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Hurricane
Season 2026
What New Orleans
Residents Need To Do
Now To Prepare
Newsmaker
NOLA Loves
CUBA Launches
Cruise Raffle
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National News
Keisha Lance
Bottoms Wins
Georgia Primary
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Hurricane Season 2026
What New Orleans Residents Need To Do Now To Prepare
As the 2026 hurricane season approaches, New Orleans residents are being urged to prepare early by gathering emergency supplies, reviewing evacuation
plans, securing important documents, and staying connected to weather alerts. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno says preparation before a storm can
help save lives and protect families throughout hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30.
Benjamin Bates
Data News Weekly Contributor
With hurricane season beginning June 1, Helena
Moreno joined city officials, first responders, and
regional partners this week to outline New Orleans’
preparations for hurricanes, flash flooding, and severe
weather threats during the 2026 season, which runs
through November 30. “Hurricane season starts in
less than a week,” Moreno said. “NOAA is predicting
a below average season — which is good news for us,
but we still need to be ready just in case something
severe comes our way. It’s important for families
to go over their emergency plans now to make sure
they are prepared.” City agencies are coordinating
emergency communications, evacuation planning, infrastructure
readiness, and public safety operations
to strengthen storm response efforts before and after
severe weather events. Living in Southeast Louisiana
means understanding that hurricanes are not just possibilities
— they are realities that can develop quickly
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and intensify with little warning.
From Hurricane Katrina to Ida and
countless storms in between, New
Orleans has learned painful lessons
about the importance of preparation,
communication, and community
support.
One of the most important steps
residents can take is creating an
Emergency Plan for their household.
Families should discuss
evacuation routes, emergency contacts,
and meeting locations in case
communication systems fail. Residents
should also know whether
they live in a Flood-Prone Area or
Evacuation Zone and stay informed
through local weather alerts and
city announcements throughout
the season.
Emergency Supply Kits are also
essential. Officials recommend
having enough food, water, medications,
batteries, flashlights, and hygiene
supplies to last at least three
to seven days. Important Documents
such as Insurance Papers,
Birth Certificates, Identification
Cards, and Medical Records should
be stored in waterproof containers
or backed up digitally.
Residents are encouraged to
A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from
NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. (Image credit: NOAA)
prepare their homes before peak
hurricane activity begins later in
the summer. Generators and fuel
supplies should be checked early,
especially as extreme heat becomes
more common during power outages.
Homeowners should inspect
roofs, gutters, windows, and drainage
areas to reduce storm damage
and flooding risks. Tree branches
near homes or power lines should
also be trimmed before severe
weather develops.
For Elderly Residents and individuals
with medical needs, preparation
is especially critical. Families
should arrange transportation
plans, medication access, and backup
power options for electricity-dependent
medical equipment ahead
of time. Community Organizations
and churches are also encouraging
neighbors to check on seniors and
vulnerable residents during emergencies.
City Officials continue warning
residents not to wait until a storm is
approaching to purchase supplies.
Stores often experience shortages
of water, fuel, batteries, and plywood
once hurricane watches or
warnings are issued.
Beyond physical preparation,
mental preparedness is equally important.
Hurricanes can create fear
and uncertainty, especially for families
still carrying memories of past
disasters. Experts encourage residents
to remain calm, avoid misinformation
on social media, and rely
on trusted weather updates from
local emergency agencies and the
National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Season in Louisiana is
not simply about surviving storms
— it is about protecting families,
preserving communities, and remaining
resilient. Preparing before
June 1st can make all the difference
when the next storm approaches
the Gulf Coast.

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The Style Influence of The Devil Wears Prada 2
Tracee Dundas
Fashion Stylist
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Nearly two decades after the original
captivated fashion lovers worldwide,
The Devil Wears Prada 2 delivers another
unforgettable wardrobe moment
filled with power dressing, luxury
tailoring, and elevated sophistication.
While the original film centered on
Andy Sachs’ Transformation into the
glossy world of high fashion, the sequel
embraces a more refined and mature
aesthetic reflective of today’s fashion
landscape. The film highlights how
modern fashion continues to evolve
while still honoring timeless style and
iconic designer influences.
