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Alexandra Papadopoulou is one of Greece’s highest-ranking diplomats, serving as her country's deputy foreign minister. But when she came to New Orleans in 1987 to lead, at age 28, the city's Greek consulate in her first diplomatic posting, she was feeling lost and a little unsure of herself. Soon...

I am writing in relation to Quin Hillyer's commentary on the new marijuana dispensary on Bourbon Street. What concerns me is what his story of decadence and debauchery omits. He fails to mention any of the following related facts:. Much, if not most, of the products sold at that dispensary...

Phase II of the Canal Street project has begun, according to the Downtown Development District. Construction has begun on the next phase of infrastructure enhancements along Canal Street. According to the DDD, Phase II will focus on critical repairs and upgrades that improve safety, accessibility, and the overall pedes

One look at WalletHub’s recent list of “America's happiest states” and your average person might reasonably conclude that they would stand a much better chance of being happy if they were to move to, say, New Jersey — rated as the second-happiest state —than they would living in some statistically unhappy place like Ne

The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy settlement between the Archdiocese of New Orleans and hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors is questioning the local Roman Catholic Church’s commitment to provisions of the settlement aimed at ending decades of secrecy around child sexual abuse by clergy. In a 45-page court filing

After building a career running McDonald’s franchisees, local entrepreneur Henry Coaxum has launched a new community bank in New Orleans, the first bank to be chartered in Louisiana in over a decade amid a wave of consolidations in the industry. Coaxum said he decided to co-found Nola Bank because...

New Orleans East residents on Monday said they want more attention on blight, economic development and youth programs as Mayor Helena Moreno and city officials weigh how upwards of $768 million will be spent in the 2027 budget. Over 100 residents on a rainy night packed a town hall meeting...

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to make the final two arrests in a theft and fraud investigation.

NEW ORLEANS — On a quiet stretch of General Pershing Street, neighbors didn’t run off the man recently sleeping in his car outside their front doors. They welcomed him as part of the block. That relationship took a heartbreaking turn last Thursday (Sept. 10), when he was shot...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The woman shot in a road rage shooting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deemed justifiable earlier this month told police she was shot while confronting another woman about what she considered erratic driving, according to a record obtained by Fox 8. Deputies said they responded...