Algiers restaurant to reopen weeks after car smashed into dining room
Olive Branch Café resumed carryout service just three days after the crash, but the dining room has remained closed while repairs were completed. Six weeks after a car crashed into an Algiers restaurant, forcing it to close and undergo extensive repairs, Olive Branch Café is ready to welcome customers back.
Algiers Man Found Decomposed in Apartment, Hadn’t Been Seen for 22 Days
A foul odor drifting from an apartment in the 4500 block of MacArthur Boulevard led New Orleans police to the body of a man who neighbors say had not been seen since August 1. Officers found him lying on the floor in an advanced stage of decomposition, and EMS pronounced him dead at 2:14 p.m. Saturday, according to pol
Woman identified as suspect in alleged kidnapping of granddaughter
A New Orleans woman is facing kidnapping allegations after a weekend with her granddaughter.
After missing man’s remains found in Marrero backyard, grand jury indicts 5 in his...
A Jefferson Parish grand jury on Thursday handed up an indictment charging five people in connection with the death and dismemberment of a man whose severed head and hands were discovered buried in the backyard of a Marrero home in April, almost three years after he disappeared without a trace.
OPINION | Tulane’s 92,400-pound problem
When Tulane University students moved out this past May, they left behind more than just memories of their year in Tulane dorms. Tulane students left behind 92,400 pounds of reusable goods, mostly dorm decorations and storage. The New York Times refers to these types of goods as “fast furniture” —...
Clancy DuBos: Kathy Johnson quietly, selflessly saved UNO — and LSU New Orleans
The University of New Orleans’ return to the LSU System last month as LSU New Orleans brought due fanfare to the Lakefront campus. The occasion was also celebrated more than 5,000 miles away — at LSU New Orleans’ 50th annual summer session in the historic alpine city of Innsbruck, Austria. I was honored to join the fes
Letters: Politicians need to do their jobs, stop the blame game
Call it amusement, call it chicken poop; I call it shameful. The current city of New Orleans mayor and council are trying their best to manage a city and its various departments to save them from financial insolvency. Now, Governor, your idol in D.C. won’t be there next term. Do...
New Orleans Police Achieve 98% Homicide Clearance Rate in 2026
When New Orleans homicide detective Andrew Waldron’s phone rings, he answers, no matter the time of day or night. One year, the NOPD lieutenant left his family’s Christmas celebration to go to a murder victim’s house after the survivors invited him over. Part of it is a...
These U.S. cities are losing residents. Could home prices be next?
Home prices don’t have to crash for a housing market to start flashing warning signs. Sometimes, the first thing... The post These U.S. cities are losing residents. Could home prices be next? appeared first on The Queen Zone .
Man fatally shot Sunday night in Algiers, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man was shot to death Sunday night (Aug. 23) in Algiers, New Orleans police said. The victim’s identity and age have not been disclosed. According to the NOPD, the victim was walking around 10:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Newton Street when a suspect approached from behind, opened fire and fled.
