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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno made the decision Thursday, July 9, to withdraw the city application for an upcoming State Bond Commission meeting.

After Tropical Storm Arthur brought 14 tornadoes to south Louisiana and Mississippi last month, one of New Orleans' National Historic Landmarks was hit hard and is still picking up the pieces. Early on June 18, a tornado raked across Longue Vue House and Gardens, which sits on the edge of...

After years of sitting empty, a Magazine Street corner is set to flip its "closed" sign for good. On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council signed off on a permit for Crescent City Cafe, a nonprofit, pay‑what‑you‑can breakfast and brunch spot planned for 4807 Magazine Street. The...

A quick-hitting flood advisory in Orleans Parish Thursday afternoon briefly turned parts of New Orleans into a maze of puddles, stalled cars, and slow-moving commuters. Low-lying streets collected standing water, traffic crawled through key corridors, and a few smaller roads became tough to navigate as heavy showers pa

Mayor Helena Moreno has tapped an advisory committee to explore how best to redevelop New Orleans’ aging City Hall and Civil District Court, after Gov. Jeff Landry blocked state funding that would have assisted that effort. The mayor has asked 11 civic leaders to kick off planning for the...

New Orleans police are asking for the public’s help to track down two men detectives say are linked to a string of burglaries across the city. Eighth District detectives on Thursday identified two suspects as Byron Anthony Clay (born April 12, 1993) and Lawrence Coleman (born May 8, 1993), releasing photos of both men

After three decades of tattooing New Orleanians, tourists and Hollywood stars, Electric Ladyland Tattoo Parlor quietly vacated its canary-yellow building on Frenchmen Street, closing its red doors for good in May. Its closure reflects a broader transformation unfolding on the thoroughfare, once a corridor of clubs and

New Orleans police arrested two men for a shooting death that happened at a party on Louisiana Ave. last month.

A half address on a narrow street in the French Quarter is the only clue that a shop dedicated entirely to vampires exists behind an unmarked door. The interior is darker than the street outside, the shelves hold fang-shaped jewelry and hand-pressed candles that smell like grave dirt and honey, and the staff knows more

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