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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — For World Gorilla Day, Audubon Zoo is celebrating its critically endangered gorillas on Saturday, Sept. 19. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., events and activities will take place near the gorilla habitat. Officials said the event will include special chats with animal care professionals, gorilla...

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams didn’t expect a free ride to a second term. For six years, the former criminal defense attorney has taken heat from left and right as the city’s top prosecutor, even as violent crime has tumbled from post-pandemic highs. More recently, he's faced scrutiny from Gov. Jeff L

It didn’t take long for St. Augustine’s offense to start piling up points at the Caesars Superdome on Saturday night against East Ascension. St. Augustine only needed two plays to find the end zone on its first drive, which saw senior running back Patrick Robinson race around the right side for a 42-yard touchdown run.

In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.

A light rain fell as students, parents, and neighbors assembled near Norman Mayer Library in Gentilly to celebrate the life of Damiri Eves, the 14-year-old Abramson Sci Academy student who died in a traffic crash on September 4 at the intersection of Gentilly Boulevard and Norman Mayer Avenue. To his...

Butterflies have long represented transformation in cultures across the globe, and in the modern Jewish faith, they help illustrate the concept of tshuvah, or spiritual metamorphosis. Rabbis often use the life cycle to teach about shedding old habits, embracing change and realizing potential. Those are the tenets of Yo

Four gated, off-street parking spots for a home in the French Quarter is usually unheard of, but it's the reality for the next owner of 909 Ursulines Ave. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom camelback-style residence with just under 3,000 square feet is asking for $2.8 million. After breezing into a paved parking...

Finding an old bottle tucked away after a party often raises the same practical question about Southern Comfort. The spirit carries a long association with New Orleans cocktails and casual gatherings, yet its legal status and composition set it apart from straight whiskeys. That distinction shapes both its flavor profi

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a traffic fatality at Interstate 10 West and Crowder Boulevard on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Ask a local of a certain age where to eat and you will not hear about the new place downtown. You will hear about the restaurant that invented Bananas Foster in 1951. The oyster house where the same family has been running the kitchen since 1840. The Garden District institution where lunch means twenty-five-cent martin