Community members protest federal immigration law enforcement
Dozens of protestors gathered in Kenner, Louisiana as a response to the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the community, the collaboration between ICE and the Kenner Police Department, and the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an federal immigration enforcement officer. The protest was...
Power restored after downed power line left more than 600 without power in Lakeview
NEW ORLEANS — More than 600 customers in the Lakeview lost power Saturday afternoon due to a downed power line. The outage impacted 646 residents in the area. “Entergy crews responded to a downed power line that briefly interrupted power to approximately 600 customers in the Lakeview area," an Entergy New Orleans...
Council Member Freddie King is trying to figure out how to be in two...
A couple of weeks before New Orleans closed the book on 2025, the developer leading the project to transform the former naval base in Bywater announced that critical financing had been secured and construction would begin in late January. With plans for affordable housing and a technology hub, it was...
Man arrested in connection to trafficking of 15-year-old girl in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — A man arrested in connection with the trafficking of a 15-year-old girl in Baton Rouge was arrested in New Orleans on Thursday, according to authorities. The New Orleans Police Department, along with multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies, arrested four suspects as part of an ongoing human...
Cold weather is likely here to stay for much of Louisiana. See the forecast...
A series of rain showers gave way to yet another a sudden drop in temperatures across much of southeast Louisiana Saturday, but local forecasters say the cold weather is here to stay for a while. After several warm, muggy days with highs often reaching the 80s, southeast Louisiana residents woke...
‘The Beast from the East’: EASD dominates Sugar Bowl High School Band Competition
EASTON, Pa. — Easton Area High School Music program students got a chance to show off their incredible talents in the Big Easy last week, and the Beast from the East dominated the scene. EAHS band and orchestra students took a trip down to New Orleans to participate in...
Stephanie Grace: LaToya Cantrell governed with an attitude — and showed us the limits...
Eight years ago, LaToya Cantrell stormed into the New Orleans mayor’s office with an attitude. This week she’ll leave with one, too. That the voting public views her brash personality quite differently now compared to when she was first elected says much about her roller coaster of a public life.
Action-packed indie movie now shooting in New Orleans, a local’s first feature film
With studio film production at an all-time low in Louisiana, the independent film community in the state is filling a major void, employing actors and crews who have had to leave the state, in some cases the country, just to work. But, beginning production this past November, a new feature...
Zulu announces music lineup for Lundi Gras Festival, King Zulu for 2026
NEW ORLEANS — The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is preparing for its annual Lundi Gras celebration at Woldenberg Park. Club leaders gathered Saturday at Audubon Aquarium to announce the entertainment lineup and introduce King Zulu for 2026. The George V. Rainey Lundi Gras Festival will feature three...
Caesars Superdome, Crescent City Connection to light up for Moreno’s inauguration
To mark Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's inauguration weekend, two of the Crescent City's iconic landmarks will be lit up to celebrate.

















