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Louisiana faces massive retail upheaval in 2025-2026 as Trader Joe's arrives, Buc-ee's faces delays, and 15,000 stores close nationwide.

A New Orleans jury convicted former New Orleans 911 director Tyrell Morris on all counts stemming from a 2023 car crash involving his city-owned vehicle.

NEW ORLEANS — A man who once served in the administrations of two Louisiana governors has been arrested on allegations that he molested a child whom he met while ministering to disabled children in New Orleans as a Roman Catholic priest during a previous career, according to authorities and an attorney representing...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office filed new court documents in an effort to introduce additional evidence in the fatal hit-and-run case that killed popular French Quarter bartender Michael Milam. The filings state that 19-year-old Thomas Riggio was speeding when he struck Milam on...

Black slang has shaped our culture in ways people don’t even realize. Picture this: someone from Chicago says, “What’s up, Joe?” and someone from New Orleans hits back with, ‘Whaaaa?’. Suggested Reading. At first, it might sound confusing, but if you’re in the culture, you...

The New Orleans City Council directed the New Orleans Police Department to create a program for alerting the public when vulnerable individuals go missing, after the disappearance of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez last month didn't meet the federal criteria for triggering an Amber Alert. The motion, approved unanimously...

Joseph C. Marcello, a businessman and landowner who built a Jefferson Parish real estate empire and a reputation as a quiet philanthropist, has died. His death, on Sept. 17, was confirmed by his family, who declined to disclose the cause. He was 83. Marcello amassed a real estate portfolio of...

A 35-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday morning after he said an alligator clamped down on his foot while he was fishing near a canal in Westwego, authorities said. Westwego police and paramedics were dispatched to a home on West Drive in Westwego just before 8:30 a.m. after receiving a call for medical help,...

About a quarter of LCMC Health’s patients rely on Medicaid, and many may lose coverage. The system is looking at new ways to engage patients and help them navigate the challenge. Millions of Americans are projected to lose coverage due to Medicaid cuts in the coming years, and Louisiana...

For a while, Black and white dockworkers in New Orleans stood side by side, fighting for the same cause. Fair wages. Decent working conditions. Equal opportunity. It brings to mind the chorus of a song: “Ebony and ivory, living in perfect harmony,” which Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder sang nearly a century later in...