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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A New Orleans social services nonprofit long called the Kingsley House renamed itself Tuesday, dropping the name of a Victorian

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Kingsley House’s We See Tomorrow Gala celebrating 125 years of educating children, strengthening families and building community

New Orleans Public Schools plan to ask the city’s newly seated City Council to rescind a recent resolution challenging its authority over education funding, officials told board members Tuesday.

My New Orleans 07/08/2021 th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony, presenting LCMC Health and Ochsner Health with the Rev. Beverley Warner Award—the organization’s highest honor, named after the 18th rector of Trinity Episcopal Church and founder of Kingsley House.  The award is given to individuals or organizations that have made a significant impact on Kingsley House and its participants in the last year. Collectively, LCMC Health and Ochsner Health trained, certified and hired 62 partici...

Pres. Biden tours N.O. water plant after a stop in Lake Charles as part of his “Getting America Back on Track Tour” President Biden NOLA visit at 5:30 p.m. By Sabrina Wilson | May 6, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 10:00 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Air Force One brought President Joe Biden to Louisiana as part of his “Getting American Back on Track” Tour. First, he stopped in Lake Charles, an area devastated by powerful 2020 hurricanes. Then he flew to New Orleans to...

Week in Review, April 26-30: City Allows Bigger Gatherings 04/30/2021 Getty Images NEW ORLEANS – This week, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards fell in line with most other Southern governors by partially lifting Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate. Face coverings are now only required in schools, healthcare facilities, daycare centers, some state buildings and other specific locations – including on public transit. Meanwhile, at a Thursday morning press conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya ...

Support canceling 2021 Mardi Gras season parades Are willing to wear face masks for another 100 days Look forward to getting inoculated - but would not pay good cash money to jump the line for vaccinations. Thats what we found in this weeks survey, amid moves to scrap or postpone parades in Jefferson and Orleans parishes, President-elect Joe Bidens call for 100 days of masking and the prospect of COVID-19 inoculations. Four out of five respondents said we should not have parades. "If M...