Jul 06 New Orleans was once the center of U.S. slave trade. This artist wants to make sure we don’t forget By Roby Chavez “America needs the ghosts of slavery to remind us of how our nation was really built,” artist Marcus Brown says. Continue reading
Jun 14 Series of shootings targeting young people in New Orleans leave leaders and teens asking: When will it stop? By Roby Chavez In a nation where adolescents under 19 were more likely to die from a gun-related injury in 2020 than a car accident, New Orleans ranks among the worst cities for firearm death. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 8:17 Black and Creole people defined New Orleans cuisine, but Black chefs don’t get top jobs By Roby Chavez, Diane Lincoln Estes 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… Continue watching
May 20 New Orleans hopes giving young people a guaranteed monthly income can break the cycle of poverty By Roby Chavez 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… Continue reading
Mar 24 New Orleans school board looks to undo little-known 1922 rule banning jazz music By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 2:20 New Orleans area recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the region By Roby Chavez, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes 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… Continue watching
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