The World Needs More Louisiana
The World Still Very Much Needs More LouisianaBy Jacques P. HebertBack in 2015 as we commemorated 10 years since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita dealt our state two devastating blows, our organization ...
Meet Vivi Nguyen from Radical Joy Bakery
Hi Vivi! Tell us a little about yourself! My name is Vivi Nguyen (vee-vee win), or Nguyễn Hạ Vi Vi, as my mother intended it to be. My pronouns are she/they. I was raised in Westminster, CA, also k...
I’m one of those people that thought they were an introvert, but the pandemic hit and I started missing being out and about with people. In a time where everyone needs to stay six feet away, the pe...
Dr. John was a musical genius and New Orleans legend who combined jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie into voodoo-inspired performances. Born Malcolm John Rebbeneck, he was sure to turn heads as people ...
“The best gay one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced” is how Dr. John described James Booker. A New Orleans native, “Black Liberace” lived a life peppered with tragedy and addic...
Before Covid hit New Orleans, the Krewe of Red Beans was known for their Lundi Gras Parade. The Krewe's organizer, Devin De Wulf happens to be happily married to an ER doctor...
Ellis Marsalis was an integral part of the New Orleans tradition of passing on a passion for music to the next generation. Born in New Orleans in 1934, he grew up in the small, working-class, music...
This organization is one of our partners at ScreensforGood.com. WWOZ 90.7 FM is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station, a community radio station currently operating out of the French Market Co...
The Watering Hole Foundation + Ana For Elephants
It all started with a trip to Africa. Artist and conservationist, Alex Beard, founded The Watering Hole Foundation in 2012 to help preserve endangered elephants in Northern Kenya. The WHF is ded...
Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation
Propeller was founded in 2009 to carry the momentum of rebuilding post-Katrina, into tackling systemic issues that existed long before the storm hit.They provide a social, environmental, and econo...
Happiness to spare. The Happy Bowlers was founded in 1991 as a unified bowling league to help stimulate young adults with special needs. Happy Bowlers is a member of the ASAP Foundation, which eng...
Habitat for Humanity of Durham
Durham Habitat builds strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter for low-income families in need of safe and affordable housing. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside v...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. As the top nonprofit homebuilder in the greater Los Angeles area with five cons...
Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville
1988 - to build homes, communities, and hope Habitat for Humanity knows that without a solid foundation, you cannot build a house—or a life. At HabiJax, a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate, we h...
Lauren Fink with Cherry Coffee
Interview by Blake Haney, owner of Dirty Coast. Photos and video by Marc Pagani. ... Blake Haney: Lauren thank you so much for sitting down to chat. I’m really curious to learn more about how you g...
Pete Fountain's Half-Fast Walking Club
Mardi Gras is world-renowned for many different reasons, one of which is the classic Fat Tuesday parade that occurs every year. This parade involves the marching of over 100 different krewes, whic...
A little more about the little castle on the bayou that you've most likely passed 1,000 times leaving town.
By Adam Karlin Writing about being a New Orleanian, wherever you are, means writing a love letter to the city. And there are lots of love letters to New Orleans. It’s practically become a sub-genr...
Thanks to New Orleans’s complicated history, settling patterns, and geographical layout, the city’s various neighborhoods are particularly distinct areas, often boasting their own architectural cha...
