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Kenner police say a fast-moving string of car break-ins has ended with five people in handcuffs, after investigators tied them to 14 vehicle burglaries that shook several neighborhoods across the city. The cases were clustered in the University City and Susan Park areas and happened between Feb. 24 and Feb. 27....

Bruno’s tavern, owned by Tim Spratt, is up for sale. Spratt has owned Bruno’s since 2019 and said he is moving on to focus on other things. “I bought the bar in 2019 and am moving on to focus other businesses and investments,” Spratt said. “I’m very grateful for everyone who has supported Bruno’s over the years –...

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — A volatile and potentially dangerous severe weather setup is taking shape for Monday across portions of the Deep South, with Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle positioned beneath an unusually intense combination of upper-level dynamics and Gulf moisture. Forecast model...

Afternoon gunfire ripped through a Westwego gas station on the West Bank on Wednesday, leaving a 37-year-old man wounded and the neighborhood Quick N Karry convenience store pocked with bullet damage. Authorities say two armed suspects stepped out of a vehicle, opened fire, then sped off, leaving the victim with a...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A New Orleans teenager has converted a used bus into a traveling streetwear boutique, taking his business on the road across the Gulf South. Valen Purvis, a junior at Rummel High School in New Orleans, operates a mobile clothing store called Transit. The concept began during a family...

Officials gathered Thursday to mark the ceremonial opening of a new Love's Travel Stop at Interstate 12 and La. 1088 near Mandeville, the first business up and running at a massive industrial park that parish officials and developers hope will attract new warehouses and distribution centers to the I-12 corridor...

A late-night shooting in New Orleans East left one man dead and another person injured, according to local authorities. Police are still investigating the incident and have not yet released many details about what led to the gunfire. One Man Killed, Another Injured in New Orleans East Shooting. A man...

On March 11, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission denied an application to demolish an early-20th century single shotgun at 2745 Banks St. in Mid-City. The house is owned by the local nonprofit Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, a land trust and housing rights organization with a...

The New Orleans-based band J & The Causeways will bring their message of self-empowerment and love, told through soul, rock and funk, to the Yampa Valley on Saturday. The band will take to the Steamboat Square stage at 3:30 p.m. March 14 for a free concert at Steamboat Resort. Their performance will feature an...

In New York City, brothers Alex and Miles Pincus have built a restaurant group called Crew. It’s known for beautiful settings, including on historic sailing vessels, and for a fixation on oysters. The brothers came to love oysters naturally while growing up in New Orleans, where they also learned...