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Top New Orleans news: Spiders thrive under city playgrounds; Skeleton House returns for Halloween

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Published on October 02, 2019
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Brown widow spider population booms under New Orleans playgrounds

The spiders are thriving inside man-made, low-lying structures like playgrounds.

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Skeleton House returns for Halloween on St. Charles Avenue

A behind the scenes look at how the organizers of the St. Charles Avenue Skeleton House set up for Halloween.

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Mayor wants increase in millage rates

Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants council members to roll some millages back up, to raise $25 million for public safety and drainage. But there are complications.

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New Orleans man arrested in connection with 2 bank robberies

Byron Watson, 30, was arrested for his alleged involvement in two bank robberies in September.

Read the full story on WGNOtv.


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