Local and Fashion Aficionados
across the country have embraced the
excitement surrounding the film by
turning Movie Premieres into Stylish
Social Events. Groups of girlfriends
(and guy friends) are dressing up in
chic ensembles inspired by the Film’s
Iconic Fashion Moments, hosting
themed premiere parties complete
with red carpet walks, photo ops, and
playful ”Who are you wearing?” interviews.
The cultural excitement surrounding
The Devil Wears Prada 2
brought glamour, creativity, and the art
of dressing up back to the movie theatre
experience.
Interestingly, there is a subtle connection
between the Film’s Fashion
Direction and New Orleans Style Culture.
While New Orleans Fashion is
often celebrated for its vibrant colors,
individuality, and theatrical flair, today’s
local fashion scene also embraces elevated
street style, luxe resort-inspired
dressing, and statement-making sophistication,
particularly during events
like New Orleans Fashion Week. Much
like the film, New Orleans Fashion balances
glamour with personality, proving
style is most powerful when it feels
expressive, confident, and unapologetically
bold.
Stephanie Burks, Margaret Montgomery-Richard, Andrea B. Jones, Dottie Reese, Patricia Watson
Thaddeaus Drummer LaVerne Toombs LaToya Mason & Andrea B. Jones
Designer Kate Fusilier & Friends LaToya Mason
Marshall Harris & Natisha Reed
Visit www.ladatanews.com for more photos from these events.

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Our Graduates
June Hazeur
Chief Operating Officer
Data News Weekly is proud to present our graduates
in this issue. These young people are exceptional
in their own ways. It is great to see young
people with goals and aspirations today unlike in
the past when there were record high dropouts.
Family Connections
Kim Brown, sister of our Publisher and CEO,
Terry Jones, his great nephew, Keenan Charles
Brown; Sharonda Green, our Administrative Assistant,
her son, Logan Green; and June Hazeur,
our Chief Operating Officer, has four graduates,
great nephew, Landen RJ Smith, great nephew,
Chris Matthews, II, great niece, Brieana Bradshaw
and her own grandson, Shane Leamen
Hazeur We are extremely proud of all of our grad-
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Landen Smith Keenan Charles Brown Brieana Bradshaw
Logan Green Chris Matthews II Shane Leamen Hazeur
Mayor Moreno
Pipeline to the Community
A recent climate study arguing
that New Orleans has reached a
”point of no return” and should
begin planning relocation makes one
major mistake: it treats uncertainty
as inevitability.
No one denies the serious risks
facing coastal Louisiana. Sea level
rise, subsidence, hurricanes, and
wetland loss are real challenges
that require aggressive action and
long-term planning. But declaring
New Orleans ”terminal” ignores both
history and human innovation.
Two hundred years ago, many
experts likely would have predicted
New Orleans would not survive this
long at all. Yet through engineering,
infrastructure, technology, pumps,
levees, drainage systems, flood
protection, and coastal management,
the city not only survived, it became
one of the most important cultural
and economic hubs in America.
We heard similar rhetoric after
Hurricane Katrina. Some openly
questioned whether New Orleans
should even be rebuilt. Instead,
this city came back stronger
constructing one of the most
sophisticated hurricane protection
systems in the world. The idea that
today’s technology represents the
New Orleans Is Not a City in Retreat
final limit of human adaptation
is shortsighted and foolish. Every
generation has developed new tools,
new infrastructure, and new ways to
manage environmental challenges
once considered impossible.
The study also relies heavily on
speculative long-range projections.
The authors themselves acknowledge
a dramatic scenario may occur
over an uncertain timeframe that
could extend centuries into the
future. Therefore, what is most
disappointing is that this study,
appears more focused on generating
publicity and clickbait headlines
than contributing to meaningful
solutions. Publicly portraying
one of America’s great cities as
doomed, weakens confidence
and harms communities that are
already working hard to adapt and
strengthen their future.
