New Orleans investigators subtract 2 homicides
New Orleans Police announced Friday that new information in two homicide cases have led them to reclassify them as unclassified deaths.
Chef Yoshi Okai to Open Kira Omakase in New Orleans
Chef Yoshi Okai, one of America's most beloved Japanese chefs, will be opening a new omakase in New Orleans in August 2026. It will be called Kira Omakase and it will be located in the restaurant Kira on 601 Tchoupitoulas St. About Chef Yoshi Okai. Okai, hailing from Kyoto, Japan,...
A celebration honoring New Orleans civil rights icon Jerome Smith
"His contribution to the city is that he forced the city to look at young people, he forced them to respect young people."
Fifth District Bust: Suspect Nabbed In Church Burglary Spree, Cops Say
New Orleans police say a 47-year-old man is behind a recent run of burglaries that hit churches and small neighborhood businesses across the city’s Fifth District, and that he is now behind bars. Authorities identified the suspect as Robert A. Shavers, who was taken into custody on Thursday and booked into the Orleans
Jurors reach verdict 7 years after Old Jefferson triple shooting left 1 dead, 2...
Seven years after a deadly triple shooting inside an Old Jefferson home that authorities say was fueled by a drug debt, Jefferson Parish jurors voted to convict the man accused of carrying out the violence, according to court records. Arsenio Adams, 37, of New Orleans, was found guilty Thursday of...
Man previously accused of soliciting minor has charges dropped following deal to self-deport
LIVINGSTON — A man previously arrested by Livingston Parish deputies for allegedly soliciting a minor over social media had his charges dropped after agreeing to self-deport to his home country. Mansoor Ahmed of Oak Hill, West Virginia, was previously arrested along with a dozen other men following an operation...
Former Lutcher QB Lunch Winfield discusses entering first full year as UL’s starting QB
Lunch Winfield is ready for his opportunity with UL.
Chalmette’s Nunez Snags $4M, Sets Sights On $9M Space Hub
Nunez Community College is getting a serious lift-off for its aerospace ambitions in Chalmette, landing $4 million in state funding and moving ahead with plans for a $9 million Aerospace Building on campus. The expansion is set to house the college's MADE initiative - a cluster of maritime, aerospace, defense manufactu
Guest Column: Murrill case shows that lawfare has no winners
On July 2, a grand jury charged Attorney General Liz Murrill with 16 felonies because of letters she sent in May to New Orleans officials during the Orleans Parish clerk of court dispute. One day later, the Louisiana Supreme Court halted the case, found her likely to prevail on a motion to dismiss and cited serious pro
McGlinchey Stafford art auctioned off as shuttered law firm continues liquidating assets
Nearly 75 works of art that once adorned the offices of McGlinchey Stafford were auctioned off Thursday, as the former law firm, which dissolved early this year after half a century in business, liquidates its assets to settle more than $13 million in debts. The McGlinchey collection included dozens of...

















