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NEW ORLEANS — An Uptown church is marking 100 years of service and spiritual leadership in the community with a weekend of celebrations. Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church is inviting the community for two days marking their centennial with a community outreach fest and anniversary musical. The church was...

As New Orleans officials warn that some schools with shrinking enrollment will have to close, parents are increasingly worried that their children's school could be next. More than 60% of New Orleans public school parents said they are concerned their child’s school could be shuttered due to low enrollment, according to a survey last month of about 1,000 parents with children in local schools. More than 40% of respondents said they are worried their child’s school could close because of poor aca

GRETNA, La. — Booker T. Washington continued its winning ways Friday night, defeating Young Audiences Charter, 28-14. The Lions improved to 6-0 on the season by building a 16-point lead in the third quarter before surviving a second-half comeback by the Charging Yaks, who pulled within two points early in the fourth quarter.

Edna Karr took quick advantage of Rummel’s mistakes in a 27-20 victory that extended the Cougars’ winning streak to 34 games Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Stadium in Algiers. The Cougars scored their first touchdown after the Rummel punter dropped a snap at the 1-yard line and later made it a two-score game when linebacker Ronell Kindell ripped the ball from the Rummel running back and ran 31 yards for a touchdown.

Crime analysts, crime lab workers, social workers and police technicians are among the civilian positions slated for elimination under proposed 2027 budget cuts to the New Orleans Police Department. The cuts, which would slash approximately 62 full-time-equivalent positions, would save the city an estimated $4.3 million. But some criminal justice...

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Red Flag Warning for all of southern Mississippi and parts of southeast Louisiana on Saturday due to critical fire weather conditions. The warning is in effect from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CDT Saturday, replacing the previous Fire Weather Watch.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For more than two months now, the New Orleans Police Department has searched for homicide victim Alphonse Hogan. “At this point, his remains have yet to be found. We are still using all available resources to us,” NOPD Lt. Andrew Waldron said at a press conference on Thursday.

NEW ORLEANS — Construction is underway on a $600 million Omni Hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and a proposed 45-year tax agreement could generate at least $3 million annually in property taxes. The 27-story hotel is expected to have 1,000 rooms and take about three...

St. Bernard Parish is about to smell like butter, garlic and brine. The Louisiana Oyster Culture Festival makes its debut Saturday and Sunday at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, bringing two full days of local food, live music and crafts to a parish built on the seafood industry.

A hay-strewn lot on Cypress Acres Drive on the West Bank was the site of a high-spirited celebration Friday, as the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale Mardi Gras parading organization broke ground on a new $4 million headquarters facility. The 20,000-square-foot structure in Algiers will not just be for the...