Meet the La. company making solar-powered trailers for “Hacks,” Amy Poehler and other stars
In an April Instagram post, Emmy-nominated actress Megan Stalter showed off her new high-tech and stylish trailer on the set of the hit HBO Max TV show "Hacks," filmed on a studio lot in Los Angeles. The vehicle comes with Starlink Wi-Fi, an Apple TV, an open floor plan and...
Metairie nightclub loses its alcohol permit after shootout with security guard
A Metairie nightclub had its alcoholic beverage permit suspended for two years in a rare crackdown by the Jefferson Parish Council after a shootout with a security guard took place there in March. Vogue Bar and Cafe, a Latin club located at 2708 N. Hullen Street between Whole Foods and...
Local Food Favorites: 7 Spots to Try on Highway 90
Highway 90 is a food fan's superhighway. Here are seven local spots you really need to try on your next road trip.
Bob Gordy was one of New Orleans’ most stylish painters ever. Now he’s mostly...
Back in the 1980s, Bob Gordy was a star of the New Orleans art scene, right up there with Ida Kohlmeyer, John Scott, George Dureau and the rest of the paint-spattered pantheon. But at the height of his creative powers, he was an early victim of the AIDS epidemic and...
New Orleans All-Metro boys golfer is a two-sport athlete whose team won state
Duke Nitcher approached No. 18 knowing that Jesuit’s team state championship had been all but secured. And yet, when the golfer stood over a short putt to make par, he still felt pressure. “The only time I was nervous was when I was standing over that 2-inch putt,” Jesuit...
New Orleans All-Metro golfer is a 3-time champ who ‘blushes when people make a...
Jade Neves led by seven strokes after the first day of the LHSAA state golf championships — and still, it wasn’t enough. “It’s never good enough for Jade,” Sacred Heart golf coach Jenny Caro said. “She was not happy after Day 1. Not happy at all.”
What music came before New Orleans jazz? A new exhibit explores early Louisiana tunes.
As a longtime student of African American music history, John Davis came to New Orleans in search of the sound that came before jazz. He had virtually no knowledge of south Louisiana other than of composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk. “I remember going to the Hogan Jazz Archive, and...
This New Orleans author seeks to give a voice to marginalized and forgotten individuals
The New Orleans-based investigative journalist and historian Robert W. Fiesler is quickly building a dynamic and laureled career uncovering forgotten stories of ordinary individuals confronted — one might say trapped — by extraordinary circumstances. His first book, 2018’s “Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs
Sticky Sunday Skies Poised to Pop With Storms Over New Orleans
Sunday, June 7, is starting out warm and thick with humidity across New Orleans. Lakefront readings are already near 79°F, with dew points in the mid‑70s, so it feels every bit as sticky as it sounds. A slight chance of light rain early this morning will give way to scattered showers and thunderstorms from late morning
ElementUSA lands $67 million in DOE funding for rare earth facility in St. John...
Louisiana was one of only a handful of states chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $134 million rare earth element initiative, Reuters reports. ElementUSA was awarded about $67 million for a rare earth refining facility projected to cost $850 million in St. John the Baptist Parish to ramp up its production of
