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Haynes senior is Heart Ambassador, and more area school news

Staff reports
Sep 9, 2024

HAYNES ACADEMY: Hudson Mobley, of Metairie, a senior at Haynes, has been selected as a volunteer Youth Heart Ambassador. Hudson saved a patron's life by performing CPR until EMS arrived at his…

Friends' Fest at City Park, and more area community news

Sep 9, 2024

FESTIVALS

Carden Circus comes to town, and more community news

Sep 9, 2024

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Owners of older pets take note: It requires extra vigilance to keep them healthy

BY TRACI HOWERTON | Contributing writer
Sep 9, 2024

I draw a lot of the inspiration for this column through my own experiences. With 14-year-old and 17-year-old dogs, senior pet care is top of mind for me and the life I live daily. Just last we…

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'I couldn’t even talk I was so happy.' Metairie teen crowned as first Miss Teen Wheelchair USA

BY KIMBERLEY SINGLETARY | Contributing writer
Sep 9, 2024

Even though it’s way outside of Carnival season, this summer New Orleans officially gained a new royal.

Learn more about Louisiana's burial customs and endangered cemeteries as authors discuss new book

BY CHRIS SMITH | Contributing writer
Sep 9, 2024

When the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans meets Sept. 16, Jessica H. Schexnayder and Mary Manhein will discuss their new book "Fragile Grounds: Louisiana’s Endangered Cemeteries." …

Essential tremor group meets, and more area health news

Sep 9, 2024

INTERNATIONAL ESSENTIAL TREMOR FOUNDATION: The group will meet Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m., at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road in Metairie. The meeting topic is an overview of medications…

NAMI walk registration, and more area health news

Sep 9, 2024

NAMIWALKS: Registration is open for the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southeast Louisiana walk to raise funds for free mental health support and services. The walk will be held on Oct. 1…

STEM NOLA founder Calvin Mackie honored with AARP Award

Staff report
Sep 5, 2024

STEM NOLA founder Calvin Mackie, Ph.D., has been named a winner of the AARP Purpose Prize award, which recognizes extraordinary nonprofit founders age 50 or older who are using their knowledge…

East meets West

Sep 3, 2024

They called it the Senior Roundup. The party at Joe Brown Park in New Orleans East had a Western theme and was help recently as part of National Seniors Day.

Tour guide course at Loyola, and more area college news

Sep 3, 2024

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: Apply now for Professional Tour Guiding 1: History of New Orleans, a course for those interested in taking the New Orleans Tour Guide Permit exam or just wanting to learn mo…

Tour guide class at Loyola, and more area college news

Sep 3, 2024

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: Apply now for Professional Tour Guiding 1: History of New Orleans, a course for those interested in taking the New Orleans Tour Guide Permit exam or just wanting to learn mo…

Second Harvest Food Bank needs more volunteers for expanded programs

Staff report
Sep 2, 2024

With the start of two new programs designed to feed the food-insecure, Second Harvest is looking to expand its volunteer base.

They're raw, red and itchy: What to do when a pet has a hot spot

BY TRACI HOWERTON | Contributing writer
Sep 2, 2024

Hot spots are one of the most common skin conditions in dogs. Also known as acute moist dermatitis, hot spots are itchy, red lesions that develop when a dog repeatedly scratches or licks an ar…

Lure butterflies and birds and raise chickens and bees in your backyard. Experts will explain how.

BY CHRIS SMITH | Contributing writer
Sep 2, 2024

Four local horticulture and gardening experts will discuss ways to improve the environment by using your backyard at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Jane Chatelain O’Brien West Bank Regional Library…

Art showcase at the Ogden Museum puts the spotlight on New Orleans HBCU students

BY KIMBERLEY SINGLETARY | Contributing writer
Sep 2, 2024

From a modern day reimagining of Biblical figures to an array of moving self-portraits to abstract artwork and vividly hued ceramic masks, the 11th annual HBCU Art Showcase invites visitors to…

Cooking class for colitis, epilepsy expo and more area health news

Sep 2, 2024

COOKING FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS: A cooking class designed for people living with ulcerative colitis will take place on Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at 300 N. Broad St., Suite 102, in New Orlean…

Ursuline to install new leader, and more are school news

Staff reports
Aug 30, 2024

URSULINE ACADEMY: Ursuline will celebrate the Traditions Mass and the installation of Laurie Leiva as the new academy president on Sept. 8, 9:30 a.m., at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Pro…

Send in the clowns

Aug 29, 2024

Clowns from the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Imperial danced from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Louisiana building and into Children's Hospital New …

Marching orders

Aug 27, 2024

Young members of the Valley of Silent Men Social Aid and Pleasure Club took to the streets recently for the club's 40th annual second-line parade in New Orleans.?The parade was dedicated to th…

Delgado's Building Futures Luncheon and more college news

Aug 26, 2024

DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Tickets are on sale for the Building Futures Luncheon, hosted by the Delgado Community College Foundation, on Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Galerie de Galatoire,…

Katrina commemorative events planned and more area community news

Aug 26, 2024

KATRINA COMMEMORATIONS

Tattoo Arts Fest coming up, and more area community news

Aug 26, 2024

FESTIVALS

Hurricane plans should include microchipping the pets in case they get lost

BY TRACI HOWERTON | Contributing writer
Aug 26, 2024

Hurricane season officially started on June 1, but we know that the season doesn’t really heat up until right about now. We are officially in the peak of hurricane season.

Learn about the Southern Jewish experience in Sept. 4 talk by museum director

BY CHRIS SMITH | Contributing writer
Aug 26, 2024

Kenneth Hoffman, executive director of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, will discuss Jewish genealogy and other related topics at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at the East Bank Regional Library,…

Metairie teacher chosen for national fellowship. She'll learn more about helping teachers teach.

BY EVA JACOB BARKOFF | Contributing writer
Aug 26, 2024

Master teacher Jessica Carmean, of Bissonet Plaza Elementary in Metairie, has been selected as one of only 12 teachers from around the country to participate in the inaugural Fellows Program o…

Celebration and Inspiration, and more are school news

Staff reports
Aug 23, 2024

INSPIRENOLA CHARTER SCHOOLS: InspireNOLA and Rock of Ages Baptist Church will host their kickoff event of NOLALove Celebration of Inspiration, Love, and Advocacy on Sept. 6, 10 a.m., at Xavier…

Blood drive at St. Pius

Aug 23, 2024

ST PIUS X BLOOD DRIVE: Sept. 15, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the St. Pius Gym, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans. All donors will receive a mini health exam, including blood pressure, iron and …