In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Feed the Second Line is, once again, stepping up to help those most in need in our community. The latest initiative is Stay Lit, a collaboration between Feed the Second Line and Glass Half Full NOLA. The project’s goal is to crowd-fund an installation of solar panels and batteries […]
Although Hurricane Ida has passed, the uncertainty of the future remains. As life returns to normal for some, others are struggling with a new routine, lack of sleep and long days sometimes spent with no electricity and nothing else to do but wait. People who evacuated for the storm are living in a kind of […]
Entergy.com As over 700,000 homes in metro New Orleans sat in the dark on Thursday, Entergy posted the following message on their website. Something that is impacting all Entergy customers, not just those affected by the storm, is that the devastation from Hurricane Ida is causing delays in receiving and processing payments sent to Entergy via […]
Days after Hurricane Ida ripped through metro New Orleans, the community is coming together to take care of its own. While many people evacuated before the storm made landfall, and afterwards due to lack of electricity and other amenities, many stayed behind and have relied on their community for food, water, and support. New York […]
Since the cancellation of Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, and Lafayettes Festivals Acadiens et Créoles due to rising COVID numbers, the Krewe of Red Beans is bringing the festivals to your front porch! Fest Fest is an initiative that is meant to aid the musicians who have found themselves out of work due to the […]
Make Music NOLA is bringing the beauty of string instruments into the lives of students. This non-profit organization creates access and opportunity for Orleans Parish public school students to learn a musical instrument beginning at an early age. The in-person group classes offer intensive music education and instrument instruction from teachers who have a rich […]
Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy has been named Louisiana’s Poet Laureate for 2021-2023 by The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Governor John Bel Edwards. John Warner Smith served as poet laureate from 2019 through August 13th of this year. Saloy will assume the post beginning August 14th. A native New Orleanian, Mona Lisa Saloy is […]
For the second year in a row, White Linen Night, the event that draws art-loving crowds to the galleries of Julia Street wont be happening, as scheduled, due to Covid concerns and advice from the mayors office. The event was to take place on August 7th. The cancellation is due to Louisiana Covid numbers and […]
What happens when a 9-year-old alien hears Chuck Berry and decides to come to earth and learn about art? You get Ziggys Arts Adventure, the new locally produced childrens show from Louisiana Public Broadcasting that is now streaming online! Ziggys Arts Adventure is a nine-episode series about a curious, green alien who comes from a […]
Blue Bikes, the bike-share program in which New Orleanians, and those visiting the city, can rent public bikes by the hour or month, are returning to the streets of New Orleans. A fleet of 500 pedal-assist e-bikes will be ready to ride by September 1st. The Blue Bikes program, which was first introduced to the […]
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