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Bizarre Archie Manning news report sent Saints fans into a total panic
New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning is alive and well. However, many football fans were concerned about the patriarch of the Manning family on Tuesday evening, thanks to a sensationalized headline form the Clarion Ledger, a newspaper that’s apart of the USA TODAY Network, and based out of Jackson, Mississippi.
St. Tammany Health System welcomes first class of Family Medicine residents
COVINGTON – St. Tammany Health System welcomed its inaugural class of Family Medicine resident physicians on Monday, July 1, to the newly launched St. Tammany Health System/Ochsner Family Medicine Residency program, a first-in-the-region initiative designed to train the area’s next generation of primary care physicians. To start, six...
Pearl River High School teacher accused of relationship with student facing new charge
A Northshore teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student is facing a new charge. Arianna Kadinger was arrested again on Monday and is now facing a charge of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student. Her bond was set at $5,000 and she was released...
Inmate stabbed during fight at Orleans Parish Prison
NOPD officials say a closed circuit television recording shows the victim and the suspect fighting inside the jail. During that fight, the suspect pulled a weapon and stabbed the victim in the back and neck several times.
Willie Mae’s, closed since 2023 fire, to bring back its fried chicken at new NOLA location
In 2023, Kerry Seaton-Stewart stood outside her restaurant Willie Mae’s Scotch House shortly after a fire had ripped through the beloved Treme institution and pledged that it would be back. She didn’t know at the time just how long or complex that journey would be. But now, she and...
NOPD: Man shot on Canal Street
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department says they are investigating an aggravated battery by shooting on Canal Street. The shooting happened in the 800 Block of Canal Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A man was shot, according to NOPD. The victim was taken to the hospital...
Video: Family rescued from canal after crash
METAIRIE, La. — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident that ended with a van in a canal in Metairie as a hit-and-run. But investigators say it’s too early to say who hit whom. WWL Lousiana spoke with the family that was rescued from the canal....
Deer Run settlement up to Livingston Parish president as council members back out of negotiations
A 3-person panel appointed to negotiate a legal settlement with a "megasubdivision" developer over allegations the Livingston Parish government is illegally blocking the project was dissolved just days after it was formed. It is the latest in a tense standoff between the local government and the developer, which has begun...
Teddy's Juke Joint celebrating 45 years of keeping the blues alive; Party is Saturday
Teddy’s Juke Joint, the world-famous music attraction in Zachary, celebrates its 45th anniversary on Saturday. Teddy “Lloyd” Johnson — the venue’s cowboy hat-wearing owner and DJ — has booked the Neal family for the special occasion. The Grammy-nominated Kenny Neal, his brother, Lil’ Ray, daughter, Syreeta, and more members of Baton Rouge’s first family of the blues will perform.
Federal judge orders Angola to take action to protect prisoners from summer heat while working
BATON ROUGE — A federal judge is giving the Louisiana State Penitentiary a week to come up with a plan to protect prisoners working outside from extreme heat after advocates sued the DOC in June. Judge Brian Jackson issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent Angola officials from...
BG Ordered Submit New Songs For Government Approval As Parole Condition
New Orleans rapper BG, one of the stars of Cash Money Records’ huge run in the late ’90s and early ’00s, has been ordered to submit all future music to the federal government before any of it is produced or promoted. It’s a condition of his parole, and it’s actually a significant step down from the restrictions that prosecutors wanted to impose on him. Still, it’s hard for someone who’s not versed in the legal system to see how this kind of thing can possibly be constitutional.
New Orleans developer Joe Jaeger's Kenner airport hotel is set for the auction block
The Clarion Hotel on Williams Boulevard in Kenner is set to be auctioned later this month as part of a plan to sell off the empire of Joe Jaeger, a hotelier who died last week after a car accident on the northshore. Jaeger had already been planning to sell much...
After $29M funding snafu, Mayor LaToya Cantrell refocuses on drainage needs
Following a political dustup that ended with the Legislature’s stunning refusal to fund a critical Sewerage & Water Board power complex, Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants to refocus public attention on the decrepit state of the S&WB’s drainage infrastructure. Cantrell, who chairs the agency, is reviving plans for a...
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