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The new Canal Road spot revives a 46-year-old catfish shack and sits beside Gulfport's famous 35-foot rocking chair.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Firefighters battled heavy flames on Napoleon Avenue as one crew member was hospitalized for heat illness and a third cat stayed missing.
Tech 5th Grade Gurnie “Tutie” Richard died at a POW camp in 1942. DNA from his family finally brought him back to Southwest Louisiana.
Community & Society in ...
The Krewe of O.A.K. marks 40 years of monarchs as the Maple Leaf Bar drummer leads a free parade down S. Carrollton Avenue.
Kenner police combed nearby woods after a man ran from a traffic stop and jumped into a drainage canal near a firehouse.
A technical rescue team pulled a worker from a trailer at a Mandeville waste facility after he couldn't climb out on his own.
A 10-foot-wide pit near Amelia and Magnolia streets has sat covered only by cracking plywood since April 2025.
NOPD says Keyara Robin, 24, is tied to a second auto theft and has clashed with Fourth District detectives since her teens.
Arts & Culture in ...
Edward Buckles Jr.'s immersive installation at the CAC lets visitors step into his family's pre-storm home, right down to the DJ Jubilee dance parties.
Weather & Environment in ...
An Extreme Heat Warning covers New Orleans Friday as heat indexes approach 115°F. Afternoon storms may offer brief relief, but the hot stretch continues through the weekend.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
A Tuesday announcement in Abbeville could bring a multibillion-dollar Starship spaceport to Vermilion Parish, built on land Exxon once eyed for carbon capture.
Capt. Gwen Nolan's stolen service weapon is still missing weeks later, as NOPD records show 15 guns lost this way since 2020.
One of only four known pilgrim relics of the saint's blood will stop at five south Louisiana churches over four days.
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