Army beats Tulane on heels of Hellum’s legs
Army took down Tulane on a game-winning 25-yard field goal from Dawson Jones. But that is not the story of the game. Quarterback Cale Hellum ran the length of two football fields by himself in Saturday’s win over Tulane. He finished the game with 223 rushing yards on 38 carries and two touchdowns. Through the air, he was only three of six for 19 yards, but the game plan was simple: run and do not let anything stop you. An interception in the first quarter by quarterback Kadin Semonza in Army ter
Plan for former Coca-Coca Bottling plant stall, raising questions about the landmark’s future
Four years ago, a Northshore developer bought the former Coca-Cola Bottling plant on Norman C. Francis Parkway, planning to turn the nearly 80-year-old building into a 220-unit apartment complex and help revive the area. Those plans have stalled, leaving a deteriorating complex that neighbors say is turning into another piece...
Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith had a vision for New Orleans’ youth. This group wants...
Robert Stanley’s friends all tell him: He's got big shoes to fill. As a child, he spent summers and school nights at the knee of Jerome “Big Duck” Smith, learning how to look someone in the eye and demand change after injustice, how to sew Mardi Gras Indian suits and parade in a second line.
Louisiana politicos angle for presidential run in 2028
WASHINGTON — Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial joined the growing list of Louisiana politicos flirting with a presidential run in 2028. “I’m thinking about running too,” Morial, now head of the New York-based National Urban League, told the March On! Festival audience here at an Oct. 3 panel discussion.
Young Louisiana actor lands roles in ‘Primetime,’ indie romance ‘Charlie Harper’
New Orleans actor Ja’Quan Monroe-Henderson woke up on Sept. 25 to find that two films he worked on last year in New Orleans had arrived in theaters on the same day — “Charlie Harper,” an indie romance, and “Primetime,” an A24 film starring Robert Pattinson as TV’s Chris Hansen.
‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ Train Ride returning to New Orleans this December
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WAFB) - Families can experience the magic of The Polar Express aboard a real train when ‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ Train Ride returns to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal from Dec. 11 through Dec. 31, 2026. The roughly two-hour holiday experience features performers who bring the...
NOPD investigates attempted armed robbery at Algiers fast food restaurant
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at an Algiers fast food restaurant that happened in the late hours of Friday, Oct. 9.
Blakeview: St. Augustine Church officially comes home to the Treme
This week marks a major milestone and a homecoming for St. Augustine, the Tremé landmark recognized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture as the country’s oldest black Catholic church parish. It will celebrate its 185th anniversary mass and official return to its sanctuary after Hurricane Ida at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.
New Orleans court deputy who handcuffed journalist disciplined – for violating etiquette
A New Orleans criminal court deputy who handcuffed a journalist covering July's indictment of Louisiana's state attorney general has been disciplined for breaching his employer's professionalism policy – albeit for an argument with the facility's judicial administrator that day, according to an internal agency report. New Orleans sheriff's office...
Hurricane Isaias update: Will Saints vs. Vikings be impacted?
Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the western Florida panhandle overnight Friday, bringing life-threatening coastal storm surge, torrential rain, and intense winds to much of the northern Gulf Coast. While the eye of the hurricane took a track far east of Louisiana, the storm's wind field and rain bands extended hundreds of miles from its center. Anyone in the storm's path should look for guidance from their local authorities. New Orleans Saints fans know hurricanes all too well. What impacts, i

