Scientists should absolutely
help sound the alarm about serious
challenges. But they should also
be working alongside engineers,
planners, governments, and
communities to help develop
solutions. After all, that is what
scientists are supposed to do,
innovate, problem solve, and help
society confront difficult challenges,
not simply declare defeat.
And why is New Orleans
uniquely singled out for
abandonment rhetoric? Miami, New
York, San Francisco, and countless
other cities face significant long-term
environmental threats. Yet no serious
movement exists to declare those
cities lost causes.
New Orleans is one of the
world’s great cultural capitals and
a critical economic engine for the
United States. The Mississippi River
corridor, the port system, energy
infrastructure, and global commerce
tied to south Louisiana are too
important to simply walk away.
I challenge the scientists
behind this report to try again and
do something meaningful, this
time focusing their expertise on
identifying bold solutions that can
help protect and sustain coastal
Louisiana for generations to come.
The answer is not denial. The
answer is investment, innovation,
restoration, and resilience, the same
approach that has kept New Orleans
alive for centuries.
New Orleans has always adapted
and it will continue to do so.
New Orleans Mayor
Helena Moreno

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Newsmaker
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NOLA Loves CUBA Launches Cruise Raffle
to Send Food and Medicine to Cuba
By David Jackson
For many families in Cuba, survival
has become a daily struggle
centered on finding basic necessities
like food, medicine, electricity,
and fuel. Across the island, residents
wait in long lines for bread,
cooking oil, and milk while pharmacies
and hospitals face severe shortages
of essential supplies. Rolling
blackouts and fuel shortages have
further worsened daily life, disrupting
transportation, food distribution,
and emergency services.
In New Orleans, the nonprofit
NOLA Loves CUBA is working to
bring relief directly to struggling
Cuban families. Through donations
and fundraising efforts, the
volunteer organization is preparing
a 13,000-Pound Shipping Container
filled with nonperishable food, overthe-counter
medicines, hygiene products,
and household necessities.
Executive Director David Jackson
said the organization’s mission
is rooted in compassion and
solidarity.
”We are providing an opportunity
for our community to come together
in solidarity and help those who
are living through a desperate situation,”
Jackson said. ”By purchasing
a $10 raffle ticket, supporters are
not only entering for a chance to relax
and recharge in beautiful Grand
Cayman, but they are also helping
provide life-saving supplies to families
who urgently need assistance.”
To help finance the Humanitarian
Shipment, the organization
recently launched a Cruise Raffle
Fundraiser. Participants can win
vacations and donated prizes, but
organizers say the true purpose is
helping Cuban families facing a Humanitarian
Crisis.
Over the past four years, NOLA
Loves CUBA has sent and handdelivered
more than 4,000 pounds
of food to some of the island’s most
vulnerable families. Last year, the
organization received a Proclamation
from the City of New Orleans
recognizing its Humanitarian Efforts.
The ongoing economic crisis in
Cuba, combined with decades of
trade restrictions and fuel shortages
tied to the embargo, has left
many citizens struggling simply to
survive.
”I think many of us from New
Orleans can relate to this after surviving
Hurricane Katrina,” Jackson
said. ”We know what it was like to
live without food, electricity, water,
hospital service or social services.
Right now, in Cuba, parents are
drinking sugar water at night and
giving their food rations to their
children just to survive another
night.”
The Raffle’s Grand Prize is a
Cruise Getaway to Grand Cayman,
known for its crystal-clear waters
and white-sand beaches. Additional
donated prizes include a weekend
stay at the Downtown Hyatt, dinner
for two at Lola’s Restaurant, dinner
for six at Carrabba’s, and a custom
Havana Club Rum Basket.
Funds raised will support the
shipment of:
• Nonperishable food items
• Over-the-counter and essential
medicines
• Hygiene and sanitary products
• Basic household necessities
Community members are encouraged
to purchase tickets,
spread awareness, and support the
effort to provide hope and relief to
Cuban families.
For more information about the
raffle, tickets, or ways to help, visit
www.nolalovescuba.org. Together,
New Orleans can show its love and
support — one ticket at a time.

