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Planned Parenthood will no longer be open in Louisiana after Sept. 30, 2025.

For the inaugural Louisiana Inspired ENCORE Awards, seven Louisianans over the age of 60 are being honored for their continued leadership, service to others, innovativeness and the ways they inspire young and old. Over the summer, readers across the state submitted nominations, highlighting neighbors, friends, family...

The New Orleans Police Department has released its latest crime statistics, covering the period of July 27 through August 2. Focusing on gun-related offenses, the data reflects a downward trend in gun arrests and seizures compared to the previous year. A highlight from the arrests includes the July 30 capture of...

The top four contenders to be New Orleans’ next mayor vowed to reduce crime through expanding youth programming, mental health care and other resources at an Aug. 4 Silence is Violence forum at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church. Unlike the previous forums so far, which were front loaded with candidate...

As the search for an escaped inmate intensifies, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office is reeling from a significant lapse. Let’s dive into the details.

The editorial published on July 9 on the Mississippi River bridge project ended with the statement, "Commuters and travelers, from Louisiana and everywhere, deserve to know when their long traffic nightmare will finally be over." The short answer is never, based on the three location alternatives currently being...

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a suspect accused in a pair of Mid-City theft investigations.

With racks of new clothes and a service-oriented goal, members of a non-profit group, Men of Our Community, turned the weekend into a free clothes giveaway for dozens of families in St. John the Baptist Parish. The pop-up event, which took place at Mathernes Driveway in Laplace, was used to invite residents to shop...

Big Freedia may be best known as the queen of bounce music, a New Orleans icon, and the standout feature on Beyonce's "Break My Soul." With her new album, Pressing Onward, she just might be best known for taking everyone to church. We sat down with her at Esplanade Studios...

A former auto-repair shop in Mid-City across from the Lafitte Greenway will be the site of a new market where farmers from around south Louisiana will be able to sell fresh produce, meat, seafood and dairy products on a consignment basis, seven days a week. The market, known as Farmer's...