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Patricia Hebert likes her independence: She cuts her own grass on a riding mower and even whacks weeds using her roller as a prop. But until recently, her beloved home, which she and her husband John moved into in 1998, was working against her. A ramp first installed in 2011, when her husband fell and broke his leg,...

New Orleans is experiencing a shift in weather conditions, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), with overcast skies, a temperature of 77°F, and humidity at 88% as of the 6:53 a.m. CDT update. Breezy conditions are expected throughout the day, with south winds ranging from 15 to 20 mph and gusts reaching...

Paul Simon began his first tour since 2018-2019 with a transcendent 19-song acoustic performance on Friday night (April 4) at New Orleans' historic Saenger Theater. "I'm as excited as you are," he admitted on stage, "and you're probably not as nervous as I am." In fine voice again, Simon devoted...

The Louisiana Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at April 4, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mega Millions numbers from April 4 drawing 11-28-35-37-69, Mega Ball: 25, Megaplier: 2 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here. Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 4...

A Jefferson Parish jury convicted 62-year-old Winston Bartholomew on Wednesday for the second-degree murder of Gary Olver, also 62, inside Olver's Metairie apartment. As reported by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, the violence erupted over a dispute about rumors Bartholomew believed Olver had been...

Deutsches Haus is hosting "Volksfest," which is a German celebration to celebrate Spring, and WGNO's Kenny Lopez takes us there!

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to replace a 100-year-old canal lock that connects the Mississippi River to the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward. The project has an estimated timeline of 13 years and a budget of more than $1 billion. Also in the works is a plan to build a $30 million grain...

I love vintage signs, and I am wondering about the one for the Orleans Steel Products Company on Bienville Street in the French Quarter. What do you know about it?. The Orleans Steel Products Company — whose sign remains outside its former home at 1025 Bienville — and its parent company, Holzer Sheet Metal Works,...

The New Orleans Police Department, along with the help of federal agents, arrested a man on Wednesday following a drug and gun bust.

Torrez Drane, 32, from Terrebonne Parish, pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine. Drane acknowledged purchasing and mailing the drugs from California to Louisiana. His plea was entered last Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter, as reported by the U.S....