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New Orleans has two new options for diving into hotel pools this summer that you should know about. Why it matters: Have you seen the forecast lately? We're burnin' up down here. Zoom in: The first deal is called the NOLA Pool Passport and was organized through WGNO's parent company.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An Orleans Justice Center maintenance worker was charged Tuesday (July 15) with 11 counts accusing him of assisting inmates in the May 16 jailbreak from the facility. Sterling Williams, 33, was charged in a bill of information from Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office with malfeasance in...

“She has created an emergency,” Conwill says about Mayor Cantrell, “I’ll give her that. It’s going to be an emergency if IV is truly terminated and moves out of the French Quarter.” Read more on WWL.

New Orleans Police announced Tuesday that officers arrested a Slidell man on illegal dumping charges. Cops say 26-year-old Richard Bulot dumped trash at the I-10 / Michoud exit.

An Avondale man is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered a dead dog in an outdoor kennel and the skeletal remains of another in his shed, according to authorities. Officials with Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS) also seized five malnourished dogs from the home of Donald...

I vividly remember the very first National Fried Chicken Festival opening its gates in 2016 at a tiny park in New Orleans called Lafayette Square. What unfolded that day is etched into my memory, not only because over 30,000 people showed up, far surpassing expectations, but because many walked away frustrated. The...

Drivers in and around the Crescent City have long complained of abandoned tires, garbage, and other debris along roadways. It’s become a persistent and ever-visible problem for the region

The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a housefire in Algiers.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has ignored a court order to transport recent arrestees from jail to Magistrate Court on weekends and holidays, a judge wrote on Monday while accusing the sheriff of contempt of court. Criminal District Chief Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier ordered Hutson to appear Wednesday...

Having trouble getting your dog to and from doggie daycare? Does your pooch need a ride to the groomer, but you’ve got a conflict? Now there’s an app for that. Native New Orleanian Troy Bergeron has parlayed his background in logistics and transportation into a new venture — Doggie Bus. After just over a year in...