This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. For two months this past spring, Tajh Watts used his bed as a school desk, propping two laptops against pillows each morning as he hunched over, diligently taking notes under the blue glow of his neon lights… Read More »Can schools make a…
Story by Evelynn Coffie, senior at Lusher High School. Audubon Zoo guests stood in front of the nature-themed entrance as they waited to be greeted by cheerful cashiers sweating beneath the mid-afternoon sun. Meanwhile, pink flamingos circled their pen, and…
Story and photos by Chris Taylor, junior at St. John the Baptist STEM Magnet High School and Wyatt Vaughn, freshman at Nicholls State University. It was about halfway through the third quarter when Arkansas fans finally had enough and started…
Celebration in the Oaks has been a tradition that visitors have brought their children to for 33 years. The tradition started in New Orleans in 1987, however, since City Park first opened Celebration in the Oaks, many changes have occurred…
Story and photos by Wyatt Vaughn, freshman at Nicholls State University and Chris Taylor, junior at St. John the Baptist STEM Magnet High School. At one point in the fourth quarter between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints,…
We here at JRNOLA are extremely pleased to announce that Isabella Brown was published today (11/1/19) in Teen Vogue. The following is that article, verbatim. On May 15, protesters gathered at the Louisiana state capitol. They were clad in white…
At one point in the fourth quarter—right before he was subbed out for garbage time—Steph Curry made two jaw-dropping behind-the-back passes in one play, embarrassing the Pels’ young squad. And the second of those passes resulted in a clean three…
At Dîner en Blanc (DEB) this year, October 20, it felt like two minutes couldn’t pass without someone stopping to take photos or ask about what a sea of people were doing dressed in white. If it seems like the…
Story by Hannah Darcey, junior at Mount Carmel Academy. Mentored by Liam Pierce. The lobby of the Saenger Theatre Thursday night was filled with the smell of popcorn, lines of people taking pictures with cardboard cutouts, and children dressed in…
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