The Best Gumbo In The South Is Hiding Inside This Unassuming Restaurant In Louisiana
You know that moment when your taste buds hit something so perfect that your eyes involuntarily close and you make that little “mmm” sound?. That’s what happens at the Gumbo Shop in New Orleans, where Louisiana’s most iconic dish reaches its highest expression in a charming French Quarter setting.
Members of STPSO Proactive Unit make arrest following traffic stop
Illegal narcotics were located and two people were arrested following a traffic stop near Mandeville. On Saturday (September 27), while patrolling in the area of Highway 59 near North Lane in Mandeville, detectives assigned to the Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Proactive Enforcement Unit initiated a traffic stop on a...
Laplace Pastor invited to speak at World Health Summit in Berlin
Pastor Neil Bernard of New Wine Christian Fellowship in Laplace will address the World Health Summit 2025 on the growing health risks of extreme heat. He is scheduled to speak at a plenary session titled “Heat and Health in a Warming World: Stories and Solutions to Save Lives and Livelihoods” on Tuesday, Oct. 14,...
Nine murders in seven days rattle New Orleans amid looming National Guard deployment
Nine people were killed in New Orleans last week, marking the city’s deadliest seven-day stretch since the New Year’s morning terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. Over a week ending Friday morning, the bloodshed spread across the Crescent City. Murders were reported in nine neighborhoods: Desire, Broadmoor, Little...
Coroner identifies 2 women killed in head-on crash near Slidell
Two women killed in a head-on crash in the Slidell area have been publicly identified by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office. In a news release Friday, St. Tammany Coroner Christopher Tape said Kayleigh Case, 27, of Angela Street in Arabi, and Tina Lyons, 60, of Churchill Street, Slidell, both died of blunt-force...
16 Must-Eat Louisiana Classics You Can’t Replicate at Home
Louisiana’s food scene stands as a monument to cultural fusion, history, and culinary genius. From gas station delicacies to fine dining institutions, these dishes represent generations of cooking wisdom and local ingredients that simply can’t be duplicated elsewhere. Whether it’s the water, the local seafood, or the...
Orleans Justice Center breach narrowly averted
NEW ORLEANS — A potential breach at the Orleans Justice Center was narrowly averted earlier this week when deputies found that dozens of screws had been removed from a secure metal gate in a recreation area. Multiple sources say a far more serious situation was avoided because only a...
Levee cops with rifles? Flood authority’s plans for new SWAT-style unit raise questions: report
The South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E), which maintains levees and floodwalls across New Orleans, is planning to grow its 50-officer police force by adding a special unit trained in SWAT tactics, the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate reported. SLFPA-E spokesperson Stacy Gilmore confirmed to...
AG Murrill stands by criticism of criminal clerk candidate, who fires back
Attorney General Liz Murrill on Thursday stood by her allegations that a candidate for New Orleans criminal court clerk has falsely declared himself "exonerated" and that District Attorney Jason Williams acted in the case despite a conflict -- even as Williams and candidate Calvin Duncan rejected her claims. Murrill...
Jefferson Parish unveils $3.6M park and memorial to remember those who died of COVID
Jefferson Parish unveiled its new $3.6 million COVID-19 Memorial Park on Thursday morning in Marrero to honor the roughly 1,400 residents whose lives were claimed by the virus during the pandemic. The memorial, on the Westbank Expressway across from the Walkertown bus terminal, resembles that of a miniature coliseum...
