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Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell speaks at Nunemaker Auditorium on Sept. 19, 2017. She was joined for a mayoral forum by former judges Michael Bagneris (left) and Desiree Charbonnet (right). Photo credit: Nick Reimann

Top mayoral candidates visit Loyola for forum

Nick Reimann September 20, 2017

The campaign arrived on campus Tuesday night with New Orleans’ top three mayoral candidates meeting for a forum in Nunemaker Hall to discuss plans — including one even calling for a relocation of City...

Cyclists ride down Mandevilles lakefront on a sunny day. The seawall pictured is regularly overtopped during tropical systems, leading to inland flooding. Photo credit: Barbara Brown

Mandeville weighs options to improve flood protection

Barbara Brown September 19, 2017

As Mandeville continues to see routine flooding from tropical systems, residents near the city's lakefront are considering options to improve drainage and protection systems. Flooding from nearby tropical...

Research lab assistant William Brandt cleans equipment in the lab located on the fourth floor of Monroe Hall where Rosalie Anderson’s joint regeneration research takes place. The project involves cutting chicken embryos in the hope that research may one day help regrow human joints. Photo credit: John Casey

Biology professor to conclude nearly 10-year research project in joint regeneration

India Yarborough September 6, 2017

Loyola University Joint Regeneration Research in Action from John Casey on Vimeo. As a child, Loyola biology professor Rosalie Anderson held a love for the natural world. “I attribute my love...

Mayoral candidate speaks at Tulane University

Andrew Callaghan September 6, 2017

Campaign season came to Tulane's campus last week as mayoral candidate LaToya Cantrell touted her plans to address city issues, taking questions from the 70 or so students in attendance at Josephine Louise...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and other senators, gather for final votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. After the GOP health care bill collapsed last week due to opposition within Republican ranks, the Senate worked in rapid succession this week as the chamber confirmed a new FBI director, sent President Donald Trump a key veterans health bill, and cleared a batch of lower profile nominations that have been bottled up by Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Photo credit: Associated Press

Cassidy-Graham healthcare plan would see cuts to Medicaid in Louisiana

Jack Deorio September 6, 2017

It's been almost a month since Senate Republicans rejected four Affordable Care Act repeal bills, leaving federal and state policymakers to call for a more transparent, bipartisan approach in healthcare...

Andreanecia Morris, executive director of HousingNOLA, leads a panel discussion about affordable housing issues facing New Orleans. The panel was held at The Albert & Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

Local affordable housing officials discuss budget concerns

Jamal Melancon August 30, 2017

With a new mayor and new members of City Council on the way, affordable housing officials reached out to the community to get them involved in the budgeting process. The Albert & Tina Small Center...

Demetres Fair holds a towel over his daughter Damouri Fair, 2, as they are rescued by boat by members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Houston Fire Department during flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Photo credit: Associated Press

Hurricane Harvey slams Houston, U.S. Gulf Coast

John Casey August 30, 2017

Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes earlier this week and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day...

Construction continues along Jefferson Avenue in Uptown New Orleans. The intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Freret Street is expected to be closed for the next three months. Photo credit: Katelyn Fecteau

Jefferson and Freret intersection closes again — this time for three months

Melody Bigelow August 30, 2017

For students like Joseph Sweet, the stress of going back to classes is not the only challenge for the upcoming school year. Over the next three months, students, residents and business owners will face...

University-area crime spikes in week leading up to classes

John Casey August 24, 2017

Reports of crime in the mile surrounding campus increased this past week by 250 percent, increasing to 23 reports from only nine reports the previous week.Five residence burglaries were reported in the...

Senator Jean-Paul Morrell speaks at a town hall hosted at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport, located on 6001 Stars and Stripes Boulevard. Photo credit: Jamal Melancon

Catch basins, oversight discussed at hurricane preparedness town hall

Jamal Melancon August 23, 2017

The city's recent flooding events served as a backdrop for featured officials and community members to discuss the state of the city's storm preparedness at a meeting earlier this month. The town hall...

FILE - This July 28, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. America’s annual joint military exercises with South Korea always frustrate North Korea. Some experts say North Korea is mainly focused on the bigger picture of testing its bargaining power against the United States with its new long-range missiles and likely has no interest in letting things get too tense during the drills. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korean nuclear threats could hit close to home — literally

John Casey August 21, 2017

A year ago most Americans would've laughed off the idea of nuclear war with North Korea, but as threats and missile tests have increased in frequency, the issue has become far from a laughing matter. The...

Photo credit: John Casey

Campus-area crime down in previous week

John Casey August 15, 2017

Crime in the mile surrounding Loyola's campus was few and far between this past week. The New Orleans Police Department's Second District reported 10 incidents in the campus area between Aug. 7 and Aug....

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