From Quirky to Unusual, These Louisiana Buildings Are One of a Kind
As someone who studied art and architecture in college, I tend to seek out unusual buildings when I travel. I’m always fascinated by a building’s construction, history, and an architect’s creative vision brought to life. There’s typically some artistic merit in architecture, and the more unusual a structure is, the...
NOPD seeks suspects in package theft case
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police are asking for the public’s help in locating suspects wanted in connection with a package theft. On Jan. 25, around 11:15 a.m., the suspects walked by a package, according to investigators. At about 11:39 a.m., one person kicked the package away from...
Thousands without power in Louisiana
LOUISIANA — More than 2,500 homes and businesses across Louisiana are without electricity Sunday morning, according to the latest outage data. As of the most recent update, 2,599 customers are reported without power statewide, representing 0.11% of the 2,321,359 customers tracked across Louisiana. Compared to other...
Matt Bowers expands his Southern auto empire to Indiana, bets on slumping brands
The Matt Bowers Automotive Group, one of the fastest-growing auto dealers in Louisiana, has acquired a dealership in an Indianapolis suburb, marking the company’s first foray into Indiana and expanding its footprint to five states. The company’s purchase of Bill Estes Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Brownsburg, Indiana...
Fire breaks out in Diboll parking garage
The Tulane University Office of Preparedness and Response sent out an emergency alert on Friday afternoon warning of an active fire in the Collins C. Diboll Garage complex on Tulane’s Uptown campus. The New Orleans Fire Department received the call at 12:41 p.m., according to officials on the scene....
Steve Nelson Appointed Director of Public Works as New Orleans Advances “Fix the Basics”...
The New Orleans City Council's Governmental Affairs Committee has approved Steve Nelson as the new Director of the Department of Public Works. Nelson, previously Deputy CAO for Infrastructure, will lead the department amid ongoing city infrastructure projects. According to the Mayor's Office release, Nelson oversees...
New Orleans rock band The Revivalists to get their own signature cruise this fall
The Revivalists have traveled many miles on land en route to becoming one of New Orleans’ most successful rock bands. This fall, they’ll also start traveling by sea. In a first for a New Orleans act of any genre, the band will sail aboard its own signature cruise, “The Revivalists present Otherside of Paradise at...
Follow the Line: How segregation shaped New Orleans neighborhoods
Some neighborhoods are affluent. Some are struggling. Some feel safe. Some feel forgotten. And across those differences, one pattern keeps showing up: race.
Anonymous letter targeted NOLA restaurants over ‘ICE Out’ support, but owners didn’t back down
New Orleans business owners who recently participated in a nationwide protest against recent federal immigration crackdowns were not deterred by anonymous letters sent to them this week that called for violence on their shops and restaurants. Restaurants and other businesses across the U.S. participated in the “ICE...
Johnny Indovina left Chalmette to be a rock star. He succeeded in Mexico with...
Singer-songwriter Johnny Indovina, Chalmette High School class of ‘75, stood alone onstage at the 57,000-seat Foro Sol soccer stadium in Mexico City on April 21, 2013, to open for The Cure. At Foro Sol, The Cure played its longest show to date — 50 songs spanning more than four...
