City leaders asked the Sewerage & Water Board to return $14M set aside for a federal HERO grant as cash pressures mount. The board says it had relied on the pledge.

A newly published photo collection revives memories of West End Park's over‑water restaurants as local officials and neighbors revisit plans for the long‑vacant lakefront site.

Mylar balloons contacting a power line knocked out service for parts of New Orleans East on March 15; crews restored power within about an hour.

St. Landry deputies say DCFS removed 10 children from a Church Point home; 51-year-old Christy Enriquez was arrested and faces felony cruelty and false-swearing charges.

MSY warns of extended TSA waits as staffing shortfalls and spring-break crowds slow screening. Officials urge arriving at least three hours before departure.

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

LSU and Georgia Tech launched SCEFA, a DOE-backed academy to train community leaders across the Southeast on carbon capture, starting with a January workshop and a planned citizen’s handbook.

St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter is now uploading incoming animals to Petco Love Lost so owners can find missing pets faster. Photo‑matching and social scans will help speed reunions.

A Silver Alert was issued after 63-year-old Albert James Lee was last seen near West Esplanade and Loyola Drive in Kenner. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Kenner Police.

Two trees fell across St. Charles Avenue on Monday, closing the stretch between Hillary and Cherokee and blocking the streetcar tracks while crews work to clear the scene.

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.

Dr. Jenny Mains left medicine and a growing logistics career to become New Orleans deputy mayor for economic development, tying port planning and stalled rebuilds to job growth.

Gusts to 40 mph and a Red Flag Warning make Monday blustery in New Orleans. Expect cooler temps tonight and a Freeze Watch inland.