Ben Strohl is listed as acting principal at Lyon Elementary as the district reorganizes leadership after multiple staff faced criminal charges earlier this year.

Police found skeletal remains in Algiers near Delgado's West Bank campus; the Orleans Parish Coroner has the remains and homicide detectives are investigating.

A precautionary boil-water advisory covers New Orleans' West Bank after a maintenance-related pressure drop at the Algiers plant; testing will take at least 24 hours.

Hubig's banana hand pie returns after 14 years with a Tipitina's release party Saturday and stores stocking the flavor starting Monday.

Sunny today with highs near 94°F and a heat index close to 105°F. Dangerous heat is likely to build into next week; check cooling centers and stay hydrated.

Xavier University is building an $80.9M, seven‑story Residence Village at the south edge of its Uptown campus, adding roughly 840–852 beds and new dining and study spaces.

Bertha pushes west off the coast, bringing a gusty, wet Thursday morning and minor coastal flooding at high tide. Heat returns into the mid‑ to upper‑90s this weekend.

A New Orleans jury convicted Laura Collins of second‑degree murder in her fiancé's strangling and found her guilty in a 2020 bicyclist's fatal collision. Sentencing is set for July 30, 2026.

The City of New Orleans is raising boot and towing fees to match a state‑prescribed schedule. New rates take effect Monday, July 27.

Heat Advisory Tuesday with highs near 96°F and heat‑index into the 110s. Tropical Storm Bertha could bring coastal wind and heavier rain midweek.

Jefferson Parish and the Metairie Business Development District unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan to add a leisure park, event lawn and paid parking in Fat City. The project leans on federal CDBG and state dollars.

Quality Companies will invest more than $7 million to open a Jeanerette plant and expand Youngsville fabrication, a project expected to create 125 direct jobs and 348 positions regionwide.

A New Orleans man was convicted July 15 in the 2024 highway death of a DOTD worker; toxicology results helped lead to an upgraded vehicular homicide charge.