Come see the ‘Woman King’ Mardi Gras Indian marching during New Orleans’ Super Sunday
On a Mardi Gras morning, adorned in a vibrant crown shaped like a lion’s face and a dazzling display of orange feathers, Diedra “Deepa Soul” Meredith joined the Golden Feather Hunters as a Mardi Gras Indian for the first time. A local multimedia artist, Meredith’s journey to...
Helena Moreno presses pause on trash fee hike for New Orleans residents. Here’s why.
Mayor Helena Moreno is pressing pause on efforts to increase the monthly fee that households pay for once-a-week garbage and recycling pick-up to give auditors time to review the accuracy of city data on service locations. Moreno at a press conference last week urged the City Council to raise the...
Banksy Unmasked, New Orleans Scrambles To Find What’s Left On Its Walls
A blockbuster new investigation into Banksy’s identity has New Orleans looking hard at its own walls and asking a blunt question: how many of his pieces are actually still here? The report points to the famously anonymous, politically charged stencil artist as a man who now legally goes by David Jones, and that...
Two New Orleans legacy high schools to merge next year amid citywide enrollment decline
Two historic New Orleans high schools, John F. Kennedy High School and Frederick Douglass High School, will merge operations next school year at Kennedy’s Gentilly campus, according to KIPP New Orleans officials. KIPP New Orleans’ board of directors voted last week to combine the schools, which they attributed to...
New Orleans seventh-grader headed to national spelling bee
The regional spelling bee was held at Dillard University over the weekend. The event brought together about 200 students who won their local school’s spelling bee for the chance to compete at the national competition. First Place: Langston Jones, seventh-grader from Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans. Second...
Teen dies after being dragged, run over in Violet, deputies say
VIOLET, La. (WVUE) - The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy following a late-night incident in Violet. Sheriff James Pohlmann said deputies responded around 9 p.m. Monday (March 16) to a call about a person lying in the roadway in the 2200 block of Meraux Lane.
‘St. Pothole Day’: French Quarter bar gives massive street eyesore a festive makeover
This St. Patrick’s Day, it’s not the luck of the Irish shining at Molly’s Irish Pub — it’s the lack of it. A massive pothole has taken over Toulouse Street right in front of the popular New Orleans bar. Owner Jason Phillips says the hole appeared after the city fixed some plumbing issues on the block.
‘Sinners’ takes home big awards at Oscars, shines light on Louisiana film-making
DONALDSONVILLE - With "Sinners" 16 nominations at the Oscars and four wins on Sunday, those in the film industry said the movie is proof there is success in shooting movies in Louisiana. LSU students Dante and Devin Dotey both worked as extras in the film. Their scenes were shot in...
Mystikal pleads guilty to raping a woman in 2022
New Orleans rapper Mystikal has pleaded guilty to third-degree rape. The 55-year-old (real name Michael Tyler) entered a guilty plea at an Ascension Parish courtroom in Louisiana on March 17th. According to WAFB, the New Orleans artist is facing up to 20 years in prison. He’s scheduled to be sentenced...
Rural Concerns Grow Over Data Center Expansion
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers into rural communities is drawing growing attention from farm organizations concerned about energy use, water consumption, and public transparency. The issue surfaced during the recent annual convention of National Farmers Union in New Orleans, where...
