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Lane Kiffin is soaking in his first Mardi Gras, and the fun moments just keep rolling in. You won’t want to miss this tale from the Bayou.

MERAUX, La. (AP) — Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with...

Big news for New Orleans residents tired of dodging potholes: Mayor Moreno and the New Orleans City Council announced a plan to pour over $6 million into street paving projects, a move that marks a significant shift toward a municipal-run approach for infrastructure repairs. The council confirmed the reallocation of...

Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, the weekly local fishing report for New Orleans, Venice, Lafitte, Hopedale, Grand Isle, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie checks in with three local captains to break down what late-winter conditions are doing to the bite and how anglers can stay on...

One evening last month, Livingston Collegiate Academy students escorted groups of alumni through the New Orleans East school, showing off classrooms and the building’s state-of-the-art gym. The alumni were from Sarah T. Reed High School, the neighboring, soon-to-close school whose name Livingston will adopt. Last...

NEW ORLEANS — On Feb. 11, announced a new street-smoothing plan for New Orleans that will create an in-house Street Maintenance Unit within the Department of Public Works aimed at accelerating street repairs and improving road conditions. The proposal allocates $6.25 million in unused capital funds to invest in...

Louisiana National Guard officials on Thursday took credit for New Orleans’ low crime rate, saying that their deployment to the city on the federal government’s dime has led to “positive trends,” including 175 human trafficking arrests. Under a collaborative operation that enables local police to fight...

A New Orleans man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stole over $100,000 from the Lockport company he worked for, according to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Marcus Smith, 50, is accused of writing over 28 checks to himself over the last three years, officials said, embezzling thousands...

Take a bag of red beans home the next time you visit New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS — Residents in New Orleans East say a persistent foul odor near a canal along Dwyer Road has become impossible to ignore, prompting concerns about air quality and potential health risks. “It smells like a rotten egg,” said Chadsidy Blackstone, who lives near the canal. “That...