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 had a Halloween party to set up. But first and… Read More »October’s Guard
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
JRNOLA provides opportunities for aspiring high school students to earn real-world media experience by covering local events with media mentors and learning in our [now virtual] after school newsroom. They’re hard at work writing about the impact coronavirus is taking on the people you don’t usually hear from – their peers.
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COVID-19 is difficult and challenging for all New Orleanians, and your generosity in this time of upheaval would mean so much to us.
