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Police in New Orleans are searching for a man accused of robbing a man and woman at gunpoint on Felicity Street in Central City.
Community & Society in ...
A Tulane-backed survey finds New Orleans early‑childhood educators earning about $13.28 an hour and leaving the field; nearly one in three reported looking for new work.
Politics & Govt in ...
Federal regulators reached a $103,449.50 settlement with Mosaic and Tampa Port after anhydrous ammonia releases at the Faustina plant exposed workers and prompted new oversight.
A three-boat collision on the Amite River near Prairieville sent four people to hospitals and prompted an LDWF probe; river users warn to remain vigilant.
Trevor Collings says St. Tammany’s libraries are bustling; he plans branch renovations, a new Lacombe library and ramped-up outreach after a voter-backed millage.
The City of New Orleans is raising boot and towing fees to match a state‑prescribed schedule. New rates take effect Monday, July 27.
Weather & Environment in ...
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.
State troopers arrested a 24-year-old Mississippi man on I‑20 east of Minden in connection with a Ridgeland drive‑by. He was processed in Webster Parish and is awaiting extradition.
Food & Drinks in ...
Dat Dog has closed its original Freret Street location for a $508,000 renovation that preserves the site’s historic gas‑station canopy and aims to reopen by end of summer.
Uni Sushi & Hibachi will take a 3,700-sq-ft ground-floor corner at Roosevelt & Common, bringing hibachi tables, a sushi bar and late-night hours to downtown.
Upper‑90s heat with a Heat Advisory this afternoon and feels‑like temps near 110. A Gulf tropical system could raise rain chances midweek.
A Montgomery capital murder trial for the 2022 killing of Metairie native Thomas Hand Jr. opens Monday, renewing frustrations from his family over years of delay.
A Tickfaw man died after a late‑night crash on I‑55; state troopers say the driver was arrested on vehicular homicide and related charges.
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