Editor’s Note: Birthdays are almost always a time for celebration, and when you are an otter that means something incredibly special — an ice cake full of seafood. Clara, one of the Audubon Aquarium’s most recent additions, celebrated her 7th birthday with a big splash. Guests were invited to make cards, sing Happy Birthday and celebrate with Clara as she enjoyed a special three-tiered cake made with the finest ingredients, including clams and crab claws. If this doesn’t have you doing water flips, we don’t know what will.
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 