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A former New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits employee will be booked into jail on four felony counts for allegedly creating fraudulent short-term rental licenses, officials confirmed Monday. Elisha Collier faces counts of malfeasance in office, forgery, computer fraud and injuring public records after allegedly confessing Monday to a...

(The Center Square) — New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno's proposed 2027 budget would eliminate 75% of the Department of Sanitation's authorized positions, laying off 37 employees, as the city attempts to close a roughly $100 million budget gap. The department faces the elimination of 55 of its 73 authorized...

A plan to layoff dozens of New Orleans sanitation workers received a hostile response from members of the city council, who warned the cuts could make it impossible for Mardi Gras parades to roll and result in overflowing public trash cans across the city. During day six of the council’s...

(The Center Square) — New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno's proposed 2027 budget would eliminate 75% of the Department of Sanitation's authorized positions, laying off 37 employees, as the city attempts to close a roughly $100 million budget gap. The department faces the elimination of 55 of its 73 authorized positions, leaving just 18. Sanitation Director Matt Tori warned that the reductions would eliminate enforcement capabilities, reduce customer service and force a transition from seven-day to f

After spending nearly two decades playing football, Glenn Brown III is pursuing a different creative path. The 2023 Southern University and A&M College graduate is now making his mark as a filmmaker, with his psychological thriller, “You Should’ve Looked Closer,” selected for the 37th New Orleans Film Festival. For Brown, the transition from athletics […] The post SU alum Glenn Brown III’s film set to show at the New Orleans Film Festival appeared first on DrumBeatsLa .

GRETNA, La. (WVUE) - The Meadowbrook Waste Drop-Off Site at 484 Wall Boulevard in Gretna is moving to 1201 Burmaster St. on Nov. 3, Jefferson Parish officials said. The new site, made possible through a partnership between Jefferson Parish and the city of Gretna, will serve residents of Gretna and unincorporated Jefferson Parish.

With the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court set to absorb a seismic shift with the loss of three of its 12 felony judges in a few months, a new report from a criminal justice watchdog shows the court has been managing well with higher caseloads. The Metropolitan Crime Commission found...

Cops are trying to find a man who reportedly stormed out of his home Sunday and has not been since since."New Orleans Police are asking the public's assistance with locating a critical missing adult," NOPD posted. "Missing is Phillip Miller (pictured), White male, DOB 07/12/1982."

Order your lederhosen and dirndls now because New Orleans’ Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest officially began this past weekend and will run every weekend until Oct. 24. The festival brings visitors the true German experience through food, drink and music — no passport necessary. Germans first settled in New Orleans...

A decade ago, New Orleans developer Earl Weber spent millions on a project that, at the time, seemed like a good bet. He purchased the former Musee Conti Wax Museum in the French Quarter and converted the historic Conti Street building into 16 luxury condominiums with a rooftop pool and views of the city skyline.