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Metairie, La (WVUE) - With growing concerns that federal funding for the SNAP food assistance program would expire on Nov. 1, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday the state would soon announce ways it could help local food banks with their mission. The governor’s conference took place on the same...

A shuttered high school in the Lower Ninth Ward may get new life through the New Orleans Police Department. Martin Luther King High School in the Lower Ninth Ward was closed in May by NOLA Public Schools due to lower-than-expected performance and dwindling enrollment. The building is now being considered...

Boasting a large Catholic population, New Orleans observes All Saints' Day more rigorously than other places in the United States. In the Crescent City, Nov. 1, a day of observance and remembrance of those who have passed, often goes beyond religious boundaries to embrace shared cultural experiences. In 1999, the...

Customers can bring their pennies and exchange them for a gift card valued at double the number of pennies they provide.

According to legislative auditor Mike Waguespack, the fiscal administrator would be the end-all, be-all when it comes to New Orleans’s budget.

I stumbled into Li’l Dizzy’s Café on a rainy Tuesday, following the scent of fried chicken and the laughter of locals who looked like they’d been coming here since birth. What I found was a hidden spot so beloved by New Orleanians that they practically guard...

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua say passers-by and a 2-year-old child are among the victims of attacks that left seven dead and another seven injured by gunfire last Sunday.

Oliver Thomas’s comments also came hours after Landry announced he would press the Louisiana Bond Commission to deny the city council’s request for a $125 million loan to help cover payroll and other expenses through the remainder of the year.

alt923.com - 10/25/2025 12:53:00 AM. A woman was recently shot while driving on the I-10 high rise in New Orleans East. The incident, which resulted in injuries and a shattered car window, is the second interstate shooting reported this year. The woman, who remains anonymous, still has bullet fragments in her head....

City leaders are working with the U.S. Department of Transportation to make New Orleans' streets safer for everyone. Why it matters: At least 36 people, mostly pedestrians, have died in crashes so far this year, NOPD says. The big picture: DOT awarded the city a $750,000 grant to develop a...