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NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Nearly a year after passenger rail service returned to the Gulf Coast, officials say the Amtrak Mardi Gras Line is outperforming expectations and drawing strong support from riders across the region. The route, which connects Mobile, Ala., with New Orleans and includes stops along the Mississippi...

Of all offices to squabble over, Clerk of Court in Orleans Parish? Good grief, Charlie Brown!. I was a Civil District Court law clerk decades ago and had a front-row seat to the daily operation of the clerk’s office. Most days, the elected clerk was absent or in for only a couple of hours. A nonelected deputy of his ch

The predawn hours in New Orleans looked nothing like a typical Thursday morning. A line of severe thunderstorms, the remnants of Post-Tropical Storm Arthur, pushed through southeast Louisiana before sunrise, leaving emergency managers scrambling and residents jolted awake by sirens and phone alerts. The National Weathe

At Cafe Fleur De Lis, mornings in the French Quarter feel warm, relaxed, and delicious. The hum of conversation, the scent of fresh coffee, and plates loaded with Southern comfort favorites set the tone the moment you walk in. Locals love that the café keeps things simple, affordable, and consistent,...

Videos show tornado damage, flooded streets, overturned boats, and thousands without power after Arthur swept through Louisiana.

Chef Chris Vazquez’s first restaurant job was as a teenager working at Popeyes, and he later went to culinary school and into fine dining. As a chef, he’s spent a dozen years in California, working for Wolfgang Puck at restaurants including Spago Beverly Hills. After returning to New Orleans, he’s worked for the Ralph

A New Orleans man has been charged with murder following a stabbing in the Bessemer Walmart parking lot Monday.

More than 11,000 customers are without power in New Orleans and Jefferson parish, according to Entergy, after severe thunderstorms passed through the area early Thursday. Cleco reported that some 2,700 customers were affected in St. Tammany Parish. Another 13,000 are without power in the Houma area. Parts of Metairie,

New Orleans was under a tornado warning until 6:15 a.m. after radar showed a possible tornado in the Metairie area moving toward the city, according to ta 6 a.m. bulletin from the National Weather Service. The rotation was confirmed near Metairie at 5:55 a.m. and was moving northeast at 25...

City officials, advocates and tenants of the Willows Apartments in New Orleans East cheered in March when the long-neglected complex was sold to a new owner who vowed to make big changes to improve the property. But the cleanup and gut renovations come with a catch, residents learned last month....