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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...

After months of complaints from residents about skyrocketing rates, Louisiana-based natural gas provider Delta Utilities appeared before the New Orleans City Council Tuesday to answer questions about its billing structure. Delta Utilities, owned by private equity firm Barnhard Capital Partners, took over as the...

The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in an identity theft investigation. Jeffrey Michael Hunt, a White male born May 31, 1978, is accused of using another person’s identity and Social Security number to open a utility account. According to...

On February 12, 2026, shortly after 6 AM, Louisiana State Police Troop C began investigating to a two-vehicle serious injury crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Cypress Drive in Lafourche Parish. The crash ultimately claimed the life of 52-year-old Kenneth McMillan of New Orleans. The preliminary investigation revealed...

After an Avondale man was jailed in rash of armed robberies, authorities say his brother cooked up and executed a deadly plan to commit more holdups to get the cash needed to bond him out. A Jefferson Parish jury convicted Damon Bryant, 26, and Destin Smith, 28, in the robbery...