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Police investigating attempted rape in Uptown

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating an attempted first-degree rape which occurred Saturday, Feb. 28 in Uptown.
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NOPD Seeks Chalmette Teen For Answers In Westbank Car Theft

New Orleans police are asking for the public’s help to track down a person of interest in a recent vehicle-theft investigation, saying he may have information that could move the case forward. According to a post by the New Orleans Police Department on Facebook, officers have identified 19-year-old Dashaun...
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The Sicilian Catholic tradition of St. Joseph altars endures across south Louisiana

Visions of St. Joseph altars dance across Amy Cannizaro Burris’ childhood memories. Her grandmothers participated in the annual tradition in greater New Orleans when she was growing up, creating altars intricately arranged with homemade cookies and breads, along with candles and pictures of loved ones. The practice...
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‘It’s a nightmare’: Kenner family fights to reunite, clear name in the wake of...

When Andrea Cedeño and her husband, Wilmer Guevara Brito, chose to settle in Kenner, they had imagined an American dream of settling their family somewhere safe, buying a home and starting a business. But when the U.S. Border Patrol operation Catahoula Crunch descended on Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, their...
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Day 4 of testimony: Trial of man accused of killing ex girlfriend continues

NEW ORLEANS — The state rested their case again a man accused of brutally killing his ex girlfriend back in 2023, on day four of the trial. Henry Talley Jr. is facing several charges, including firstd egree murder, for the killing of Asia Davis. Davis was killed around 9...
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Mayor Helena Moreno meets with surrounding parish leaders to strengthen regional bonds

Mayor Helena Moreno met Tuesday night for more than two hours with the presidents of seven other metro area parishes — the first such meeting among the New Orleans area’s top leaders in years and an indication of the priority the new mayor is placing on regional cooperation.
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Trial begins in New Orleans staged-crash cases that involve conspiracy, murder

The words of a slain federal witness are expected to loom large in a New Orleans courtroom this week as a trial begins for two local lawyers and two others accused in a wild scheme to stage vehicle wrecks with big rig trucks across the Crescent City. The trial, slated...
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New Orleans police locate parents of toddler in St. Claude area

The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding the parents of an unidentified child found in the St. Claude neighborhood.
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Explore Ancient Egypt Without Leaving Louisiana

From the Nile to the Mississippi, this New Orleans exhibit brings King Tut’s tomb, Egyptian history, and cultural influence to life.
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The cemetery tour that reveals voodoo history tourists never see

Want to know where New Orleans voodoo actually comes from? Skip the French Quarter ghost tours with costumed guides. The real story lives in Treme. Most voodoo tours stick to St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 and Marie Laveau’s supposed tomb. They feed you Hollywood myths about zombie powder and voodoo dolls stuck with pins.

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