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This could be a banner year for kick and punt returns for the Green Wave.

As the newsroom's resident half-Cuban-American from Miami, I’ve been asked more than once to give my stamp of authenticity on Cuban food across the New Orleans area, particularly on Cuban sandwiches. The classic Cuban sandwich, also known as a Cubano, is a spin on a ham and cheese sandwich,...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana earned a hometown gold medal and the first X Games League champion was crowned during a three-day championship weekend inside the Caesars Superdome. Opelousas native Wyatt Fontenot won the Moto X Best Whip competition Friday, securing the first X Games gold medal of his career...

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is starting two coordinated rail infrastructure improvement projects along the St. Charles Streetcar line. The Carrollton Double Crossover Project and the Harmony City track Replacement Project started on Monday. The RTA says the projects will improve accessibility, address cr

Since 1856, when Tujague’s restaurant welcomed its first guest, it’s been a metaphorical melting pot in the heart of the French Quarter. “In our dining room, you’ll find locals who have been coming for decades, families celebrating milestones, and visitors who’ve heard about Tujague’s and want to experience a piece of

NEW ORLEANS (NEWS 15) — An Acadiana principal who led a struggling school to become the highest-performing middle school in her parish was named the 2027 Louisiana Principal of the Year at a statewide gala in New Orleans. The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with Dream Teachers, presented...

Entergy New Orleans will continue with planned power outages this week despite the extreme heat. The work is part of the utility’s project of upgrading power poles. The company said the upgrades are intended to improve reliability of it’s power infrastructure. There are outages planned in several areas...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans city employees need higher wages and help paying for housing to keep pace with the city’s rising cost of living, according to recommendations presented Monday (July 27) to a City Council committee. Tulane University public policy students recommended increasing the city employee minimum

Multiple individuals at the Orleans Parish Jail were relocated after issues with the air-conditioning unit. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said 52 individuals were relocated from Housing Unit B3-E after the unit’s air-conditioning system was taken offline for repairs. OPSO says the individuals were moved to anothe

Nobody plans a road trip around a gas station boudin counter, but then you pass the sign, pull over, realize the line of trucks outside means something good is happening inside. That is how most of these places work. They sit on highway shoulders, back roads where the GPS drops,...