Editor’s Note: These photos come to us from Katie Burke. She lives in San Francisco, and she loves New Orleans so much that she not only makes it the topic of her writing but also her camera. This is her first Mardi Gras, and she has been snapping away!
Footprints: An interactive public art map
Kelley Crawford, Steven Melendez, and Emma Fick worked together to create a custom interactive public art map for New Orleans. This project was made possible through a grant provided by EPNO (Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans)! Take a walk and click away!
Teen talk: Comprehensive sex education
Louisiana is a highly religious state, with a majority Republican-affiliated population. These demographics are divisive factors in the health curriculum taught in schools and make it difficult for any sex-positive legislation to get passed. Yet, teens continue to have sex. This team of writers takes on a new meaning for the No Child Left Behind Act when it comes to sex education.
