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South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Laura Soileau has been appointed partner-in-charge of the Gulf Coast offices at EisnerAmper Partner. She will also continue in her roles as advisory partner and practice group leader of risk and comp

From Celebrity Speakers to Culinary Demonstrations and Business Workshops, the 2026 Essence Festival Offers Hundreds of Free Daytime Experiences in New Orleans The ESSENCE Festival of Culture Presented by Coca-Cola has announced its complete 2026 daytime programming lineup, bringing together entertainers, entrepreneurs

Violent crime in New Orleans has fallen to its lowest level since the 1960s, and already, the first half of 2026 has extended the dramatic drop in homicides and shootings. NOPD recorded 38 murders through June 25, representing one of the lowest year-to-date totals the city has seen in decades. If that pace holds, New O

Oh, to have been a kid in the summer of 1976, when America turned 200. New Orleans marketing executive Ellie Hobson Rand, 60, vividly remembers her Bicentennial skateboard, her older brother's Bicentennial edition Ford Pinto and the special red, white and blue Speedos her swim team — the Tulane Greenies — wore that sum

A Lafayette chef took home the crown at the 19th annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off (LASCO) on Friday, June 26.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police are investigating an overnight shooting that wounded a man at a house party in Central City. In an initial police report, investigators say around 2:57 a.m. Sunday, about 20 people were gathered at an Airbnb in the 2200 block of Louisiana Avenue when gunfire started near a front

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A woman was taken to a hospital after a shooting on the Crescent City Connection shut down eastbound traffic headed into New Orleans for several hours Saturday evening. All lanes of U.S. 90B East have since reopened, and motorists may resume normal travel, according to New...

Koa Romero returned to the dugout when a Hahnville assistant coach pointed out the high number of radar guns tracking his every pitch. For Romero, this was a surprise. The LSU commitment from Hahnville has long been known for his batting prowess. But on this day, with 17 major league scouts there to watch Parkview’s Lo

Image Credits: Wikimedia; licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. For me its avocado and salmon 24/7 :) Nobody expects exceptional coffee from a burger joint, but Culver’s in Wisconsin has completely shattered those expectations. This Wisconsin-based chain has one of the best cups of coffee money can buy when it comes to fast-foo

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating an unclassified death in the French Quarter on Saturday, June 27.