Caillouet wants money from mosquito patent
SLIDELL – St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District Director Kevin Caillouet has already been documented as having the largest salary and benefits package of anyone in parish government. But apparently, he would like to see his pay grow, potentially in a very substantial way. The recent report from the Transparency...
John Bono to speak Wed., Nov. 12 at Life Resources Bottom Line Luncheon
A graduate of Archbishop Rummel, LSU and Loyola Law School, John Bono is the owner of Bono Law Firm. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, the Jefferson Bar Association and the Christian Legal Society. Bono is the coordinator of a Men’s...
Treme Gumbo Fest
He beloved TREMÉ CREOLE GUMBO FESTIVAL returns to Armstrong Park in New Orleans, November 8 & 9, 2025.
City of New Orleans activating new pedestrian hybrid beacons
The city of New Orleans has announced it will be activating new traffic signals for pedestrians. The pedestrian hybrid beacon located at the intersection of the Lafitte Greenway and N. Broad Street is intended to improve crossing safety for pedestrians and bicyclists as they cross N. Broad Street. Here’s what...
New Orleans Events: Po-Boy Fest, Beignet Fest, Jeff Tweedy and more on Nov. 10-16
Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. Nearly 40 vendors lining Oak Street offer everything from traditional po-boys to creative ones filled with crab cakes, beef cheek boudin, escargot, fried oyster mushrooms and more. The fest has six music stages,...
About 1,500 Entergy customers without power in Metairie as cold front blows in
About 1,500 Entergy Louisiana customers in Metairie were without power Sunday evening as a cold front brought gusty winds and cooler temperatures to much of the New Orleans metro area. The outage was first reported at around 6:30 p.m. and mostly confined to the Bissonet Plaza area, according to Entergy's...
Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Monday
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New Orleans LA 542 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 … CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY… .A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Monday due to a combination of low relative humidity and winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts upwards of 30 […]
St. Jude Celebrates 20 Years of Rebuilding Together After Hurricane Katrina
The St. Jude Outreach Gala at the Pavilion of Two Sisters in City Park was an elegant event that accented how very far New Orleans and the surrounding areas have come in the past two decades since the overwhelming destruction of Hurricane Katrina. The event had special honors for special...
Honda recalls 406K cars over wheels that ‘may detach from vehicle’
Honda is recalling over 400,000 of its popular Civic vehicles after discovering that a manufacturing flaw may cause the wheels to come off while driving.
Low-sodium grocery deliveries could help tackle hypertension in food deserts
NEW ORLEANS — Free home-delivered groceries tailored to the low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet improved blood pressure among Black residents with high BP and limited grocery access, according to a new study. Those who received the home-delivered groceries also had improvements in LDL cholesterol....
