RTA board tightens grip on agency operations after Mayor Helena Moreno’s calls for added...
The new board overseeing the Regional Transit Authority approved a pair of measures Tuesday aimed at exerting more control over agency operations, after New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno instructed her appointees to take a more active role in governing the public transit agency. The new rules require RTA CEO Lona...
Why are crows ambushing innocent people in this New Orleans neighborhood? ‘I was under...
Mary Munger was half awake on a walk with her dog one Sunday morning in March when she stopped to look at her phone and felt something slam into the back of her head. She whipped around to find a surprising culprit: a crow. “And I thought, ‘Well that was...
OPSO Sheriff Susan Hutson delivers farewell speech as her term comes to an end
The 51st Orleans Parish Sheriff delivered her farewell speech on Tuesday, April 28, as her term in office comes to an end.
St. Charles emergency responders extinguish early morning fire at Shell Norco facility
A fire at Shell Norco's process unit prompted St. Charles Parish emergency response Tuesday morning, April 28.
Harvey man, New Orleans woman indicted in $3.5 million athlete impersonation fraud scheme
Two people were indicted Friday, April 24 in connection with a $3.5 million fraud scheme to impersonate professional athletes and take out loans in their names.
LIV Golf to postpone event amid questions about funding, according to reports
LIV Golf is expected to postpone one of its upcoming events amid questions about its funding, according to multiple outlets. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate, New Orleans-based WDSU and the Athletic all report that LIV will not play its event at Bayou Oaks at the originally scheduled dates in late June. Days after reports emerged regarding Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund...
Millions of birds are flying over Louisiana this week
Millions of birds are migrating through Louisiana this week as they head north, according to the BirdCast forecast. Why it matters: Turn off exterior lights to help them get to their destinations safely. The big picture: At least 20 million birds are expected to migrate through Louisiana the next few...
Analysis finds billions of Louisiana industrial investment produced little job growth
A recent data analysis by The Data Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit in New Orleans, found that billions in industrial investment have produced minimal corresponding job growth, Verite writes. Despite more than $90 billion in capital spending over the past decade, employment growth in Louisiana rose just marginally, far trailing the...
The Oldest Bakery Still Making New Orleans’ Iconic Po’Boy Bread
A historic New Orleans bakery carries on a long tradition, baking the bread that defines the po'boy, one of the city's most beloved sandwiches.
Bill to pay off the Belle Chasse Bridge project advances in the legislative session
Controversial tolls have taken a toll on Belle Chasse drivers. After the completion of the Belle Chasse Bridge project, people in Plaquemines Parish began to get shocking bills outlining hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars in tolls and fees. A public-private partnership (P3) with Plenary Infrastructure manages the bridge, with tolls...
