Getting the ball rolling: NORD teens stage a formal Carnival fete - [www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results in new_orleans/news/communities* of type article]

Since the mid-1800s, an array of elegant balls have been staged to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Today, more than 100 such elaborate events span the Carnival season. They are pricey affairs, the majority are invitation-only, and all admit…
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American Legion band to represent La. at 100th annual competition - [www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results in new_orleans/news/communities* of type article]

New Orleans natives Wayne Danos and Ed Usner were recent graduates of Archbishop Rummel High School when they took off on a 17-day round-trip bus ride to Portland, Oregon, to play their trumpets at the American Legion’s National Competition.
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Halloween hacks: 5 ways to make handling the holiday a little less scary - [www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results in new_orleans/news/communities* of type article]

The scariest thing about Halloween '18 may be trying to get your act together before -- and after -- a holiday wedged into the middle of the work week. Procrastinated on your costume? We’ve got you covered. Overdid it on…
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Electric Girls fans the sparks of interest in STEM - [www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results in new_orleans/news/communities* of type article]

If you want to know what the next generation of engineers looks like, just head to Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans’ Johnson campus on a Wednesday afternoon after school. There, after learning French all day, nine third- and fourth-grade…
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Writ large: 826 New Orleans encourages kids to write - [www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results in new_orleans/news/communities* of type article]

Walt Whitman, Tennessee Williams, Anne Rice, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, John Kennedy Toole, William Faulkner, John Grisham, Isabel Allende — these are just a few of the famous writers New Orleans has inspired over the years.
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