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A prize-winning Powerball ticket remains unclaimed in Kenner.

The display case tells the story before anyone behind the counter says a word. Cannoli lined up in neat rows, their shells golden plus crisp, the filling piped fresh every morning. Glass trays of biscotti, amaretti, plus rainbow cookies that look like they were painted by hand. The ice cream...

The stretch of River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge runs past sugar cane fields, plantation houses, and industrial corridors, and it has been producing some of the most serious smoked meat in Louisiana for longer than most people realize. These three operations represent the tradition at different stages of i

A gas leak was contained in Metairie on Monday, June 29.

A group of French Quarter business owners is suing the Sewerage & Water Board, claiming the agency's nearly 10-month construction project on lower Decatur Street has harmed their businesses and damaged their property. In documents filed Friday in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, nine business owners say they should

When you call 911, the first thing you expect to see is a police officer. But in the French Quarter, the first responder of the future could soon be a drone. The New Orleans City Council has approved a new Drone First Responder program for the French Quarter, allowing the New Orleans Police Department to begin deployin

The New Orleans Fire Department is celebrating a rescue following a house fire in the Tulane-Gravier neighborhood on Friday, June 26.

A weekend sting by the Kenner Police Department concluded with 11 arrests of suspects accused of exploiting minors online, including a man from New Orleans whose legal name is Santa Claus, according to Kenner Police. Claus, 75, was taken into custody Friday after he arrived in Kenner, having attempted to...

A fireball lit up the early morning sky over parts of the Gulf Coast, including the New Orleans area, on Sunday. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office crime cameras captured the event shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday. The video shows a quick, bright flash as it streaked across the sky and lit up the area.

Ten employees at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner are being laid off following a contract dispute. The workers are employed by Legends Global, a venue management company that was contracted by the City of Kenner to manage the Pontchartrain Center. Many of the employees have worked at the center for more than 20 years