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Chelsea Clinton visited New Orleans Thursday (June 11) to promote an initiative to help show parents they can boost children's brain development through simple actions like reading a book. The Parenting Center at Children's Hospital New Orleans launched the "Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" campaign in partnership with the Clinton Foundation's "Too Small to Fail" initiative. The campaign involves partnerships with the Touro Family Birthing Center, West Jefferson General Hospital Family Birth Place, Children's Pediatrics Clinics and the New Orleans Health Department to share books and tips with parents about talking, reading, and singing with their children after birth. Studies suggest a person's success in life is impacted by the number of words they hear by age four, Children's Hospital President and CEO John Nickens IV told attendees of a panel hosted at the hospital. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she hopes the campaign teaches parents to speak to … [Read more...] about Chelsea Clinton debuts ‘Talking is Teaching’ campaign in New Orleans

The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting 300 people who have made New Orleans New Orleans, featuring original artwork commissioned by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune with  Where Y'Art gallery. Today: businessman and civic activist Edgar Stern Jr. The icon: Edgar Stern Jr. The legacy: He was blessed with family wealth, but Edgar Stern Jr. was also saddled with a family name that seemed impossible to live up to. His parents, after all, were Edith and Edgar Stern Jr. -- only two of the most revered civic activists and philanthropists of 20th century New Orleans. Junior proved to be up to the challenge, though. Among other business and civic accomplishments, he, in 1948, established WDSU as the city's first commercial TV station. With his knack for selecting talented leadership, and the wisdom to get out of the way and let them do their jobs, WDSU under his guidance became a pioneering … [Read more...] about Meet the man who brought New Orleans into the TV age