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Two months after the Sewerage & Water Board’s new, $300 million power complex tripped offline during severe weather, utility leaders are focusing an internal investigation on private contractors to determine who was responsible and what can be done to improve reliability. While that is ongoing, officials, in interviews

When Jimmy Herty was 15, he took a two-week job mowing at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens in Chalmette. The two weeks ended. He stayed on — for nine years. That was 1973. “Somebody asked many years ago, ‘How do you know if this is for you?’ And I tell them, ‘Within a year, if you're still here, you're stuck,’” Herty said.

Health Notes is an occasional listing of health happenings around Louisiana. Have something you'd like to share? Contact us at [email protected]. North Oaks Health in Hammond opened a “resilience room” for employees in August, creating a dedicated space where team members can recharge and “manage the phy

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Louisiana rarely sees snow, but that doesn’t mean your dog is safe from winter’s bite. When an arctic front sweeps down from the north, temperatures can plunge 20 degrees or more in a matter of hours, catching pets and owners off guard. Unders

New Orleans police said the girl’s parents were located around 4 p.m. and would be reuniting them. The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a 4-year-old girl who was found unattended Saturday. Investigators said the young girl was found around 12:30 p.m. in...

Photographs are a tangible record of a person or event, and they may hold special meaning. Placed thoughtfully around the home, they are reminders of fond days and serve as decor. As we reflect on the 21st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we remember one of the hardest lessons learned: how...

I enjoyed your Aug. 8 column on the Lakeside movie theaters. The building that is now the Little Red Schoolhouse on Metairie Road looks like it also has a history as an old movie theater? I know you’ll know the story — what can you tell us?. The...

Once the wood-paneled bar inside Pete’s Out in the Cold fills with the warm, bready smell of a frozen Red Baron pizza toasting in the oven, the orders start flying in. “Once you smell it, you want one,” bar manager Connie Demarest said. For most, it’s the nostalgic...

A hole outside Hilda Frank's Fig Street home in Hollygrove has been filled with sewage for months, and Frank says the smell has become unbearable enough that she now keeps her four-year-old grandchild inside rather than let him breathe it in. Frank, who is undergoing chemotherapy as a breast cancer patient, said the or

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WXXV) — For nearly 20 years, sculptures of marine life carved from standing dead trees along Highway 90 have served as a reminder of the Gulf Coast community’s ability to overcome disaster. As August 29 marks the 21st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the works of art...