STORY BY LANA LAWSON, junior at International High School This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. New Orleans needs to start taking sustainable fashion seriously, local designers say. It’s an uphill battle in the… Read More »New Orleans designers say ‘fast fashion’ needs to go
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’
It was Friday March 13, and the cast and crew of “My Fair Lady” at New Albany High School in Indiana were just beginning to pull out their two-story set and giant floral hats. They were preparing to perform in front of thousands of theater-loving… Read More »The International Thespian Festival Goes Virtual
We sat down with acclaimed chef Clare de Boer to talk about her career—from staging to opening her NYT-beloved restaurant King in Manhattan to balancing motherhood with her passion for cooking. She also told tales of burning menus, the meaning behind the name King, the… Read More »Chef Clare de Boer dishes about flaming menus and being a working mother
Alexis Marceaux—singer for the Louisiana French / English bilingual band Sweet Crude— grew up in Chalmette, wanted to be a singer her whole life and thought that she would go to art school and then Loyola. But then Katrina came along and those plans changed.… Read More »Sweet Crude’s Alexis Marceaux on Everything from Voice Lessons to The Voice
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
Story by Isabella Brown, senior at Lusher Charter School Last Wednesday night, “Miss Saigon” premiered at the Saenger Theatre, whisking the audience away to war-torn Saigon in 1975. The musical tells the story of Kim, a Vietnamese woman, and Chris, an American GI, falling in… Read More »Miss Saigon Tour Highlights Resonant Themes of Immigration in 2020
