Remaining Wisner Trust funds secured for City of New Orleans, residents
A ruling has been made in the Fourth Circuit Court Court of Appeals, that secured funds for the City of New Orleans.
Louisiana’s Best ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ Restaurant Is Not Where You Think It Is
The bar, open since 1990 in a building more than a century old, was the first Louisiana restaurant ever featured on the show.
Step into the “World of Miniature” History at This 1930s Storybook Village
Thirteen thousand people showed up on opening day at Storyland in 1956, half a million in the first year, and the playground has barely slowed down since. Harry Batt Sr., who owned the Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park, had been struggling to draw families to his kiddie rides in City Park when he encountered Children’
Detective: Woman ‘all over the place’ in shifting accounts of boyfriend’s shooting death
The New Orleans police detective who interrogated Cache Shelton after the December 2022 shooting death of her boyfriend, Nicolas Harrison, testified Tuesday that Shelton was “all over the place” as she repeatedly changed her account of what happened inside a downtown hotel room. But Shelton’s defense attorney used...
As sign goes up for Congregation Coffee’s French Quarter location, see the latest timeline
New Orleanians walking around the French Quarter in recent days may have spotted an exciting new addition — a sign for Congregation Coffee’s upcoming Conti Street location hanging right by Exchange Alley. The coffee roaster’s recently hung sign, featuring alligators and advertising breakfast and lunch, is a show...
New Orleans TV legend John Pela celebrates 95 years and 75 years of love
From 1961 to 1972, the WWL-TV studio was the place to be on a Saturday if you were a teenager. It was the era when the TV shows "American Bandstand," followed by "Soul Train," were popular, and New Orleans had one of its own. Talk a walk with me on...
Cantrell, Vappie appear in court for further actions surrounding ‘withheld evidence’
Former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former bodyguard, Jeffery Vappie appeared in federal court Tuesday, May 19.
Man arrested in connection with auto theft ring targeting Dodge Chargers and Challengers
A man was arrested for his alleged involvement in an auto theft ring operating between Baton Rouge and New Orleans after police executed a search warrant of his home. Auto theft detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department started an investigation in April that led to the arrest of Calvin James, 19. The ring he al
NOPD: Bicyclist intentionally hit then beaten and robbed
The New Orleans Police Department is trying to locate and arrest two suspects who are accused of intentionally hitting a bicyclist with a car then robbing him.
Marrero man sentenced to more than 3 decades after beating his estranged wife at...
A Marrero man charged with trying to kill his estranged wife in a bloody attack at a bus stop was sentenced to more than three decades behind bars, Jefferson Parish court records show. Julius Walker Jr., 62, was found guilty May 5 of attempted second-degree murder, violation of a protective...
