On view from October 26, 2018 through January 27, 2019 NEW ORLEANS, LA – In celebration of the city of New Orleans’ Tricentennial in 2018, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present The Orléans Collection, an exhibition of selections from the magnificent collection of the city’s namesake, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1689-1723). Universally praised […]
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The National Safety Council has released a groundbreaking report on pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH) titled, Kids in Hot Cars; a Legislative Look Across the U.S. On average, 37 children die each year due to PVH; 42 children died during 2017, alone. All of these deaths were preventable. In an effort to better understand and document this risk, NSC
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Scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life, is 8,776 square miles, an area about the size of New Jersey. It is the largest measured since dead zone mapping began there in 1985. The measured size is close to the
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2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will begin on Friday, April 27 and ends on Sunday, May 6 Jazz Fest is much more than one of the premier — and most beloved — festivals in the world. It is a signature cultural event for its home city, rivaling Mardi Gras as one of New
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents Veronese in Murano, a focused exhibition featuring two Renaissance masterpieces by the celebrated artist Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). NOMA is honored to be the second and final venue for the paintings, titled St. Jerome in the Wilderness and St. Agatha Visited in Prison by St. Peter, on view April
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West Virginia has lowest well-being, followed by Louisiana WASHINGTON, D.C. & ATLANTA (February 13, 2018) – World-leading analytics and advice firm Gallup, and Sharecare, the digital health company helping people manage all their health in one place, today announced the 2017 annual state rankings from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, which measures well-being across the five elements that
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Recent report reveals 5 Lousiana cities make the top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. The 5 cities are Monroe Louisiana ranked number 1 on the list with Alexandria close at number 8. New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge round off the top 100. New Orleans also makes the top 30 Murder Capitals of
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The report reveals total of 6 Louisiana Public Schools located in Shreveport, Homer, Independence, Baker and Tallulah Louisiana make the list. Only 1 public school made the best schools list, Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies made the list at number 85 of the top 100 Best Performing Public Schools in the United States. Metairie Academy for
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Put Your Phone Away or Get Ready to Pay. Distracted Drivers Beware with U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Distracted driving has become one of the most common reasons for vehicle crashes on America’s roads. That’s why the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with law enforcement agencies across
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has received $2.2 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Board of Directors to be used toward the completion of the East Timbalier Island Project design. “This is another significant step to help advance this important project as part of Louisiana’s
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