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A new report ranks Louisiana sixth-fastest in the nation, with Meta's $50 billion Richland Parish data center fueling the surge.
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Free admission, free parking, and a lineup of homegrown New Orleans acts return to Congo Square and the Municipal Auditorium grounds.
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Cabot is pouring roughly $75 million into Franklin and Pampa plants to build parts for EV and AI-driven batteries.
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Police closed all westbound I-10 lanes near Crowder Boulevard as they investigated.
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A $3 million Army Corps study clears a key hurdle, but officials warn stronger levees are still years off.
NOPD responded to a call about a body in Bayou St. John near Wisner Boulevard and Friederichs Avenue on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at about 8 a.m.
Healthy Blue's 292,000 enrollees must pick a new plan by mid-November as Louisiana narrows its Medicaid roster to four insurers.
A fight outside a LaPlace McDonald's turned violent Wednesday night, deputies say, leaving one person hurt but stable.
Jefferson Parish workers wrestled a wild African cat into a cage after firefighters found it during a house fire call on Allo Avenue.
Investigators say the attack happened on the 2000 block of Saint Charles Avenue.
Late-morning storms and gusty winds are headed for New Orleans Wednesday before sunny, drier weather takes over Thursday and Friday.
Two Kenner councilmembers want Louisiana's AG to check whether colleagues broke open meetings law picking an aviation board rep.
Nola Bank opened its doors at 1100 S. Carrollton Ave. with $29.2 million in capital and plans to seek minority bank status.
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