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Louisiana consistently ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to chronic kidney disease, especially in the Black community. That statistic is the focus of a special conversation Thursday night at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. Kidney experts and resources will come together to make sure you know what to look out for when it comes to kidney disease.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures in New Orleans, voters statewide came together in 2006 to create the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, passing a constitutional amendment aimed at putting the focus squarely on flood protection with an overwhelming 82% of the vote. Now a stunningly...

A suspected festival threat was stopped in Florida after deputies arrested a man accused of planning a mass shooting in Louisiana.

A child from the New Orleans area has been hospitalized after contracting measles during international travel, Louisiana health officials said Wednesday. It’s the first case of the virus reported in Louisiana this year.  The pediatric patient was partially vaccinated and is receiving treatment in isolation, according to the Louisiana Health Department. Officials said the child […]

The first case of measles in Louisiana this year has been confirmed, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Officials are warning people who visited two superstores in Kenner that they may have been exposed to the virus. According to the LDH, the child who tested positive for measles was...

Six months after a judge handed down consecutive life sentences for their co-defendant, a man and woman accepted a plea agreement in the torture, kidnapping and ransom of a Metairie father and son. Michelle Mayorga, 22, and Eduardo Nunez Ponce, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of second-degree kidnapping...

Breakfast in New Orleans isn’t a quick fuel stop. It’s a ritual, a neighborhood check-in, and sometimes a full event. These five spots define what morning looks like when you step off the tourist grid. Camellia Grill – 626 S. Carrollton Ave., Carrollton Open since December 1946, this white-columned diner at the bend of the […]

You absolutely must try the muffuletta sandwich when you're in New Orleans, Louisiana. Not sure where? We asked local chefs their favorite spots to grab one.

Before the festivities for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival commence, residents and visitors are advised of traffic and parking impacts near the Fair Grounds area.

A proposal to expand the New Orleans area's River Birch landfill and make it the state's largest was examined at a packed hearing, where management pledged operational limits and technological improvements to skeptical neighbors. One controversial part of the proposal would grant the landfill a nationwide service area, but River...