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Across America, you’ll find attempted revitalizations of dormant downtowns long abandoned for the suburban mall or big box store. Cities are turning to the mixed-use concept to bring back Main Streets, constructing apartments over restaurants and communal workspaces over retail in hopes people return. Some are on the v

After over 100 years in the French Quarter, the New Orleans Fire Department is officially relocating its headquarters next week to a newly renovated building on City Park Avenue. The fire department's headquarters, at 317 Decatur St., will have its final day on Wednesday, Aug. 5, officially closing at 2...

An Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department on allegations of drug possession and human trafficking, the OPSO announced.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office formally charged a suspected smuggler accused of taking a man’s 16-year-old daughter in exchange for a $10,000 debt owed by the father, according to Kenner police. Juven Paz, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., was charged Thursday with trafficking of children for sexual purposes,...

A group of boaters are safe after a boat fire in Kenner on Thursday, July 30.

New Orleans drivers will not need brake tags for the remainder of this year, following a state law ending vehicle safety check requirements in most Louisiana parishes. Effective immediately, New Orleans police officers have been directed “to cease the issuance of citations for a motorist's failure to display or produce

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hundreds of new laws emerged from the Louisiana legislative session that ended in June, and many of them take effect Aug. 1. Act 892 prohibits the use of artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material. The new law says that includes undeveloped film, videotape or...

The grand jury who indicted State Attorney General Liz Murrill may need legal help to protect themselves, and a group of defense attorneys is offering that help.

St. Elmo's is the latest concept from the man behind The Husky and Pigeon & Whale

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Friday turned into another hot one, but not particularly all across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. There’s a Heat Advisory in effect until 7 p.m. for the I-10/I-12 corridor areas, South Shore, southern Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes along with part of Hancock county.