STORY BY SINCLAIR MCKINNEY This article was commissioned in partnership with Teen Vogue, where it was originally published. Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch of land littered with nearly 150 petrochemical plants, isn’t news to Louisiana residents. But it was news to me. I’m 17 years… Read More »Cancer Alley in Louisiana: What Is It, and How Can Legislation Address Environmental Injustice?
In a soul-crushing moment for Saints fans in the last minute of the third quarter, Mark Ingram had just rushed for 10 yards, dodging multiple Bucs defenders, when the ball slipped through his fingers. From that point forward, the New Orleans Saints lost focus, and… Read More »Jameis throws long but not well, Saints lose 2022 home opener
STORY BY VAISHNAVI KUMBALA In this reported feature, a Louisiana high schooler talks to peers who have been displaced by hurricanes. This article was commissioned in partnership with Teen Vogue, where it was originally published. Isabelle Armand and her family drove north to… Read More »Hurricane Season: What It’s Like to Be Displaced From Your Home As a Teen
STORY BY ELIZA BAQUET, senior at Eleanor McMain High School This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. For the last three years, drag collective High Profile has co-produced parties and themed events. One of those is Choke Hole,… Read More »Choke Hole’s Jassy on drag costumes, wardrobe malfunctions and making ’80s fashions even more absurd
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
Lafayette-born filmmaker Logan LeBlanc gives us a lot to think about on the prospects of immigration and French language culture in his short film, “17 Year Locust.” The 22-minute short won the $25,000 #CreateLouisiana French Culture Film Grant and premiered at the Broadside theater on… Read More »“17 Year Locust” Emerges Brilliantly at the French Film Fest
Story by Kerry Santa Cruze, sophomore at The Living School This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. Daniel Jose Older is an award-winning author, prolific TikTok mad scientist and former paramedic who also happens to be… Read More »New Orleans author Daniel Jose Older brings new blood to an old galaxy far, far away
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 students with Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, Jim Asher “The only way America is going to survive is if people of courage and character tell stories about what’s true.” – Jim Asher In yesterday’s newsroom session, our journalists were joined by Jim Asher. Asher is a… Read More »Q&A with Jim Asher
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”
