Protesters rally against immigration agencies in Kenner
A rally and march against immigration agencies took place in Kenner on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Behind the headlines: For Helena Moreno, crisis creates opportunity
As Helena Moreno prepared to be sworn in as New Orleans’ new mayor, columnists Stephanie Grace, Will Sutton and Quin Hillyer sat down to discuss how she handled the transition and what they’ll be watching after she takes the oath of office. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno signs 13 executive orders on first day in office
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno signed 13 executive orders on her first day in office.
NOPD searching for suspect in bear spray battery case
The News Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a suspect who is accused of using bear spray on a group of people at an event as well as the officers who tried to catch her.
An Iconic West Bank Seafood Location is Changing Hands
Sal's Seafood in Marrero is set to become Lefort's Seafood restaurant
Buyouts for a petrochemical complex threaten to erase Modeste
Makaelyn Lavigne does not want to leave. From her small hometown of Modeste, in Ascension Parish, Lavigne, 20, commutes every week to undergraduate classes in New Orleans. She’d much rather drive over an hour to school than move away from the beloved, predominantly Black community where her family has lived for...
Two Arrested for Smuggling Meth, Ecstasy Into Louisiana Prison
Two Louisiana women have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute several different drugs.
Former employee of an Arabi business arrested in burglary case, sheriff says
ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — A Chalmette man accused of burglarizing an Arabi business where he previously worked. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said Michael Totorico, 36, was booked with simple burglary and an outstanding bench warrant for a traffic violation. The sheriff said deputies responded around...
Union Leader Ben Butler Seeks Support in a Hostile New Orleans
Originally posted April 27, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War. General Benjamin Franklin Butler may have been the third most hated man in the Confederacy. After Abraham Lincoln and William T. Sherman, Butler was reviled more than any other Union leader. While he is little known today outside the world of military...
Private parks in N.O. gave Black people a place to gather
The audio version of this story is AI generated and is not human reviewed. It may contain errors or inaccuracies. On Sunday evenings in the early 1900s, Lincoln and Johnson parks came alive with a special sound. New Orleans cornetist Buddy Bolden blew his horn as loud as he could.
