Story by Taylor Pittman, senior at McDonogh 35 High School This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. Last year on Mardi Gras Day, Imani Powell woke up at 5 a.m. to get to school for… Read More »Skipping a Beat: High school musicians, dancers heartbroken at missing Carnival parades
JRNOLA is proud to present Speakeasy Art, New Orleans’ newest art gallery. This experimental gallery is located in our office (400 Magazine St., Suite 300) through Mardi Gras and offers a COVID-safe way to view and purchase local artists’ works. “Speakeasy Art is a one-stop… Read More »JRNOLA Presents a Socially-Distant Art Gallery “Speakeasy Art”
Story by Ravien Iris Burns, senior at L.W. Higgins High School This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. Editor’s note: Dear parents, please be advised, this story contains certain spoilers not suitable for anyone smart… Read More »Yes, New Orleans, there is a Santa Claus — and his spirit lives on in the Seventh Ward
Editor’s note: though we are typically a news outlet, we got haunted by a ghost this Halloween season. They made us publish the following fiction—or is this just a reported piece? Spooky. Story by Samarah Bentley, sophomore at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orleans Carina… Read More »October’s Guard
Story by Taylor Pittman, senior at McDonogh 35 This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. Walking into Doneisha Stevenson’s house for the first time, it’s easy to see the signs: the burning sage, Jhene Aiko playing… Read More »Gen Z witches say ‘It’s the way of life’
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… Read More »Can schools make a coronavirus comeback this semester? Students share thoughts and concerns
We here at JRNOLA are extremely pleased to announce that Isabella Brown was published today (9/1/20) in Teen Vogue. The following is that article, verbatim. Jack Bryan’s family has been wary of getting him sick ever since he was born. Long before the pandemic, they… Read More »Back to School Plans Are Leaving Some Immunocompromised Students Behind (Originally Published in Teen Vogue)
The isolation caused by COVID-19 restrictions placed a strain on Kayla Andrus’ relationships with teachers and friends. Now Andrus, an 18-year-old graduating senior at Mount Carmel, finds herself staying up until two in the morning and waking up later in the day to begin incessant… Read More »The Lost Senior Year
VIRTUAL INTERVIEW CAMP: Conduct & publish online weekly virtual interviews with well-known celebrities in the world of sports, art, and pop culture: In the COVID-altered landscape, parents across the country are desperate for camp replacements to entertain their kids. JRNOLA staff understands their pain and… Read More »Virtual Interview Camp : Online Now
Story by Isabella Brown, senior at Lusher Charter School Whether it’s catching a shoe at Muses or getting a few days off of school, Mardi Gras always has something for everyone. Or at least almost everyone. For New Orleans police officers, it’s a bit give-and-take.… Read More »“A Combination of Chaos and Fun”: Mixed Bag for Police Patrolling Mardi Gras
