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Great Day Louisiana is taking a closer look at Crescent City stories with a new weekday  segment, “Getting To N.O. You.”  

As COVID vaccinations become more available, people are starting to get out and about.

JEDCO teamed up with key local and regional partners to identify innovative ideas for redeveloping parts of Fat City.

When the reality that Mardi Gras 2021 would be parade-less set it, it only took a nano second for New Orleans to creatively respond.

During the pandemic, Gambel Communications has worked with clients to communicate the measures they are taking to do business in a safe environment.

In July, JEDCO joined Jefferson Parish and key partners to break ground on the first model home built through the Terrytown Neighborhood Revitalization Strategic Plan.

Since November 2013, the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce has gathered cyclists from across the country for Tour da Parish, a non-competitive bike ride in St. Bernard Parish, and we’re back for 2020!

While I enjoy hearing my friends’ joyful stories of playdates with their NOLA grandchildren, I feel wistful at times, as my four are in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

When New Orleans entered phase one in mid-May, my friend Tina Meilleur, an executive coach, coined E.M.E.R.G.E., identifying six steps to recovery.

Nunez Community College Professor Ronald Chapman came up with an idea for an awareness campaign to support the efforts of the many frontline healthcare workers and first responders during this COVID-19 pandemic.

I am hopeful social distancing will somehow bring us closer together long after COVID-19. It’s feelings like this that fuel communities in times of uncertainty.

The festival and fundraiser for Youth Empowerment Project (YEP Fest) presented by IBERIABANK will take place Sunday, March 22, from Noon-4 p.m. in the 1600 block of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.

Focusing on business during Mardi Gras is a challenge. To get the job done while merrymaking, try these tips.

What would Christmas in the Crescent City be without a visit from Benny Grunch & The Bunch?

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union employees spent approximately 200 hours from September to November 2019 giving back to the communities in which the business serves.

Do you know what to do in case of a fire, flood or chemical release? Wally the Turtle has been helping kids in St. Bernard Parish learn just that for seven years.

Bluebird Park in Chalmette is sure to please every member of your family.

On Oct. 24, Chalmette Refining held its 10th  Annual Jambalaya Cook-Off benefitting the United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA).

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has partnered with the Greater New Orleans Drug Demand Reduction Coalition on a message to encourage young people to avoid drug use.

The St. Bernard Chamber is excited to welcome cyclists from across the country to the 5th  Annual Tour da Parish bike ride from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Los Islenos Museum and Historic Village.

Inspired by The Historic New Orleans Collection’s upcoming symposium on wine, we set out to make a classic vino-infused recipe from Lafcadio Hearn’s groundbreaking cookbook “La Cuisine Créole.”

On Friday, Nov. 15, The Historic New Orleans Collection will host a rare performance with Olivier Latry, one of three organists for the famed Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

This November, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will launch Witness with Joy, a new series telling the story of the local Catholic Church.

In Chalmette, the De La Ronde ruins are what remain of the home that served as a military hospital for the British during the Battle of New Orleans.  Recent efforts are breathing new life into the site by the Denis De La Ronde Preservation Corporation.

Geaux Girl!  is a collaboration between New Orleans girls and women from all over our community. The magazine features impressive teen writing and virtual art, fun stuff to do for teens, real talk about adolescent reproductive health and so much more.

City of New Orleans. (THNOC, gift of the City of New Orleans, 2019.0340) 

A couple of issues ago, we brought you  the story of an iron pipe removed from beneath Bourbon Street. That was a pretty cool find, but now we’ve got one to top it: a wooden pipe from New Orleans’ first waterworks.

Every child needs a hero, but abused children need superheroes. The sixth annual Superhero Race, sponsored by Chalmette Refining, will be held on Sept. 22, 2019. Proceeds from the race benefit CASA New Orleans, a nonprofit that fights for the rights of abused and neglected children in St. Bernard and Orleans parishes.

Continuing a half-century tradition of quality Catholic health care to the community, the Archdiocese of New Orleans now offers expanded services as Notre Dame Health System.

The Crimestoppers “A Night of Blue” gala, presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, will occur on Sept. 12 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at Generations Hall. Attendees can enjoy food and adult beverages while listening to music from famous New Orleans musicians and a tribute to the late Dr. John.

If good things come in small packages, great things arrive in big, rusty, muddy pipes.