least one person was killed and Louisiana has activated hundreds of National Guard personnel… By Roby Chavez, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Mar 23 Louisiana begins recovery after tornadoes plow through homes By Gerald Herbert, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Louisiana National Guardsmen and other responders went door-to-door in some areas around New Orleans as the region dug out from overnight tornadoes. Continue reading
Mar 23 Girl rescued from home after New Orleans tornado drops house onto street By Associated Press Authorities say a girl was rescued from her home after a tornado ripped through a suburb of New Orleans and lifted the house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with the family inside. Continue reading
Mar 23 National Guard sent to tornado disaster area in Louisiana By Gerald Herbert, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops and killed at least one person. Continue reading
Mar 22 Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move through Deep South By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans, spawned by a storm that produced multiple tornadoes through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage. Continue reading
Feb 25 ‘It is very difficult to reach anyone.’ Ukrainians in the U.S. despair watching Russian invasion from afar By Roby Chavez Many Americans, who have ties to Ukraine, watch and worry about friends and family while wondering if a peaceful solution is now far from reach. In New Orleans adopted sisters wait for word from their sisters and a worker from… Continue reading