Nola.com is one of a bunch of regional web portals Advance has created.
New companies NOLA Media Group and Alabama Media Group were announced at the same time as the reduction in print editions.
The grand prize was awarded to Eat Now Nola, a restaurant app that informs diners of the wait time at area establishments.
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And the BBC talked to actress Laura Cayouette, who plays Leonardo DiCaprio's sister in Django and moved from LA to what locals call Nola.
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As evacuees scattered north and west of the region, they eventually were able to get their local news from the ongoing blogging at Nola.com.
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When they couldn't put out a print edition for two days, they used their site Nola.com to get stories and images out of the sinking city.
One federal prosecutor has resigned and another been demoted because they posted tart and nasty comments, using pseudonyms, on the local news website nola.com.
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Last year, the majority (61%) of public school students in Orleans Parish (counties in NOLA are called parishes) attended charter schools, which are now attracting some middle class families.
As Gustav approached, the paper's front was all storm coverage, Nola.com was a trove of easily navigated news and information about evacuation planning, storm tracking and the government's response.
Bill will be in NOLA sampling his products to the mixology world, and reminding us that is it this kind of craftmanship and dedication that drives the cocktail world.
If NOLA Media Group is able to turn a profit on its own by then, probably with a dramatically lower headcount than its newsroom has even now, so be it.
NOLA, informs diners of wait times at local establishments and solved some the issues visitors faced in Indianapolis last year, as some restaurants had long wait times while other remained empty.
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If true, would be the worst of all worlds for journalists struggling to make Nola.com work, and the community that depends on them for good journalism: a structure that is literally being hollowed out around them.
Rose, Nannice Rose, Nola Royster, Barbara Anne Rudolph, Billie Rutherford, Skip Rutherford, Deborah Sale, Mary Ann Salmon, Carolyn Schauflee, Louie Schauflee, Marty Schauflee, Michael Schauflee, Charlotte Schexnayder, Melvin Schexnayder, Mary Schroeder, Robert Schroeder, Dr. Joanna Seibert, Lottie Shackleford, Erin Shockley, Leslie Singer, Noah Singer, Donald Sjostrand, Rev.
The developers of NOLA Parks, which is currently being used by The Mayors Office, took static, useless data that was provided to them by the City of New Orleans and created an app that identifies the locations and amenities of over 200 recreational parks around the city.
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Many rapidly rising businesses specialize in digital media, attracting talent from other places like the West Coast and New York. 37-year-old Kenneth Purcell, founder of Iseatz, moved his entertainment and travel business from New York to NOLA in 2009 and has since grown his company from seven people to 25.
They are the same organizations that have forgotten New Orleans and forgotten to follow up on contractors who aren't fulfilling their responsibilities there -- important not only for the people of NOLA, but also for setting a precedent for the victims of Sandy, and of the many storms to come whose frequency and severity will rise as our climate changes.
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