Story by Jacklyn Leo, 10th Grader at Lusher Charter School On August 2nd, the New Orleans 48 Hour Film Project held the first day of its 13th annual red carpet screenings in the Central Business District. The hall of the Solomon Victory Theater in the… Read More »The 48 Hour Film Project Comes to NOLA
Story by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher Charter High School Most Jazz Fest stories are about the best music, shop, or food to experience, but one thing people tend to overlook is the people working the booths. When you go to Jazz Fest all you… Read More »Behind the Scenes at Jazz Fest: the perspective of a first time food vendor
Story by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher Charter School. Photos by Derek Dunbar, junior at St. Augustine High School. Last Monday was Lundi Gras 2019, one of the biggest parties of the season, even though people don’t hype it up as much as they do… Read More »Lundi Gras 2019 Recap: Bigger and better than ever
Story and photos by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher High School The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a parade made for nerds, by nerds where even the parade escorts get in on the fun by wearing red shirts as an homage to Star Trek. Created… Read More »Parade? Community? It’s both! Chewbacchus takes the streets
Story by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher High School This weekend the Broadway show Rock of Ages stopped in New Orleans and played at the Mahalia Jackson theater on its 10th anniversary tour. The show was written by Chris D’Arienzo and follows the story of… Read More »Rock of Ages: The wittiest rock show on the scene
By Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher Charter School “FRENCH”, originally titled “Les Blue Blanc Rouge de Mes Cheveux” (translated to the ‘blue white and red of my hair’) is a beautifully made film with an excellently expressed message that resonates with a lot of people.… Read More »FRENCH Film: Teenager’s struggle with identity crosses borders
By Jacklyn Leo and Taylor Pittman. With Guest Photographer Scott Anderson, www.anderson.camera Although it isn’t quite Mardi Gras yet, there are still plenty of events around New Orleans to hold you over. One of those events in particular was the Krewe of Jingle parade held… Read More »Krewe of Jingle rings in the holiday season
By Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher Charter School; Mentored by Allison McCarroll For 300 years, New Orleans has been a city for the arts. It started with music and dance, but has now evolved into a place that not only accepts the arts as a… Read More »Art in New Orleans takes a new form…treasure hunting!
By Jacklyn Leo Every Friday night, the Microsoft store at Lakeside mall hosts an event geared towards the youth of New Orleans. A group of kids ranging from 6-13 gather to participate in a relatively new trend called E-gaming tournaments. More specifically, a Fortnite tournament.… Read More »Fortnite Friday Round Up