Former First Lady Laura Bush visited Acadian's communications center following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Pictured with her are, from left, fo…
After 75 years living here, bearing the full cargo of memory and blood that comes with it, my time in New Orleans has drawn to an end. I’m leaving for good — reluctantly, but with firm intent, for Houston.
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz at her home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Lisa Ruiz and her son, J, at their home in Slidell, Louisiana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The N…