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Emeril Lagasse has two new restaurants in the works for downtown New Orleans, including one with a name that may be familiar to local diners and a winning track record in Las Vegas. The celebrity chef’s company, the Emeril Group, has partnered with the forthcoming Fairmont Hotel in downtown New...

NEW ORLEANS — Former members of the Krewe of Nyx are now receiving payments from a class action lawsuit filed against the organization and its founder. Members will receive about $260 each from a $90,000 settlement, according to our partners, The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate. The lawsuit...

A chaotic brawl erupted on a New Orleans sidewalk, captured on video, as the National Guard and police swiftly stepped in to restore order amid rising crime concerns.

When New Orleans native and entrepreneur Kenneth Purcell founded iSeatz in 1999 with $2.8 million from local investors, it was one of the first online restaurant reservation systems on the market. A few years after launching, however, Purcell realized the startup needed to generate more revenue than just a dollar...

After a sluggish February, the metro New Orleans housing market snapped back to life in March. Closed residential sales jumped 16.9% year over year to 1,037 transactions, the average sales price climbed to $367,729, and homes lingered on the market for about 82 days on average. The swing marked a sharp reversal from the softer late-winter mood and touched multiple parishes across the...

Zurich Classic street closures start today on Westbank

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Raw sewage continued to pump into the Industrial Canal on Sunday (April 19), with no clear timeline for when repairs will be complete. Specialized divers examined the 4½-foot main break near Florida Avenue over the weekend to assess the extent of the damage. “The human...

With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and musicians to see on the festival's first Sunday. Nomfusi. 12:45-1:45 p.m., Congo Square Stage. 5-6 p.m., Cultural Exchange Pavilion. South African Afro-soul...

A late-night shooting inside a Metairie apartment left one person dead and a New Orleans man in handcuffs on Saturday, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called around 10:30 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Severn Avenue after reports of gunfire. Inside one of the units, they found an adult victim in the living room...

A massive 54-inch sewer force main failed Saturday and sent discharge into the Industrial Canal near Florida Avenue, after officials say a passing vessel likely slammed into the submerged line late Friday. According to a press release from the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, crews rushed to the...