New Orleans Man Sentenced to 80 Months for Meth Distribution and Firearm Offenses
Floyd Jones, 38, of New Orleans, was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for each of three counts of drug distribution and firearms offenses, to be served concurrently. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jones...
Breakfast in a po-boy now served at this New Orleans grill
It's a landslide of New Orleans history on the plate inside the Breakfast Poor Boy at Camellia Grill.
The Fly at New Orleans’ Audubon Park is getting a new playground and remodeled...
A new and expanded playground and restrooms are coming to The Fly behind Audubon Zoo, the Audubon Nature Institute posted on social media this week. Major improvements are underway at Audubon Riverview Park, also known as The Fly, that will include remodeled restrooms. Visitors will have access to temporary...
Loews State Theater in New Orleans has sat empty for years. The price to...
More than two years after putting the historic Loews State Palace Theater on Canal Street up for sale, the owners of the nearly century-old building are now seeking to sell the property for $4.9 million, dropping the original asking price by a third in hopes of finally finding a buyer.
Woman pleads guilty in years-long hurricane recovery fraud investigation
BATON ROUGE - A guilty plea wrapped up a years-long investigation into fraud during the recovery after Hurricane Ida, the Louisiana Department of Revenue said. Starr Carbo, the former co-owner of Global Tax Service, pleaded guilty to injuring public records during a hearing in July. Carbo, along with Johnnie Mae...
New Orleans 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: What’s Changed
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city has invested $15 billion in flood protection while still rebuilding its population and communities.
Father and son fishing trips were the start of delicious dinners and warm family...
In the golden haze of the 1960s and '70s, my dad Oscar and I crafted memories along the waterways of New Orleans that would last a lifetime. Our ritual began before dawn. Dad would gently shake me awake. I would rub sleep out of my eyes, grab my pre-packed tackle box and follow him to the car.
Triple shooting leaves two people dead in New Orleans
Gunfire in the Seventh Ward has cops looking for a killer or killers this morning. “The NOPD is investigating a HOMICIDE BY SHOOTING at the intersection of Allen St. and N. Dorgenois St.,”
New Orleans man wins legal battle to bar Orleans Parish Coroner from handling his...
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man received a unique legal opinion today from the Attorney General. It forbids the New Orleans Coroner from handling his remains when he dies. It's all tied to a WWL Investigation from 2023. Sidney Smith sued New Orleans Coroner Dwight McKenna's office for...
How to Get $2 Pizza Every Tuesday in Louisiana
LOUISIANA (KPEL) —Now that school is officially back in session, families and college students across Louisiana are looking for quick, easy, and cheap dinner options. And let's face it, sometimes cooking after a long day is the last thing you want to do. Sometimes pressing the easy button is...