New Orleans/ Community & Society
Published on December 09, 2019
Top New Orleans news: Sword used to threaten man; co-creator of Hand Grenade cocktail dies; morePhoto: Jeff Turner/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New Orleans.

Sword used to threaten man in French Quarter

Travis Fisher, 42, was arrested after reportedly threatening a man with a sword in the French Quarter on Saturday night, police said.

Read the full story on WWL.

Man shot in head in New Orleans East

He was shot near the intersection of East Laverne Street and Pines Boulevard. The man was transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Read the full story on WWL.

New Orleans co-creator of Hand Grenade cocktail dies

Earl Bernhardt, a New Orleans bar owner and co-creator of the Hand Grenade cocktail, has died at age 80. The cocktail debuted at The Tropical Isle bar on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in 1987.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

No. 20 App State to face UAB in New Orleans Bowl

The bowl game is scheduled for Dec. 21.

Read the full story on WFMY.


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