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Fort Pike has been standing just east of New Orleans for nearly 200 years, and it has picked up plenty of stories along the way. The old brick fort was built to protect the city, but today its empty rooms and weathered walls tell a very different story. Visitors have...

Mayor Helena Moreno will seek to hike property taxes and generate only $26 million, far less than the $42 million the administration previously floated, a city official said on Friday after days of public criticism about the city’s plans. Andrew Tuozzolo, special counsel to Moreno, said the administration would...

A man wanted in New Orleans for second-degree murder was tracked down and arrested in Federal Way on Thursday, after fleeing more than 2,000 miles from Louisiana before being arrested near the Federal Way aquatic center by a federal fugitive task force and Seattle police SWAT officers. Terrance Carter, 31, tried to run

The Claiborne Avenue Judge Seeber Bridge on LA 39 will be closed to vehicular traffic this weekend, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said.

Holy Cross senior Drew Aguirre had been waiting for his chance to make a game-winning field goal. Aguirre got an opportunity to send his team home with an overtime win in Friday’s Week 3 matchup between Holy Cross and St. Charles Catholic, which was tied 7-7 at the end of regulation.

A flag waved in the wind outside University Medical Center as family, friends, and community members gathered to honor the life of Taj Rudolph, lovingly known as Tookie. “If you can look around here, you’ll see how much he was truly loved,” said Kory Dupree, Taj’s godfather.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans residents say they don’t want to pay more in property taxes but understand why a property tax increase may be necessary. “It’s going to put a burden on everybody, but I’m not sure what else the city can do other than try to cut expenses,” said John Colomb, who lives in Lakeview. “I’m on

Trayvon McKenzie was found not guilty of second-degree murder Thursday in the January 2024 shooting death of 22-year-old Malaak Ross during an alleged drug deal. The case against the 19-year-old McKenzie rested on the testimony of two accomplices in an alleged plot to rob Ross. One of those men said McKenzie shot Ross

Johnshane “Nay” Powell writhed in pain on a 7th Ward street three years ago, shot 19 times. Her bones had shattered in a hail of bullets that flew from multiple directions. From the pavement, the 33-year-old mother of two daughters mustered up a final revelation, identifying her ex-boyfriend,...

Cox Communications, the brand that has provided cable and, more recently, internet services in Louisiana since cable television was in its infancy 45 years ago, was officially rebranded as Spectrum on Wednesday across the state. The rebrand follows Cox’s $34.5 billion sale to Charter Communications, Spectrum's Connecti