Missy Wilkinson
NOLA.com
New Orleans, LA, United States
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U.S. households can now order a second round of free at-home COVID tests. Here's how.
Millions of Americans ordered free COVID tests when COVIDTests.gov launched in January—and now they're eligible to reup with four more free tests per household, the White House announced Monday. → Read More
Grand Isle councilman Elgene Gary arrested for sexual battery against juveniles
Grand Isle Councilman Elgene Gary, 78, was arrested Monday and booked on counts of sexual battery against juveniles "spanning many years," State Police said. → Read More
Police seek person of interest in French Quarter killing of Baton Rouge man
New Orleans Police are seeking a person of interest in their investigation of a homicide that took place Sunday evening in the French Quarter. → Read More
Helicopter crash closes I-10 east, Louisiana State Police say
A helicopter crash has closed I-10 eastbound at U.S. Highway 51, Louisiana State Police said Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries. → Read More
Local lots are running low on Christmas trees. What's behind the shortage?
Last year, Andy Estain operated seven Christmas tree lots across Louisiana. This year, he’s down to three. The reason? Not enough trees. → Read More
How to Handle It When a Loved One Relapses After Getting Sober
I’ve been on both sides: as the user, and the loved one staging an intervention. To quote a maxim I often heard at AA, relapse is part of recovery. → Read More
Tropical Storm Larry forms as Ida's remnants bring rain to northeast; 1 of 3 systems in tropics
As Ida's remnants brought 30 mph winds, rainfall and flash flood warnings to the northeast, Tropical Storm Larry formed and Tropical Depression Kate weakened in the Atlantic. → Read More
Overtopped levees, loose barges: See Hurricane Ida's path of destruction in this graphic
At 11:55 a.m. on Sunday, after rapidly strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico's bathub-warm waters, Hurricane Ida began its wobbling path across southern Louisiana. Its 150 mph winds made it → Read More
Some Pointers for Not Overdoing It on Party Drugs if it’s Been a While
When it comes to anything harder than weed, harm reduction strategies are key. Brush up even if you think you know them—drugs are a bit different now. → Read More
There's No Such Thing as the 'New Normal'
I’m trying to find a way to live amid chaos without accepting it as inevitable, natural, or blameless. → Read More
Teachers Are Worried About COVID-19 and Reopening Schools
Many states are barrelling ahead to open classrooms without clear safety precautions in place. "First, they expect us to take a bullet for kids when there’s an active shooter, and now this," one educator told VICE. → Read More
People Have Had It With Conflicting, Confusing COVID-19 Safety Guidances
Emotionally exhausted Americans have started to relax their personal safety measures around coronavirus. Some have legitimate reasons for doing so—others, not so much. → Read More
NOLA Nurses Are Losing Their Jobs After Weathering a Peak of COVID-19
“They call you a hero in public, and, behind closed doors, they cut your pay or fire you altogether." → Read More
Coronavirus Shutdowns Have Decimated the Yearly High Season in New Orleans
The COVID-19 response is hitting clubs and businesses on Bourbon Street particularly hard during the time of year that dancers and workers make most of their money. → Read More
Curbed City Maps
The best well-known—and under-the-radar—things to do in 14 American cities, selected each season by local editors. → Read More
Petite cottage in Treme asks $225K
The brand-new construction faces a green space and is just a few blocks from the Lafitte Greenway. → Read More
The Best Pizza Places in New Orleans
The finest, the cheapest, and the ones you enjoy with beer. → Read More
The Best Burgers in New Orleans
There's plenty of great local food to be had in New Orleans, but sometimes you just need a solid burger. Here are the best burgers in NOLA. → Read More
Cardiologists Refuse to Eat These Foods
Cardiologists have seen their fair share of hearts, both healthy and unhealthy, so they should know what it takes to maintain this vital organ. Here are the foods they refuse to eat. → Read More
Drop the Milk: These Foods Give You a Better Calcium Fix
Those commercials you remember from your childhood were just wrong. → Read More