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Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia
Primary, Eyes On Historic November
Black Information Network
A Black Woman could soon sit
in Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion
— and her name is Keisha Lance
Bottoms.
The former Atlanta Mayor secured
the Democratic Nomination
for Governor Tuesday night (May
19th), stunning the field by clearing
the runoff threshold her rivals had
hoped she wouldn’t reach.
If she wins in November, Bottoms
would make History as the
first Black Woman ever elected
Governor in the United States
— and the first Black Governor
Georgia has ever seen. Bottoms
cleared more than 50% of the vote,
the threshold needed to advance
directly to the November General
Election, according to NBC News.
She emerged from a crowded
Democratic Primary Field that included
former DeKalb County CEO
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uates and wish them great success
in their future endeavors.
Logan Green, 13, is the son of
Sharonda Green. He graduated
from Young Audiences Charter
School (YACS) and will continue
his education this fall as a 9th grade
student at Young Audiences Charter
School.
Chris Matthews II, 18, is the son
of Kristen and Chris Matthews. He
graduated from Eagles Landing
Christian Academy in McDonough,
Georgia, earning eight football
scholarship offers. He has committed
to Ottawa University in Ottawa,
Kansas, where he will join the football
team as a defensive end this fall.
Chris will pursue a degree in Exercise
Science (Sports Medicine). He
is also the founder of Blankies for My
Buddies, a nationally recognized nonprofit
organization. After completing
his education, he hopes to continue
his athletic career in the NFL.
Keenan Charles Brown, 18, is
the son of Lacy and Keith C. Brown,
Jr. He is a graduate of Destrehan
High School, where he earned Academic
Honors Cum Laude and was
named to the Boys Basketball All
Keisha Lance Bottoms celebrates after winning Georgia’s Democratic
gubernatorial primary, positioning herself to make history in November.
If elected, Bottoms would become one of the first Black women
elected governor in the United States.
Michael Thurmond, former State
Sen. Jason Esteves, and former Lt.
Gov. Geoff Duncan, who served as a
Academic Class 5A Team. Keenan
has been accepted to several universities,
including LSU, the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette,
and Louisiana Tech. He plans to
pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering
while exploring post-graduation
basketball opportunities. He
has not yet selected his college of
choice.
Landen RJ Smith, 21, is the
son of Treniece Goins of Los Angeles,
California. He is a graduate
of Loyola Marymount University,
where he earned a degree in Economics
with a minor in African
American Studies. He is continuing
his academic journey by pursuing
a master’s degree at Loyola Marymount.
Landen is also an aspiring
fashion designer and the founder of
Public Figure Clothing, a thriving
and fast-growing fashion brand.
Shane Hazeur, 23, is the son of
Tabitha and Derek Hazeur. He is
a graduate of Kennesaw State University,
where he earned a degree
in Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence. He is pursuing a career
in his field while also training
as an aspiring boxer, a passion he
Republican before switching parties.
Bottoms served as Mayor of Atlanta
from 2018 to 2022, then led the
has dedicated seven years to. In addition,
he is an entrepreneur and
the owner of his own AI business.
Brieana Bradshaw, 27, is the
daughter of Neecia and Lawrence
Bradshaw of Los Angeles, California.
She graduated with honors
from California State University,
White House’s Public Engagement
Efforts under President Joe Biden,
who has backed her campaign in a
rare post-presidential endorsement.
Her platform centers on expanding
Medicaid, protecting reproductive
rights, and strengthening voting access.
The challenge ahead is real.
Georgia voters haven’t elected a
Democratic Governor since 1998.
In 2018, Stacey Abrams came within
less than two points of defeating
Brian Kemp, who then beat her
again in 2022 by more than seven
points.
On the Republican side, Bottoms
will face the winner of a June 16 th
runoff between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
and Billionaire Healthcare CEO
Rick Jackson.
While Republicans remain
locked in their own costly primary
battle, Democrats appear united
heading into November.
Dominguez Hills, earning a degree
in Child Development with a focus
on Counseling and Marriage and
Family Therapy. She plans to begin
her master’s studies in the fall and
is currently exploring which graduate
program will best support her
career goals.
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