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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans City Planning Commission approved a new study on zoning rules for short-term rentals, but rejected a plan to allow their expansion on four blocks on Decatur and North Peters in the French Quarter on Oct. 27. The planning commission approved the new rules...

A New Orleans City Council committee on Tuesday approved a tax break for the Omni New Orleans hotel, agreeing to send the proposal to the full council for a vote next week. The move is one of the last procedural steps necessary to approve the package of public incentives supporting the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center's long-sought "headquarters hotel," a roughly $600 million project being developed by Dallas-based Omni Hotel & Resorts and targeting a 2030 opening date.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) — A Louisiana family is searching for answers after the remains of their 72-year-old loved one went missing following her death in May. Sharon Jeansonne died on May 26, 2026. Her family arranged for her cremation through New Orleans Funeral and Cremation Service, but months later, they still have not received her remains.

Essence Fest 2027 could take place outside New Orleans after festival organizers reportedly contacted officials in Houston and Atlanta about relocating the annual celebration. The potential move comes as negotiations […] The post Essence Fest Moving? Houston and Atlanta Reportedly on Its Radar appeared first on Baller Alert .

Leah Fonte and Shane Hirstius had a love that was the stuff of storybooks. They met in sixth grade and remained close friends until they began dating in high school three years later. Last summer, Hirstius got down on one knee in Fonte's backyard and asked for her hand in marriage while "Spin You Around" by Morgan Wallen played in the background.

After an exchange of gunfire in an unincorporated Gretna neighborhood that left two people wounded, including a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detective, authorities searched the area for about six hours before arresting a second suspect who'd earlier eluded them. Jimmy Lee, 42, was taken into custody about 11:30 p.m. in...

The new French Quarter oyster bar and restaurant Holywater is such a good fit for the neighborhood that it’s no surprise the owners have New Orleans in their DNA. Alec and Miles Pincus grew up in the Quarter before their family moved to Lakeview. Their dad managed the Royal Orleans and Monteleone hotels while they were growing up, and their mom started New Orleans Famous Praline Co. They founded their restaurant company Crew in New York, and now they’ve brought it back to New Orleans.

Several New Orleans nonprofits that had for years been housed at the former University of New Orleans campus were forced to scramble for new offices this month after LSU New Orleans told them to vacate to make way for athletics department offices. LSUNO officials confirmed Tuesday that the groups were...

Oliver Halkowich, standing in socks, calls out a leap for the “horses” in his ballet. “Jeté!”. Pointe shoes clack against the floor as dancers gallop and rear up to the choreographer’s count — one, two, three, one, two, three. “Like you're going up a...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A woman is in critical condition Tuesday (Oct. 27) after a man shot her multiple times in Metairie, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said at about 5:45 p.m., the man shot the woman at 110 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. They say he then drove to Oaklawn Drive and Toulouse Street and killed himself.