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DUCK, DUCK, WHISTLING DUCK Lakeview lady leads wayward baby ducks out of danger
the Orleans Canal. It seemed to her that the mother duck and her hatchlings probably intended to reach the canal water. But they weren’t going to make it, because the tall levee wall — decorated with concrete bunting by the late, great New Orleans artist Enrique Alférez — stood in their way. In fact, even the much shorter, knee-high wall along the edge of the street was enough to prevent the ducklings from getting to the water. The mission to save the wayward duck and hatchlings wasn’t just a momentary pause in her day; Dixon discovered it was VIDEO STILL COURTESY ELIZABETH DIXON one of those small events that serve the Elizabeth Dixon said that, while shepherding soul.
BY DOUG MACCASH Staff writer
Elizabeth Dixon was puttering in her front yard flower patch one Monday morning in early June when she witnessed an amazing spectacle. It was a duck like no duck she’d ever seen before — a rustybrown colored bird with a black belly, pink feet and bright orange beak. The odd duck was trailed by a troop of 10 or so tiny ducklings. Each four-inchtall, downy hatchling was black-and-white checkered, like a chessboard. The baby ducks waddled in a line. “That phrase ‘ducks in a row’ is a real thing,” Dixon said.
a family of whistling ducks, she learned the expression ‘ducks in a row’ is a real thing.
The Harrison Avenue hazard
Trouble was, Dixon immediately realized there was a problem. You see, she lives on a street in Lakeview that runs right near
If they kept heading north toward Harrison Avenue, they would end up in serious danger. Dixon said she didn’t want to drive down Harrison the next day and see what happened when the parade of ducklings
tried to cross four lanes of traffic. “Not if I was able to stop it,” she said. She “kind of sat there for a minute, saying ‘What should I do?’ ” Dixon recalled. Dixon, 46, is twice as old as most of her fellow students at LSU New Orleans, formerly known as University of New Orleans. She’s studying to be an accountant. Dixon has spent the past couple of decades as a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling her four kids. And she must have done a pretty good job, since two of her brood earned scholarships to attend Tulane and Columbia. Dixon still has two teenagers at home.
Seeking safety in the strangest of places After a few seconds of mulling, Dixon made up her mind what to do about the imperiled ducks. She decided to shepherd the feathery family away from Harrison
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Right now, every kennel counts Seizure of 54 dogs in Jefferson Parish underscores critical need for fosters
A recent seizure of 54 dogs in a Jefferson Parish animal cruelty case has placed enormous strain on the Jefferson Parish Animal Welfare Services shelter. It serves as an important reminder of how Traci critical foster Howerton families are to ANIMAL animal shelters RESCUE and rescues. The rescued dogs are now safe, but their arrival has created an urgent need for temporary foster homes for the shelter’s current residents. When shelters suddenly must care for dozens of additional animals, every available kennel becomes valuable. Opening a home to foster just one dog or cat not only helps that animal but also makes room for another pet that desperately needs shelter. It’s one of the simplest ways community members can make an immediate difference. The timing of this influx of animals to the shelter couldn’t be more challenging. Summer is already a difficult time for animal shelters. We’re in the middle of kitten season, owner surrenders are on the rise, and adoptions tend to slow as families travel and spend more time away from home. When a large cruelty case suddenly adds dozens of animals to a shelter’s population, foster homes are among the fastest ways to help relieve overcrowding. Fostering also gives an animal its best chance at finding a forever home, because a shelter can only learn so much about a pet living in a kennel. Once that same animal spends time in a home, an entirely different picture begins to emerge.
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Aden Lewis, left, and Qutayba Alquaddoomi, 11, ride the swings during the NORD Commission’s 2026 summer camp culmination event at Carousel Gardens Amusement Park in City Park in New Orleans on July 8. The two-day event marks the end of NORD’s summer camp season, giving campers the opportunity to showcase skills they developed throughout the summer, ride amusement attractions and receive backpacks. During the summer of 2026, NORD served 1,500 youth ages 4-12 and 676 teens ages 13-15 across 36 camps.
NORD campers celebrate culmination of summer camp
Riley Williams, 12, center, dances during a performance at the NORD Commission’s 2026 summer camp event.
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