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Summer Fun & Reading program, bandleader boot camp and more at New Orleans public libraries
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (492+ words) The New Orleans Public Library's annual Summer Fun & Reading Challenge starts on June 1. This year, participants are asked to read 800 minutes and complete a library bingo card by attending a library program, visiting a new library branch, using library e-resources,…...
Here are 4 summer books that seem like the best kind of talk
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (249+ words) I've been reading "The Correspondent," Virginia Evans' bestselling novel about a modern retiree, Sybil, who composes handwritten letters to acquaintances near and far. She even writes notes to authors of books she's just read, perfectly at ease dropping a few…...
New Orleans summer camp signups are open. Here's a list of open camps in 2026.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1436+ words) Summer is just around the corner, and camp signups are underway. Here is a list of summer camps available in the New Orleans area. ART CAMP 504: Art Camp 504 runs 12 weeks, from May 26 to Aug. 14, for ages 7-14 at Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal…...
3 important things to do now in the garden despite heat. Hint: They involve the mind, not muscles
9+ mon, 4+ hour ago (817+ words) Just walking through a garden can be constructive. Use the time to evaluate the plants being used and how things may need to change for next season. It's too hot to do anything strenuous in the garden now. I would…...
Covington YMCA offers summer camp fee assistance
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (655+ words) With summer just around the corner, the Covington YMCA is gearing up to offer an exciting camp schedule to children on the northshore. "We'll be 'Cruising into Summer' with a different theme for activities each week," said YMCA Executive Director…...
500 drones set to swarm near UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday for choreographed aerial show
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) Gentilly will buzz with 500 colorful, choreographed drones on Saturday, when the Drone Art Show takes to the night sky outside the University of New Orleans" Lakefront Arena. Drone choreography is a high-tech entertainment medium in which small lighted helicopters hover…...
Here's how much longer Louisiana summers are lasting and why they're stretching into fall
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (776+ words) Louisiana summers are not only getting hotter. They're also getting longer. Temperatures of 90 F are lasting as much as three weeks longer in cities across Louisiana, according to data from the nonprofit Climate Central. It's the latest example of how…...
When will rain and cooler temps come to south Louisiana? Here's the latest on fall weather.
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) Incoming rains later this week could put an end to a dry spell that has plunged portions of the New Orleans metro into drought, but cooler fall weather isn't quite on its way yet." "Moisture from the Gulf is expected…...
Summers are getting longer in cities across the U. S. Here's how Louisiana stacks up.
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (539+ words) Cameron Russo, 13, cools off with a water fan at the Satchmo Summerfest on Aug. 5, 2016, in Jackson Square in New Orleans." Summer temperatures are sticking around for longer in cities across the U. S. , according to a new Climate Central study published on…...
Louisiana summers are getting hotter and deadlier. These four stats show how.
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (464+ words) Summers in south Louisiana have always been hot and miserable, a result of geography: The region is bound by water, creating humid, swamp-like conditions that make temperatures feel warmer than what shows up on daily forecasts." But as climate change…...