18+ hour, 26+ min ago   (804+ words) Vanessa Dupre, 5, raises her hand to ask a question as cellist Manuel Papale speaks as members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra visited the St. Charles Parish Library's St. Rose Branch in St. Rose on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The string duet was…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (691+ words) Jefferson Parish is one of just four Louisiana school systems where less than 60% of eligible teachers have completed a mandatory literacy training, according to state data. Jefferson Parish teachers say they don't have time during school to do the lengthy…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (610+ words) This story is brought to you by Ochsner Health. For more than a decade, our Ochsner Eat Fit team has worked with restaurants, festivals and foodservice operations across Louisiana to put healthier choices on the menu in the places people…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1008+ words) Longtime New Orleans activist Jerome “Big Duck” Smith was laid to rest Saturday after an hours-long memorial service attended by hundreds and featuring rousing musical performances and speeches by top elected officials and fellow veterans of the Civil Rights Movement....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (846+ words) Kiara Washington-Knox teaches her kindergarten class at Phillis Wheatley Community School in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. More than 1 in 5 Louisiana students struggled with attendance last school year, according to new state data, which shows that absenteeism is easing — but not…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (847+ words) NOLA Public Schools officials are looking to boost student attendance this school year, after the district fell short of its 95% attendance goal last year. About 91% of New Orleans students attended school every day during the 2025-2026 school year, according to state…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (30+ words) NOLA.com Young athletes go through drills Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, with LSU Shreveport baseball players on the campus in Shreveport, La., during a Practice with the Pilots session....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (69+ words) NOLA.com Seniors at Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies in Metairie welcome new students on the first day of school in 2022. Haynes Academy is one of the New Orleans-area schools with several 2027 National Merit semifinalists. These New Orleans-area students are…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (30+ words) NOLA.com Young athletes go through drills Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, with LSU Shreveport baseball players on the campus in Shreveport, La., during a Practice with the Pilots session....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (30+ words) NOLA.com Young athletes go through drills Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, with LSU Shreveport baseball players on the campus in Shreveport, La., during a Practice with the Pilots session....