Tulane study says seas may be rising faster than thought

By Barri Bronston, Tulane University

A new Tulane University study questions the reliability of how sea-level rise in low-lying coastal areas such as southern Louisiana is measured and suggests that the current method underestimates the severity of the problem. The research is the focus of a news article published this week in the journal “Science.”

Relative sea-level rise, which is a combination of rising water level and subsiding land, is traditionally measured using tide gauges. But researchers Molly Keogh and Torbjörn Törnqvist argue that in coastal Louisiana, tide gauges tell only a part of the story.

VITA can make Form 1040 a little less taxing

Although New Orleanians may be focused on Carnival season in the coming months, we can’t forget it’s also tax season.

If you have difficulty seeing your way through all the forms and instructions, there’s help. The federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is offering guidance to taxpayers.

Audubon Charter celebrates Black History Month at Ashé

The ACS Black History Celebration comes to the Ashé Power House Theater for 6 p.m. this Wednesday , Jan. 30. 

Audubon Charter School’s Talented in Arts students will celebrate Black History Month with the Ashé Cultural Arts Center through music, dance, drumming, spoken word and storytelling.

The theme will be the origin of the Anansi the Spider Stories (Ghana West Africa); students will perform and show how these stories crossed the ocean through oral tradition told from generation to generation.

Three arrested after drugs, guns found near Dunbar Elementary

New Orleans police officers have arrested three suspects in Hollygrove for alleged involvement in drug and gun violations.

On Jan. 23, with the assistance of NOPD’s Special Operations Division, Second District Task Force Officers executed a search warrant in the 3300 block of Cherry Street, near the Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.

NOPD Second District cancels February NONPACC meeting

The NOPD Second District has canceled its February monthly NONPACC meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 29, so that the district may prepare for Mardi Gras enforcement.

The next scheduled NONPACC meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Second District station, located at 3401 Broadway St. The public is invited to attend.

Book Report: Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin and poet Marian D. Moore present new works

Maurice Carlos Ruffin presents “We Cast a Shadow”
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 6-9 p.m.
Three Keys Room, The Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St.

The event sponsored by Garden District Book Shop includes with DJ music, a reading by the author, and interview between the book’s author and editor, and a book-signing. Food and beverages will be served.

“We Cast a Shadow” is set in a near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, where more and more residents are turning to an experimental medical procedure, demelanization.

Ladies of Unity to second-line on Sunday

The Ladies of Unity Social Aid and Pleasure Club will present its second-line parade on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. through the Central City, Hoffman Triangle and Broadmoor neighborhoods. The parade will begin and end at Second and Dryades streets.

Traffic will be restricted along the route depicted below. Expect road closures and traffic delays during the second-line.