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Local Zoo Gets New Baby
Habari, a newborn black-and-white Colobus monkey, makes her debut at The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
Bracey Harris, 22, graduated from the University of Mississippi this month with a degree in broadcast journalism. While interning at The Clarion-Ledger, she told the story of a homeless man who was working toward a college degree. When the story ran, community members flooded phone lines with donations. It was at that point Ms. Harris realized her storytelling could make a difference.
Habari, a newborn black-and-white Colobus monkey, makes her debut at The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward said their community was left behind after Hurricane Katrina. Almost a decade later, the push to revitalize the neighborhood continues.
Mariana Dale once woke up at 4 a.m. and drove hours to nab an interview with a cattle rancher about state funding cuts for drought relief. Ms. Dale says she likes making complicated issues “accessible to people.”
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute in New Orleans for 2014 is now concluded. We will resume in May 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.
Julia Craven went to Tulane University looking for a controversy. What she found was a young custodial worker with a phenomenal story.
The National Weather Service of New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued a flash flood watch Wednesday afternoon remaining into effect through Thursday evening.