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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Slidell, Louisiana – Strong northwest winds will sweep across southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast early Monday, followed by a sharp overnight temperature drop that could bring a rare freeze...

Kenner police say a wanted suspect is behind bars. Officers arrested Amado Cruz-Lopez following a police chase in the Chateau Estates area. “I hear the police coming down the street, I look, and I see about five police cars chasing the pickup truck,” Lloyd Desilva said. Desilva described scary...

NEW ORLEANS — More than 2,000 Entergy customers were left in the dark Sunday night after a mylar balloon struck a power line in New Orleans East, the utility said. The outage was reported around 6:30 p.m. and lasted about an hour, affecting residents and businesses in the Plum Orchard and Read Boulevard West...

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans teen was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing a man near Bourbon Street in 2022. As our partners at The Times-Picayune report, Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Nandi Campbell sentenced Maurice Brant Jr., 19, on Friday. Brant was 16 when he shot and...

Police in Kenner, Louisiana responded to an active situation Friday following a vehicle pursuit involving a wanted suspect. Authorities said the incident ended at the intersection of Chateau Boulevard and Vintage Drive after multiple vehicles were struck during the chase. Suspect taken into custody after pursuit....

Savannah Bananas rookie Bryce Grizzaffi made a special entrance to the plate on Saturday night at the Caesars Superdome. In front of over 70,000 fans, the catcher and second baseman from Morgan City came to the plate from the stands to Ying Yang Twins’ “Halftime (Stand Up & Get Crunk).”

A news story recently mentioned renovations for City Park’s Tad Gormley and Pan American stadiums. What can you tell me about the history of both?. Tad Gormley Stadium, originally known as City Park Stadium, opened in October 1937. Built with federal funds during the Works Progress Administration, the stadium was...

Between numerous university dining halls across the country, there is one common denominator: a soft-serve machine. I know Loyola prides itself on uniqueness, but in this instance I think we should follow the herd for once. You’ll notice that the Orleans Room is lacking this seemingly universal delicacy. Instead,...

On a recent afternoon at Livingston Collegiate Academy in New Orleans East, ninth grade science teacher Deandria Barnes handed three students large syringes and gave them a job: keep the city from flooding. A plastic tub rigged with tubing stood in for the network of underground pipes, pump stations and...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dozens of New Orleans students diagnosed with special needs took part in Saturday’s Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club parade, riding one of the event’s largest floats for free. The celebration began at Annunciation Playground, located across the street from St. Michael’s Special...