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Two inmates were stabbed inside the Orleans Parish Jail on Sunday night, according to officials, setting off a fresh round of security questions at a facility already under the microscope. Both inmates received medical treatment, and one was taken to a hospital before being returned to the jail. In the aftermath, deput

Trace a piece of hot Leidenheimer table bread around earthy, sherry-spiked turtle soup. Pair sweet shrimp with a plump mushroom and butter sauce with a bit of rice for a perfect bite. Catch the vanilla ice cream scoop before it fully melts into rum-soaked bananas Foster sauce. These are memory-laden...

In the year that marks the 250 th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., New Orleans native Karen Riley Simmons, who was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, plans to return home this summer. “Although Alexandria has been a great home for me and for my family, home always had that pull, and I always intended to go

A Louisiana man has become the first person in the state to be cured of a deadly disease. A Louisiana man has become the first person in the state to be cured of a deadly disease. He was successfully cured of sickle cell disease thanks to gene therapy. Videos by...

METAIRIE, La. – Clarks has opened a new footwear store in the Pottery Barn wing of Lakeside Shopping Center. The store officially opened Friday, June 26, marking another U.S. location as the nearly 200-year-old British footwear company continues its retail expansion. Founded in 1825 in Street, Somerset, England, Clarks

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will begin accepting applications this week for a new CEO after Lona Edwards Hankins resigned from the post in May after falling out of favor with Mayor Helena Moreno’s newly-installed board. Whoever is chosen has plenty to tackle. The next CEO will take...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two inmates were stabbed at the Orleans Parish Jail on Sunday (June 28) using a homemade weapon, and a special response unit with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted a comprehensive shakedown of a housing unit, officials say. One inmate was taken to a hospital...

TCU’s coaching staff continues to find the Greater New Orleans area to be fertile recruiting ground. Just over a week after landing a commitment from John Curtis cornerback Jewellz Tapp, the Horned Frogs added another standout from the metro area when All-State safety Rontrae Carter of Archbishop Shaw pledged to TCU’s

Picture this. You’re walking down a familiar street in a coastal city, maybe grabbing coffee or heading to work. The sun’s shining, life feels normal. Now imagine that same street flooded regularly, not from a hurricane or freak storm, but just because the tide came in. Sounds dystopian, right? Yet this is becoming rea

Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. The annual Independence Day celebration is bigger this year with the commemoration of the nation’s 250th birthday. There are fireworks over the Mississippi River at the French Quarter at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 4, an