Jefferson Parish, LA – Police Pursuit: Gun and Narcotics Seized After Crash
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Harvey, LA – Two suspects were arrested early Friday morning after a high-speed police pursuit through Jefferson and Orleans parishes led to the recovery of narcotics, a stolen vehicle, and an illegally...
Keith Lee announces first-ever ‘Familee Day’ food festival for underrepresented restaurants
Influential food critic and content creator Keith Lee is launching a multi-day food festival called “Familee Day.” Lee is famous for his viral TikTok food reviews, which have boosted small, underrepresented local restaurants, and he is now putting his influence behind this new event. The festival will feature...
Shocking Video Shows Serious Flood in New Orleans After Water Line Breaks
(New Orleans, Louisiana) - Many who live in uptown New Orleans had to deal with more than figid temepratured over the weekend after a water main broke in that part of the city. For years, we've heard how bad the infrastructure is in New Orleans, and video from uptown over...
Hundreds of extra personnel coming to New Orleans to help with Mardi Gras public...
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno today announced the city is ready for Mardi Gras, with public safety help coming from federal and state partners.
Fire forces evacuation of at least 20 residents in New Orleans East apartment building
NEW ORLEANS — At least 20 people were evacuated and displaced after a three-alarm fire damaged a residential building in New Orleans East late Saturday night, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The fire came on the second night of freezing temperatures to hit the metro area. According...
This new Cuban cafe on Freret Street has Miami street food, killer coffee
I was confident the Cuban sandwich would be good at Café Conmigo, the new Cuban quick-service restaurant on Freret Street from the owners of High Hat. Between the juicy roast pork and the larded crackle of the pressed bread, this excellent rendition exceeded those expectations. And then there's the frita Cubana, a...
East New Orleans Regional Library to close for 3 months, officials say
NEW ORLEANS — The East New Orleans Regional Library will temporarily close starting Monday, Feb. 2, as crews begin work to repair the roof and replace the building’s HVAC system. Library officials say the repairs are part of a "long-awaited Capital Project" aimed at fixing critical systems and...
Child shot Monday afternoon at Algiers apartment complex, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A child was shot Monday afternoon (Feb. 2) near an apartment complex in Algiers, New Orleans police said. The condition of the juvenile victim was not immediately disclosed. The shooting was reported just before 3:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of Behrman Highway, the location of...
Parading During the “Year of the Great Blizzard”
If you think it was cold for the parades this weekend, you should have been along the route on February 13, 1899. (Or maybe it was better not to have been.) That date was the Monday before Mardi Gras (now commonly known as “Lundi Gras.”) To the rest of the world, Mardi Gras was Valentine’s Day. There was no love for...
Inside Helena Moreno’s two-day sprint through Washington Mardi Gras
Mayor Helena Moreno stepped off the elevator and into a swarm. Louisianans were spilling out of the Washington Hilton’s two lobby bars, one renamed “The 65th Parish” for the week of meetings and parties known as Washington Mardi Gras. When they saw the popular new mayor of New Orleans, they made a beeline.
