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(The Center Square) – Before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the coast, the New Orleans population was about 460,000. Twenty years later, the city has dropped to about 380,000 as it continues to rebuild. Katrina still ranks as one of the deadliest and costliest storms to hit the United States in history. With more than 1...

NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, the Louisiana Illuminator reports. A state health official said that the two deaths happened after people ate oysters harvested in Louisiana at two separate restaurants — one in Louisiana and...

As climate change continues to impact weather patterns across the globe, many American cities are experiencing rising temperatures and increasingly uncomfortable summers. This article explores ... Read more The post 10 American Cities Where Summers May Soon Be Unbearable appeared first on Climate Cosmos .

A man was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 26 in connection with a trooper-involved shooting in New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina did more than flood a city; it revealed America’s racial and class fault lines in ways the world could not ignore. On August 29, 2005, levees broke, waters surged, and over 1,800 lives were lost, while more than 1 million U.S. citizens were displaced—many called “refugees” in their own nation.

For more than a century, the St. Claude Avenue lift bridge over the Industrial Canal has withstood life-altering floods and record-breaking hurricanes. Last November, it became a national historic landmark. But it faces an uncertain future because of expansion plans proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a...

A West Bank mother is now facing a murder charge after her 3-year-old son was found dead Monday at their Harvey apartment, according to authorities. Alexis Welsh, 32, was booked with first-degree murder in the death of her toddler son, Josiah Winzy. Welsh was still being treated Tuesday at a...

This story was originally published Nov. 27, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage. Susie Joseph Sparks, 1959-2005. Edward Sparks Jr., 1992-2005. Marjorie Edwards, 1920-2005. Edward "Cool Pop" Sparks Sr. rarely took...

Arts New Orleans and Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation invite you to Deeply Rooted: 20 Years and Beyond, a mural unveiling and community block party on August 31, 2025, honoring two decades of resilience and transformation since Hurricane Katrina. The mural celebrates sustainability, honors cultural memory, and...

In 1960, four six-year-old Black girls, flanked by U.S. Marshals, desegregated two New Orleans public schools. Seven years later, Black students were finally able to enter John McDonogh Senior High School. In the fall of 1967, Pam Matthews was one of the first Black students to walk the hallways of...