Manning Family Children’s announced a $100M plan to build a 60‑bed Level 4 NICU at its New Orleans campus, nearly doubling neonatal capacity and adding training space.

A new LPIC poll finds Louisiana families pay about $870 per child monthly and many parents miss work when care falls through, forcing businesses and households to adapt.

Warm midweek sun with breezy afternoons; Small Craft Advisories persist and rain is likely late Thursday night into Friday.

Clear and crisp Tuesday morning with a Freeze Warning through 9 AM. Highs near 63°F today; mid‑ and upper‑70s return later in the week with a slight chance of rain late Thursday.

Cargill has put its Franklinton aquafeed mill up for sale, with Palacios‑based Bowers‑Saha set to take ownership and keep the plant running. The move aims to secure feed supply for the buyer’s farms.

I‑12 was closed near Lacombe as crews battled woods fires and dense smoke. Officials issued a dense-smoke advisory and urged drivers to avoid the corridor.

HUD has launched a Section 33 review of Guste High Rise that could shift 310 elderly tenants to vouchers and reshape senior housing in Central City.

A Verite News analysis of city data found lead in roughly 60% of participating homes, renewing pressure on the Sewerage & Water Board to speed costly pipe replacements.

Road closure at Jackson Ave. and Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville is planned for 24 hours starting February 23, 2026, due to roadway coating installation at the pedestrian crossing.

New Orleans allocates $1 million for a plan to develop Armstrong Park into a cultural hub, without affecting the general fund, using unused bond money from 2024.

Mayor Chip Johnson cast the deciding vote as Hernando moved to raise sewer fees to help cover a $2.6 million utility-fund shortfall. Some charges were doubled under the new schedule.

A Marietta man was sentenced to 25 years after a romance scam reportedly bilked dozens of mostly older Louisiana widows out of millions.

Storm repairs, grid upgrades and regulatory riders are showing up on New Orleans electric bills. Here’s what’s driving the jump and what to watch next.