St. Charles Parade Brawl Explodes Into Bloody Stabbing
What started as a Carnival crowd along the St. Charles Avenue parade route ended in chaos over the weekend, when a large fistfight near the end of the Krewe of Pygmalion parade left one person stabbed and several others in handcuffs, according to New Orleans police. The brawl, which involved at least 10 people in the...
Be Beyoncé’s neighbor with this pink, $1.5 million house in the Garden District
The home at 1507 Harmony St. was built in 1975. But you might not guess that at first. Clad in a dusty pink stucco, the house's hints of Greek Revival architecture blend with its historic Garden District neighbors — Beyoncé among them. Her mansion, too, sits on Harmony Street just south of the iconic St. Charles...
Cooler Full Of Cash, Gretna Teller Manager Busted After $150K Traffic Stop
A Jefferson Parish credit union manager's road trip ended in handcuffs after deputies in Walton County, Florida, said they found roughly $150,000 in cash tucked into a small cooler during a traffic stop. Authorities identified the driver as 34-year-old Alexa Braud of Gretna. She was booked into the Jefferson Parish...
Morning collisions on US 90 and La. 1 leave two dead, LSP says
On Feb. 12, 2026, shortly after 6 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop C began investigating a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Cypress Drive in Lafourche Parish. The crash killed 52-year-old Kenneth McMillan of New Orleans. Troopers said McMillan was driving a 2023 Toyota RAV4 east on Highway 90....
New Orleans police arrest nine, searching for six others after violent fight during parade
New Orleans police arrested 9 people and are searching for 6 others in connection with an altercation that led to a stabbing during a parade last Saturday. According to police, on Feb. 7, there was a large fight involving multiple people in the 2100 block of St. Charles Ave. along the parade route, where one person...
Report: Human remains discovered in New Orleans by Entergy workers, police say
NEW ORLEANS — Entergy workers discovered a body in the Leonidas neighborhood Thursday afternoon, and now the New Orleans Police Department is investigating. As our partners at The Times-Picayune report, the utility crew was working in the 8100 block of Willow Street when they smelled a decaying odor. They alerted...
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees
MERAUX, La. (AP) — Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with...
New Orleans to Invest $6 Million in Homegrown Street Repairs, Boosting Jobs and Local...
Big news for New Orleans residents tired of dodging potholes: Mayor Moreno and the New Orleans City Council announced a plan to pour over $6 million into street paving projects, a move that marks a significant shift toward a municipal-run approach for infrastructure repairs. The council confirmed the reallocation of...
Louisiana Delta Fishing Report for February 13 – 19, 2026
Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, the weekly local fishing report for New Orleans, Venice, Lafitte, Hopedale, Grand Isle, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie checks in with three local captains to break down what late-winter conditions are doing to the bite and how anglers can stay on...
This New Orleans East high school will adopt Sarah T. Reed’s name – and...
One evening last month, Livingston Collegiate Academy students escorted groups of alumni through the New Orleans East school, showing off classrooms and the building’s state-of-the-art gym. The alumni were from Sarah T. Reed High School, the neighboring, soon-to-close school whose name Livingston will adopt. Last...
