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Filling a need New Orleans students get free uniforms and a better chance at success
A Langston Hughes Academy student gets help from social worker Catheryn Major to get rid of the wrinkles on his new shirt in 2022.
BY EVA JACOB BARKOFF
they feel good, and don’t have the additional weight of potential embarrassment weighing them down. This Many families have trouble afford- ... increases the opportunity for our ing them, but school uniforms can be students to achieve.” That’s why Cohen is taking part this important to learning, said Racquel Johnson, a social worker at Walter L. year for the first time in the school Cohen High School. ä See UNIFORMS, page 1G “When they (students) look good,
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Here they come
FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
Tiana Hawkin handles a lunch tray at the pretend cafeteria.
Elvia Oveh patiently awaits a snack.
Kids about to start kindergarten got a preview of what to expect recently at the Louisiana Children’s Museum, where they got to practice using scissors, packing backpacks, balancing lunch trays and writing their names.
STAFF PHOTOS BY JOHN MCCUSKER
Ariyanna Oates, 4, picks out her lunch in the ‘practice’ cafeteria.
Injured animals can be dangerous: what to do if you come across one Traci Howerton ANIMAL RESCUE
Living in south Louisiana, it is not uncommon to encounter wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, opossums, birds, snakes, foxes or coyotes. Spotting a wild animal, however, does not necessarily mean that it needs help. Wild animals typically do not need human assistance unless they are injured or are babies that have been orphaned. Birds and mammals, such as rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, opossums and bats, usually keep their distance from humans and companion animals, so interaction is rare. If someone comes across an injured animal
About birds First, let’s talk about birds. The old saying “If you touch a baby bird, the mother will reject it,” is simply false. But think the situation through before you handle it. If a baby bird is found on the ground, is fully feathered and looks to be alert and fine,
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ä See ANIMAL, page 4G
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