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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Flood watches stayed up across much of southern Louisiana through Friday morning as bands of tropical moisture kept moving through the state. Forecasters warned some areas could see more than 10 inches of rain, with the worst concern stretching from the New Orleans area to the river parishes and bayou

The American Battlefield Trust is mounting a fresh campaign to reshape local history, launching a fundraising drive to purchase roughly 40 acres of land that border the Chalmette battlefield in St. Bernard Parish. The parcel is tied to the Battle of New Orleans and would mark the first expansion of the historic site in

The city of New Orleans is allowing neutral ground parking until 9 p.m. due to heavy rain. Latest weather forecast | Radar | How to check pump stations | Saturday flooding. NOLAReady is asking residents not to block intersections, streetcar tracks, sidewalks, or bike paths. Forecast:. Today is a WDSU...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A male victim was found slain Sunday (July 12) near the Broadmoor neighborhood, New Orleans police said. The department provided no details about the victim’s age, identity or apparent cause of death, but classified the case as a homicide investigation. The victim was discovered “in...

The New Orleans area could see another round of heavy rain Sunday after thunderstorms brought powerful cracks of lightning and a sudden deluge that overwhelmed the city’s drainage pumps and inundated roads the day before, according to local weather forecasters. Senior Meteorologist Damon Singleton said Sunday that Gulf

In honor of next week’s Tales of the Cocktail, we visit a place where many visitors have enjoyed a cocktail or two: the bar of the Columns Hotel. The hotel’s bar area was the family dining room when the property at 3811 St. Charles Ave., built in 1883, served as the Simon Hernsheim family home. Born in New Orleans in 1

Keaton Schiller can be a pretty vulnerable songwriter, penning lyrics that are candid and raw. But the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter doesn’t want that to be mistaken as her feeling too somber or down on herself, she says. So Schiller leans into her electric guitar, plays loud and pairs those...

New Orleans police are working to untangle the details of a Sunday morning shooting near the intersection of Piety Street and North Dorgenois Street. A man was taken to a local hospital with at least one gunshot wound, and detectives spent the morning combing through the scene while early information remained scarce.

HARVEY, La. (WVUE) - A homicide suspect was apprehended after an early morning killing at a Harvey business, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Sunday (July 12). The victim and suspect were described only as adult males, but their identities and ages were not immediately disclosed by the agency.

Imagine strolling through a city famous for jazz and jambalaya, only to realize you’re walking atop ancient monuments—built by hands lost to history, camouflaged by neighborhoods and parks. The Mound Builders of New Orleans crafted earthworks thousands of years ago, long before the city’s French Quarter echoed with bra