Mayor Helena Moreno created a city-owned real estate team to audit underused properties and recommend repairs, leases, sales or community conversions.

Sections of 30-inch pipe and heavy equipment arrived on Willow Street on March 13 as crews worked to shore up a threatened Uptown water main. Residents and council members pressed for faster, clearer fixes.

An Amtrak Mardi Gras Service train struck and killed a person in Biloxi Wednesday, the latest fatality on the restored Gulf Coast route since last August. Local reporting says the crash brings the toll to at least six deaths on the line.

Two bills in the Louisiana Legislature would limit climate lawsuits and ban state spending on net‑zero programs. Critics warn the measures could block parish claims used to fund coastal restoration.

Saronic has opened a nearly 15,000 sq ft engineering hub in downtown New Orleans to link design teams to its expanding Franklin shipyard and the Marauder program. The office is expected to bring CBD jobs and support hundreds of hires statewide.

NOAA's March outlook raises the odds of El Niño forming before summer — a pattern that typically reduces Atlantic storm counts — but forecasters warn one landfalling storm can still cause major damage.

St. Charles Parish published its 2026 election calendar with the May 16 primary, early voting May 2–9, and April registration and absentee deadlines. The parish also listed two early‑vote sites.

CPRA signed off on a roughly $1.54B FY2027 plan listing 140+ coastal projects, but advocates say the agency must clarify funding, timelines and risks tied to canceled mega‑projects.

Two separate overnight shootings in New Orleans left two men hospitalized as police investigate and seek tips.

City‑parish officials say moving retirees into a Medicare Advantage plan is saving roughly $15M a year, tapping federal subsidies to ease budget strain. Experts warn network limits and prior authorization could complicate care.

Council committee backed a short extension and ordered Entergy New Orleans to clarify Direct Transfer Trip rules that can add costs. The city’s 60 MW pipeline could serve thousands if technical questions are resolved.

A Metairie mother says her 17-year-old son died by suicide hours after Rummel High expelled him and has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging negligence.

Mystikal (Michael Tyler) pleaded guilty to a reduced third‑degree rape charge in Ascension Parish and faces up to 20 years. A judge ordered a presentence investigation ahead of a June sentencing hearing.