New Orleans, LA – The 2011 New Orleans Parents' Guide to Public Schools has arrived. WWNO's Angela Taylor introduces the producers of this important resource for parents.
To learn more about the New Orleans Parents' Organization Network and to download your copy of the latest parents guide, visit their website. We also invite your comments or ideas for future reports: educationmatters@wwno.org
Makes approximately 16-32 shots, depending on the size of your paper souffle cups.
Jello, 3 oz box (grape, lemon and lime for Mardi Gras colors, of course!) Water 1 cup vodka 1/4 cup Everclear grain alcohol (for the brave of heart) 5 or 6 ice cubes Paper souffle cups in 1 ounce size
New Orleans, Louisiana – Though the economic and scientific aspects of the Gulf Oil Disaster are subject to multiple, ongoing studies by governemental and independent entities, the cultural impacts of the Disaster have received far less funding and attention, not to mention, coordination. But Eve Abrams learned that the Southern Food and Beverage Museum is determined to change that.
New Orleans, LA – What are the secrets to a long and healthy life? Just ask Northshore resident Charles Walters at the Christwood Facility in Covington. WWNO Reporter Jollaine Schear has more on the story.
New Orleans, LA – St. Tammay Parish is home to the first commercially-owned windmill in the world. Reporter Jollaine Schear explores the goals of the windmill, and the potential long-term benefits of using renewable energy to save our planet.
New Orleans, LA – It's Carnival time with Rex historian Dr. Stephen Hales, the indispensable historian/publisher Arthur Hardy, and poet/lawyer Maurice Legardeur!
New Orleans, La. – Governor Jindal says the money will be spent on reestablishing oyster beds, building sand fences, planting vegetation and setting up artificial reefs along the shoreline.
"We urge BP to follow our lead. Replenish these funds as quickly as possible. Help fund other steps to restore our coast. I encourage BP to truly make it right."
New Orleans, La. – The Interior Department is allowing Noble Energy to resume drilling its well 70 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana. Drilling was stopped after four days when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. The government says permission was granted after the company showed it's capable of containing a spill with a new capping stack system. Governor Bobby Jindal says the move is a "good first step" to getting thousands of oil and gas crews back to work. For WWNO, I'm Eileen Fleming.
New Orleans, LA – Recently, the Regional Transit Authority announced plans to build a new streetcar line along North Rampart and St. Claude between Canal and Press Streets. A spur along Elysian Fields will connect this line with the Riverfront line at Esplanade Avenue. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2012. More lines mean more streetcars on the move. And who are the craftspeople here in New Orleans who keep the streetcars rolling? WWNO's Zoe Sullivan set out to find them.
