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.

A head-on collision on LA‑18 near Avondale Garden Road killed a 78‑year‑old man and sent another driver to the hospital; troopers collected toxicology samples as they investigate.

Feliciana, from BRG Hospitality, has opened in downtown Covington with French classics, a grand seafood plateau and a rooftop cocktail lounge. Chef Patrick Teagle leads the kitchen.

A man was found shot and killed in LaPlace late Friday in what investigators say was a targeted attack; detectives are asking for tips.

St. Tammany’s council voted to ask state lawmakers to repeal a 1985 special law that shields the mosquito district’s budget from parish oversight after an efficiency review. The move sets up a state-level fight over funding and public‑health control.