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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Happy New Year as 2026 kicks off with a full moon this Saturday and it’s guaranteed to be super!. The Wolf Supermoon will illuminate the sky on Saturday, January 3 at 4:03 a.m. while looking larger and brighter than your typical full moon because this Moon is at its closest point to the Earth.

We have all been there, trying to do two jobs at once. That’s exactly Charlie Weis Jr’s life after he was hired this month as offensive coordinator at LSU, but he’s also preparing Ole Miss for its quarterfinal matchup against Georgia.

People will cross bridges, state lines, and personal limits for food that tells a story. In New Orleans, that story finds a loud, joyful home at Jacques-Imo’s on Oak Street, where the line outside feels like a community in motion. You hear laughter, catch a whiff of garlic and spice, and suddenly the wait feels like...

After 15 years of serving modern Creole comfort food in locations from Gentilly to the Lower Garden District, The Munch Factory has found a new home. Owners chef Jordan Ruiz and his wife/partner Alexis Ruiz opened in Mid-City in mid-December at 4141 Bienville St., in the space that used to house Frey Meat Co. off N....

New Orleans firefighthers are investigating two separate New Year’s morning blazes, including a three-alarm apartment fire in Algiers has left 18 people homeless.

Fultondale residents gathered near their televisions are likely pointing, yelling and smiling this New Year’s Eve, and it’s not even midnight. The celebration began Tuesday evening as proud parents and friends watched the Fultondale High School marching band going through New Orleans’ French Quarter during the...

NEW ORLEANS — It's been quite the year in the New Orleans area. As we wait for the Fleur de Lis to drop, it's hard not to think about the sad, unusual, and remarkable things we've witnessed in the last 365 days. Here's a recap of the moments we'll...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans welcomed 2026 in familiar style, as a glowing fleur-de-lis descended over the French Quarter at midnight. The glowing symbol slid down a 25-foot pole from the top of the Jax Brewery building as the crowd counted down to the New Year. Moments later, fireworks lit up the sky over the...

As the countdown to the new year begins, many New Orleanians are sticking to traditions they hope will set the tone for the months ahead even if they admit it’s part belief, part ritual.

Time traveling in the French Quarter? For guests who went to Historic BK House & Gardens’ Dining Through Time (with the tagline: “What if a dinner party could take you back in time?), the flavors of five different time periods in New Orleans history were served through this historic house.