The article covers multiple road closures in St. Charles Parish due to construction, detailing closures on Hwy 628, Jonathan Street, and Ormond Center Court, with alternative routes and allowances for emergency vehicles.

A Slidell chiropractor was sentenced to over a year in prison for a Medicare fraud involving $3.3 million in false billing for unrequested COVID-19 test kits.

New Orleans Health Department offers free vaccines without requiring insurance or ID at Genoa Healthcare. Open weekdays, the initiative lasts until March 2026 and includes flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines.

Police found a man dead in New Orleans' Seventh Ward Wednesday after a 'man down' call on A.P. Tureaud Avenue. Officers say the victim had an apparent gunshot wound and the investigation is ongoing.

CMA CGM and Stonepeak announced United Ports LLC — a joint venture folding 10 terminals into a roughly $10B portfolio. Stonepeak will pay $2.4B for a 25% stake.

St. Tammany landed $3.75M in federal planning funds to advance engineering for two major projects that feed into a $5.9B plan to protect thousands of north‑shore homes. Planners will use the money for modeling, environmental review and siting work, not construction.

LSU Health New Orleans researchers say obesity and estrogen together lower a natural anticoagulant, raising blood‑clot risk in premenopausal women.

Justin and Mia Devillier bought the Upperline building and plan a new restaurant with private dining upstairs, aiming for a late‑2026 opening. The project will be a new concept, not a reopening.

Covington police are asking for tips to find 27-year-old Gabrielle Houillon, last seen Tuesday. Officials say she has no working phone and clothing details are unknown.

A revised deal between the Morial Convention Center and developers resets the River District and fast‑tracks a 220‑unit Rivana housing phase with deep affordability goals.

A federal judge in New Orleans heard arguments in a civil-rights suit accusing St. James Parish of steering polluting plants into majority-Black districts. Plaintiffs seek a moratorium and changes to land-use rules.

New Orleans faces a Freeze Warning and Extreme Cold Watch, with temperatures as low as 30°F and wind chills near 14°F, potentially harming residents, agriculture, and plumbing.

New Orleans receives a $25,000 grant from the Mayors Alliance Action Fund to combat childhood hunger, which affects a third of kids in Orleans Parish.