Orlando Flores Jr.
Deputy Managing Editor, Gulf States NewsroomOrlando Flores Jr. is the deputy managing editor for the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration between NPR, WWNO in New Orleans, Louisiana, WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama and MPB-Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson. He is based out of WWNO.
Prior to joining the Gulf States Newsroom, Orlando spent four years as a digital content editor with the Times-Picayune | The Advocate in New Orleans where he worked on a number of award-winning projects, including The Advocate’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning series, “Tilting the Scales.” He also spent time working as a digital content producer, multimedia journalist and sports reporter at the Wichita Falls Times Record News — his hometown daily newspaper.
Orlando was born and raised in Burkburnett, Texas and received his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from Midwestern State University. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games, sneaker collecting and spending time with his family.
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Joseph Russo, 41, was booked on one count of terrorizing and one count of lawful disruption of the operation of a school, the New Orleans Police Department said. -
Christmas has come early for fans of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as organizers released the lineup for the 2026 edition on Thursday (Dec. 11) — a month earlier than usual. -
Louisiana is suspending its temporary assistance program that would provide November funds to most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in the state amid the ongoing government shutdown. -
Luisiana usará 150 millones de dólares en fondos del estado para crear un programa de asistencia temporal para financiar subsidios para algunos beneficiarios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, o SNAP) en noviembre durante el cierre del gobierno federal. -
Gov. Jeff Landry said a temporary assistance program will provide benefits to the state's "most vulnerable" SNAP recipients in November amid the federal shutdown. -
The move makes Louisiana the only state in the Gulf South attempting to fund SNAP benefits for residents next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. -
A small, mid-major university in Lake Charles, Louisiana is making an impact in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. -
In a statement, the NFLPA said it ‘stands in solidarity’ with the nearly 600 nurses attempting to negotiate its first union contract with LCMC Health Systems. -
The death toll from Wednesday morning's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has risen from 10 to 15, according to the FBI. -
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s what the ruling means for the Gulf South region.
