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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating after a body was found in the Mississippi River Wednesday morning. According to NOPD, officers responded to a report of an unclassified death at 7:38 a.m. The body was located in the river, with the incident tied to the 3300 block of Chartres Street.

NEW ORLEANS — Police arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly setting fire to eight cars in the Bywater neighborhood on Monday, according to a report by NOLA.com. Newly elected mayor Helena Moreno reportedly announced the arrest of Kyle Tomeson on four counts of aggravated arson and nine counts of simple arson....

Former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is cashing out her pension. According to our partners at NOLA.com, Cantrell, 53, is taking a one-time payment of $69,500, rather than waiting until retirement age, when she could draw a monthly benefit.

Operation Boo Dat 2025 has concluded following a multi-agency effort that resulted in the arrest of 38 individuals, including sexual predators and other felony suspects. The operation ran from October 16, 2025, through Saturday last week, and involved the New Orleans Police Department, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s...

More than two weeks after McGlinchey Stafford’s leaders voted to dissolve the law firm after more than 50 years in business, the firm’s wind down plans are rapidly taking shape. McGlinchey's New Orleans office, its largest, will shut down on March 31 with layoffs for its more than...

Bakeries are for the morning and bars are for night. Sure. But then Mardi Gras comes along and early cocktails or late-night pastries make perfect sense. Now the creative Carnival spirit has blended the world of confections and cocktails with a limited edition king cake developed in collaboration between the Marigny...

A state auditor said Noble Minds Institute, a former New Orleans charter school, may have improperly used more than $600,000 of public funds for rent, teacher incentives and consultants as it moved to become a private school, allegations that were met with a sharp defense from the school’s founder.

The audio version of this story is AI generated and is not human reviewed. It may contain errors or inaccuracies. His nickname was “Joe Sheep,” but there was nothing sheepish about Joseph Lambert. He was known as being mean, cantankerous and rude, but still loved because he made tasty sandwiches.

NEW ORLEANS — St. Tammany Parish Schools confirmed that Alvin Garabold, an assistant principal at Salmen High School, 'tragically' died early Tuesday morning. School officials notified staff Wednesday morning and sent a robocall to parents. Mental health counselors are on campus to support students and staff, a...

NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms returned to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for a second review after the court vacated a prior ruling that declared the law unconstitutional. Governor Jeff Landry defended the law outside the...