4 displaced after 2-alarm house fire in Read Boulevard West, NOFD says
Four people were displaced after a two-alarm fire at a home in the Read Boulevard West area on Wednesday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. NOFD responded to reports of a blaze in the 4500 block of Charlene Drive at around 12:56 p.m., according to a press release. When firefighters arrived, they found the...
Safta’s Table brings Mediterranean cuisine to Lakeshore neighborhood
A new, vibrant neighborhood Mediterranean restaurant recently opened its doors in Lakeshore this month.
Tucked Away in a Former Children’s Home, This Inky-Black Hideaway is the Garden District’s...
Paint a building black in New Orleans and people notice. Slap that black facade on a former children’s home from the 1800s and tuck it one block off Magazine Street, where nobody expects a hotel, and you’ve got something that functions like a secret even though it opened less than two years ago. Blackbird Hotel […]
NOLA Solar Showdown, City Gives Community Projects A Lifeline As Grid Rules Tighten
The New Orleans City Council's Climate Change and Sustainability Committee just threw the city's community solar effort a critical lifeline, voting to give developers more time to navigate changing grid safety rules while turning up the pressure on Entergy New Orleans for straight answers. The hearing spotlighted a...
‘Demographic timebomb’: KIPP New Orleans latest to announce school closure amid citywide enrollment decline
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. KIPP New Orleans Schools, long the largest charter school operator in New Orleans, is poised to shrink its footprint in the city beginning next fall. On Tuesday (March 17), KIPP officials announced that the operator will close...
Woman reports getting threats after posting viral video of apparent Nazi salutes at Metairie...
NEW ORLEANS — A woman received threatening phone calls hours after a video she posted went viral showing float riders appearing to make Nazi salutes during the St. Patrick's Day Metairie Road parade, according to a New Orleans Police Department report. The riders’ gestures Sunday drew a swift response...
Woman booked, accused of trying to sell gun used in Tremé restaurant shooting, records...
NEW ORLEANS — A woman accused of attempting to sell a gun used in the deadly shooting at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant earlier this year was booked on charges Thursday, court records show. Ke'shone Bourgeois, 21, has been booked on charges of accessories after the fact of a second-degree...
Everyone in New Orleans Is Suddenly Talking About These Ridiculously Crispy Smash Burgers
5031 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115, United States. Open Tue–Sun, 11 AM–11 PM (Closed Sun) Burgers this messy, crispy, and downright addictive were never meant to stay a secret in New Orleans. Word started spreading when Bub’s Nola began as a modest pop-up in 2020, quietly turning...
NOLA Judge Clears Key Gun Evidence In Gas Station Killing Of Teen Stunt Rider
A New Orleans judge has ruled that a pistol tied to the January 14, 2024 shooting that killed Belle Chasse stunt rider Seth Chedville can be used as evidence, a major win for prosecutors building the high-profile murder case. In Orleans Criminal District Court on Tuesday, Judge Camille Buras admitted the handgun that...
The Grill Room at The Windsor Court Debuts New Dinner Menu
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Grill Room, the signature restaurant at The Windsor Court, has unveiled a new dinner menu paying homage to one of the most celebrated chapters in its history. Inspired by “Simply Elegant,” the cookbook that captured the Grill Room’s golden era – when it...

















