Entergy told an Orleans judge it will hand plaintiffs a limited sample of outage and operational data in the Hurricane Ida class-action, a move lawyers said could help map the blackout.

NOPD posted that city traffic fatalities are down about 40% compared with 2025 and honored members of its Traffic Division. City crash dashboards and annual datasets will show whether the drop holds.

City Council is weighing a city license for autonomous ride‑hailing that could delay Waymo's driverless rollout while officials sort state and safety issues.

Port NOLA and UTC Transoceanic launched an AI 'digital twin' and TEID-RDC app that speed routing checks for oversized transformers, turbines and other heavy project cargo. The tool aims to cut weeks of planning to minutes.

Freedom Intermodal opened a $2.5M automated bulk‑liquid packaging facility on France Road Parkway that combines packaging, storage and multimodal shipping in one site.

A ConsumerAffairs analysis finds Louisiana third‑worst for road rage, tying aggressive driving to nearly half of the state's fatal crashes.

RTA says it will run evacuation buses to the Smoothie King Center and pick up at active stops. Pet rules, Smart911 and 311 options are part of the plan.

WhiteWater will build a 65‑mile, 42‑inch Pelican Thrasher Lateral to move up to 2.5 Bcf/d of gas to Commonwealth LNG, adding a direct feed to the Cameron Parish export terminal.

Entergy New Orleans is installing steel monopoles and moving ahead with a $100M resilience plan after a May outage that left thousands without power.

LaDOTD and state police have pre-staged crews, cones and signs across interstates ahead of hurricane season; contraflow needs long lead time and expensive upgrades.

I‑610 will be fully closed this holiday weekend for asphalt paving and repairs between the I‑10 splits near the 17th Street Canal and Franklin Avenue.

Mayor Helena Moreno wants a one‑mile Boring Company loop down Loyola and Poydras to link hotels and the convention center. The pitch is privately financed but faces big geotechnical and permitting hurdles.

A 65‑year‑old Slidell woman, Carolyn J. Hunt‑Loga, died after her car was struck on the I‑10 Bayway; two people were airlifted. Troopers are investigating.