Federal agents took 2 roofers at a Metairie restaurant, then let them go. They...
It took federal agents less than a minute to take two men from their pickup truck, handcuff them and drive them away in a pair of unmarked SUVs, witnesses said, describing a federal Border Patrol action in the parking lot of a west Metairie restaurant this week. The men were...
Local Police Seek Community Help Identifying Person Connected to Gentilly Boulevard Burglary
The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a person of interest in a business burglary. The incident happened on November 27, 2025, in the 2000 block of Gentilly Boulevard. Investigators say the person may be driving a Dodge Neon with a switched Louisiana plate, 917 GLS.
Mike Ginart, lawyer and post-Hurricane Katrina St. Bernard Parish Council member, dies at 64
Mike Ginart, a lawyer whose civic work in St. Bernard Parish helped him win a seat on the Parish Council as the parish was in the midst of the massive cleanup after Hurricane Katrina, died Nov. 26 after an illness. He was 64. Ginart, a former St. Bernard Parish schoolteacher...
Authorities rebut claims of fatal crash involving immigration
Louisiana State Police and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office say a social media post claiming immigration authorities struck and killed a pedestrian in Metairie is false.
FBI-Louisiana State Police Team Up to Protect Border Patrol/ICE During Operation Catahoula Crunch
FBI agents and Louisiana State Police have launched a joint effort to safeguard federal immigration officers during enhanced enforcement operations in New Orleans. The partnership, announced Wednesday, aims to deter a surge in assaults on Border Patrol and ICE agents, with officials warning that any interference will...
Business leaders urge NOLA-PS board to close Leah Chase School
New Orleans’ only direct-run school is facing a deficit in its second year, and board members are debating whether to shut it down. Now, local business leaders are asking officials to “make the hard decision” to close The Leah Chase School at the end of this school year.
Texas Man Goes Viral For Handing Out Machetes To Homeless People
Machetes and free liquor? This doesn't sound like the greatest idea.
Ron Faucheux: A sense of possibility for New Orleans
There’s an attitude change underway in New Orleans. The recent city elections have transformed a feeling of dysfunction and hopelessness into something more positive, more productive. The window of opportunity is open. The elections of. as mayor and three new, young members of the City Council — Matthew Willard,...
A hub of New Orleans’ Latino community is quieter as people fear immigration raids
NEW ORLEANS — Kim Krivjanick is not afraid of hard work. In the 32 years she’s owned and operated her North Broad Street business “Ricard’s Inc.,” it’s taken plenty of sweat and toil to keep the lights on. “I’ve survived hurricanes, the pandemic, the buyout of a partner, all of these things, and I’ve never […]
Virgin Hotel’s fire-sale price signals a brutal New Orleans hotel slump
New Orleans’ hotel market is in the middle of an unusually turbulent chapter, as a cluster of marquee properties have quietly — or in some cases very publicly — been put up for sale at steep discounts to their replacement cost or even to valuations from just a few years ago. Brokers, operators and industry analysts...
