Art thrives and opportunity abounds

New Orleans is like no other city in the world.

It’s where jazz was born and lives on. Where dining out is a religious experience. Where dressing in costume requires no reason at all. And with its buzzing tech and art scenes, New Orleans is a place to make your mark.

An environment bursting with inspiration

At a time in your life when you’re discovering your talents, honing your skills, and shaping your future, there’s no better place to be than New Orleans. The city not only complements your educational experience, but its creative and ebullient spirit significantly enhance it.

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Students by Steamboat Natchez on Mississippi River

Let our students be your guide

From food to sports to music to tech, New Orleans has a lot to offer. Hear from the students themselves about their favorite ways to experience the city. We encourage you to learn more about the compelling, symbiotic relationship between the community and our students by diving deeper into our student City Guides.

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Helping our community

Treat 1,000 dental patients: Transform Mardi Gras World (a giant storage facility for parade floats) into a pop-up dental clinic.
Extend the food supply: Plant fruit trees at the Acorn Farm in an urban food desert.
Reduce recidivism: Help nonprofit The First 72+ build a database that assesses the needs of former inmates moving back into society.

Creating a stronger community

Build your own app: Create a cool hiking app for a nature institute.
Report the latest: Write stories, shoot video, and collaborate on breaking news with The Times-Picayune, New Orleans’ largest newspaper.
Teach French through design: Turn second-graders’ French stories into subtitled animations.

Teaching in our community

Help youth improve life skills: Volunteer with the student-founded organization KEYnola to teach teenagers everything from managing their money to knowing their constitutional rights.
Demonstrate science: Teach kids how to make liquid-nitrogen ice cream or how to power a light bulb with the turn of a crank.
Give tax advice: Assist low-income taxpayers in filing their tax returns.

Come see for yourself

A Loyola education will change the way you live—and our city and campus play a big role in that. The best way to understand is to tour our facilities, meet current students, attend a class, and sit down with counselors, professors, or coaches.

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