Ben Myers

Jan 1, 2025 | miamiherald.com | Ben Myers |Jerry DiColo

The suspect accused of plowing a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning has been identified by a law enforcement source as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar. Police fatally shot him after the attack, which killed 10 people and injured 35. The source said Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear.

Nov 4, 2024 | govtech.com | Ben Myers

Gas-burning vehicles make up nearly half of New Orleans' greenhouse gas emissions, according to the city. So meeting the zero-emission goal will depend on convincing — and incentivizing — residents to switch to battery-operated vehicles over the next couple decades. The goal is for 40% of all passenger and light-duty vehicles registered in Orleans Parish to be battery-operated by 2035.

Aug 20, 2024 | duvalsports.com | Andre' Ellis |Andre Ellis |Ben Myers

If you’ve followed high school football, you know that this spring and summer was an eventful one for Ed White. After being a popular destination for kids around the city to transfer the last couple of years, thanks to a fun and caring atmosphere built by head coach Lawrence Johnson. Ed White had a surprising exodus of players in the early part of 2024.

Aug 5, 2024 | duvalsports.com | Andre' Ellis |Andre Ellis |Ben Myers |Christian Schultz

Duval Sports takes our annual look back at the top performers on the high school gridiron from the 2023-2024 high school football season. Highlighting their accomplishments and previewing their upcoming seasons in high school or first year in college. This prestigious list highlights the player’s stats at each position, and factors in strength of schedule, and overall impact on the game. There are only 120 players that made the Prime Time Players list.

Jan 18, 2024 | voegelinview.com | Ben Myers

In recent years the art of poetry has received nearly as many eulogies and obituaries as the most recent mid-tier TV celebrity to cross the bar. Autopsies have been done and have tended to focus on poetry’s dwindling audience as a result of the modernist—and then postmodernist—tendency to obfuscation. Others have blamed the didactic politicization of the arts by the cultural left.