Skip to main content

The Times-Picayune 07-21-2026

Page 1

TRUMP IMPOSES 50% TARIFF ON MOST CANADIAN GOODS 2A

N O L A.C O M

|

T u e s d ay, J u ly 21, 2026

$2.00X

Bracing for Bertha

Tropical storm landfall may be near New Orleans

Study: 1 in 5 early educators need a second job Workers face low wages, depend on public assistance BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Christian Mosley-Richardson, left, helps Johnisha West fill sandbags Monday at Morris FX Jeff Sr. Park in Algiers ahead of the expected arrival of a tropical storm across south Louisiana. BY MARCO CARTOLANO

across the Gulf, but will also mean that if the storm tracks 5-DAY GA. farther north, some of the more FORECAST MISS. ALA. impactful weather will move New Orleans-area residents As of Monday night onshore,” Danielle Manning, a kept a wary eye on Tropical weather service meteorologist, Storm Bertha on Monday, as it TEXAS LA. Atlantic said Monday. “Rapid intensificatriggered storm watches while Ocean tion is unlikely with this storm.” lumbering on a more organized path toward the state. National Hurricane Center FLA. The former depression took forecasters issued a tropical its place as the second named storm watch Monday from the storm of the Atlantic season late Ochlockonee River in Florida Monday, and it is expected to westward to Jefferson and Projected path of Bertha MEX. bring tropical storm-force winds Plaquemines parishes, along and up to 4 feet of storm surge with a storm surge watch The Gulf when it makes landfall on coastal stretching from the Alabama S t af f map Staff map CUBA southeast Louisiana. and Florida border to the mouth Rain and flash flooding, particuof the Mississippi River in larly south of Interstate 10, is also expect- the system is likely to give it an asymmet- southeast Louisiana. “It is expected to have the biggest ed, National Weather Service forecasters ric structure, with the bulk of the rain and said. wind to the south of the storm’s center. ä See BERTHA, page 7A Forecasters said wind shear impacting “This should keep the greatest impact ARK.

Staff writer

BY JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

BY JONI HESS

Staff writer

ä See NORD, page 7A

WEATHER HIGH 96 LOW 81 PAGE 6B

ä See EARLY, page 7A

U.S. continues strikes on Iran

NORD launches search for new CEO The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission is looking for a new chief executive to expand public recreation opportunities and address long-held challenges after the previous CEO’s departure last month. The NORD Foundation, which raises funds to support the recreation agency, has tapped Louisiana consulting firm AMCorp International to guide a national search to replace former CEO Larry Barabino Jr., officials said on Monday. The firm will accept job applications through Aug. 10. “Selecting NORD’s next chief executive officer is one of the Commission’s most

Most days after Terriell Ballom finishes teaching toddlers at Wilcox Early Learning Center in New Orleans, she heads to Aldi to bag groceries. She is one of many New Orleans preschool teachers forced to work second jobs or rely on public assistance due to low pay, according to a new study by Agenda for Children, a nonprofit advocacy group, and researchers at Tulane University. Early childhood educators in New Orleans earn just $13.28 per hour on average, according to the report, which cited data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly 1 in 5 of the educators reported looking for a second job to supplement their income, according to the study. Ballom said her preschool pays more than some other early learning centers, “but it’s still not enough.” The researchers last year surveyed nearly 400 workers at licensed early learning centers with seven or more students and held focus groups on a range of topics, including pay, benefits and leadership attitudes. The study was funded by the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research, a partnership between Tulane University’s Early Childhood Policy Research Lab, Agenda for Children and NOLA Public Schools. About half of the educators surveyed said they receive at least one public benefit, such as SNAP, Medicaid or housing assistance. Many said a city program that gave early childhood educators monthly pay stipends helped them catch up on bills, before the program was discontinued.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By AMIRHOSEIN KHORGOOI

People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, on Saturday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed ONFLICT bombings followed the death of an- CO T other American service member, IN THE and came after Iran launched at- MIIDDLE tacks on American allies Kuwait, EAST AST Jordan and Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. U.S. Central Command said on social media that the latest strikes “are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping” in the strait. Even as the U.S. and Iran inch closer to all-out war again, glimmers of hope appeared on the diplomatic

Business ......................6A Commentary ................5B Nation-World................2A Classified .....................7D Deaths .........................3B Opinion ........................4B Comics-Puzzles .....3D-6D Living............................1D Sports ..........................1C

ä See STRIKES, page 5A

13TH yEAR, NO. 343


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook