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15/08/2025

The indictment is the culmination of a long-running federal investigation into Cantrell, the first female mayor in the City’s 300-year history.

15/08/2025

The Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana will host its annual Ryan’s Run 5k on August 23 at Galvaz Plaza in Baton Rouge.

In order to raise money to support patients with sickle cell disease and raise awareness about the illness, the Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana is hosting a 5k run in Baton Rouge on Saturday (Aug. 23).

15/08/2025

Senais Lazard "Eddie 3 Way” Edwards opened his store in the 1960s to sell records, newspapers and to offer shoe shines.

15/08/2025

The sitting council members in Districts C and D are facing challengers in the fall elections. Districts A and E are wide open.

Get to know the candidates for your New Orleans City Council District.

14/08/2025

New Orleans, which had the second-highest homicide rate in the country in 2024, wasn’t on the president’s list of cities that need to “clean up.”

13/08/2025

Before the nation had Don Cornelius and “Soul Train,” New Orleans had Walt Boatner and the “Walt Boatner Show.”

13/08/2025

The Louisiana state Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole unanimously voted to release Kentrell Parker, who sued the state over health care conditions at the state’s largest prison.

The Louisiana state Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole unanimously voted to release Kentrell Parker, who sued the state over health care conditions at the state’s largest prison.

13/08/2025

An analysis of federal immigration records and Kenner arrest reports shows a major increase in ICE ‘detainer’ requests for people arrested by Kenner PD. Many of those arrests started with a traffic stop or a crash.

An analysis of federal immigration records and Kenner arrest reports shows a major increase in ICE ‘detainer’ requests for people arrested by Kenner PD. Many of those arrests started with a traffic stop or a crash.

12/08/2025

It’s an open secret that Maryland’s famous steamed crabs often don’t come from Maryland. Some 1,100 miles separate Baltimore from the richest fishing grounds for blue crabs: Louisiana.

It’s an open secret that Maryland’s famous steamed crabs often don’t come from Maryland. Some 1,100 miles separate Baltimore from the richest fishing grounds for blue crabs: Louisiana.

11/08/2025

Who was Willie “Bunk” Johnson? A fraud, a boaster, an alcoholic or a gifted trumpet player?

Who was Willie “Bunk” Johnson? A fraud, a boaster, an alcoholic or a gifted trumpet player?

11/08/2025

Much of Cassidy’s tension with the MAGA base stems from his vote to convict Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Cassidy pointed to several confirmations of Trump cabinet members who went through his committee as one example of how he’s working well with the administration.

08/08/2025

The New Orleans City Council pushed back against a New Orleans Police Department regulation that would have raised costs for second-line clubs over their use of trolleys in parades.

Second-line clubs rallied against the restrictions earlier this week.