A 1,500-acre Winn Parish wildfire was contained Thursday, but officials warn dry, windy conditions have left Louisiana vulnerable to more fires.

Bruno's Tavern — an Uptown New Orleans college bar with roots in 1934 — is listed for $2.4 million. Brokers are marketing the corner property as a turn‑key restaurant and bar.

A two-alarm blaze at 4525 Charlene Dr. in New Orleans East displaced four people; two adults escaped and the Red Cross is assisting. Cause is under investigation.

Sections of 30-inch pipe and heavy equipment arrived on Willow Street on March 13 as crews worked to shore up a threatened Uptown water main. Residents and council members pressed for faster, clearer fixes.

A New Orleans man was charged with aggravated arson after investigators say he set a towel in an oven during an Oct. 19 domestic disturbance on Downman Road.

St. Bernard President Louis Pomes posted that the parish has asked legal and state regulators to weigh in on the Port of New Orleans’ stormwater plan as litigation continues. The move puts technical permitting at the center of the long-running fight over the proposed Violet terminal.

A New Orleans judge has allowed prosecutors to use a pistol they say was tied by ballistics to the 2024 gas‑station shooting that killed stunt rider Seth Chedville.

The Texas horned lizard hasn't been reliably recorded in Louisiana for decades. State documents, historical records and Texas recovery work explain why.

Officials identified Bobby Lavigne as the 23-year-old who died after a double shooting on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

BESE proposed raising the per‑student operating allotment from $100 to $147, adding roughly $30M as lawmakers prepare to review the change.

A new Louisiana bill would bar most undisclosed in-person recordings and create a private right of action for violations, while carving out narrow exceptions for police and public events.

Feliciana, from BRG Hospitality, has opened in downtown Covington with French classics, a grand seafood plateau and a rooftop cocktail lounge. Chef Patrick Teagle leads the kitchen.

A warm, sticky day gives way to late-night thunderstorms and a Wind Advisory Monday. Gusts could hit 45 mph and coastal waters will be dangerous.