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Over 6,000 residents without power in Kenner, Entergy says
More than 6,300 Kenner residents lost power Tuesday afternoon, according to Entergy's outage map. The outage area spans from outside the Louis Armstrong International Airport up to Vintage Drive. Crews are on site working to restore power, according to Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scardigli. Scardigli said Entergy would share more information...
Popular French Quarter restaurant closes, may reopen in Kenner
NEW ORLEANS — Popular French Quarter restaurant closed on Monday, but they may reopen at a new location. A contractor told WWL Louisiana that Country Flame closed and that the owners may open another restaurant at a different location. The contractor could not provide any other details. There were...
Urban League of Louisiana apprenticeship program gets $1.2M in federal funding
Cameron Bernard, 24, was trying to plan for his future with few high-paying opportunities for work when he heard about the cybersecurity apprenticeship program run by the Urban League of Louisiana. Through the Urban League's Career Pathways Program, within a year, Bernard, of Jefferson Parish, will have the training and...
Updating Metairie’s Fat City
All along the west side of Lakeside Shopping Center in Jefferson Parish, the largest and busiest mall in the Greater New Orleans region, sits approximately 100 acres of land in Jefferson Parish known as “Fat City.” Its footprint is bordered by Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the south, West Esplanade Avenue to the north, Division Street to the west and Severn Avenue to the east.
St. Philip Neri Elementary in Metairie holds 50-year reunion
The Class of 1974 of St. Philip Neri Elementary School, in Metairie held its 50-year reunion in June. Front row, from left, are Richard Shea, Kevin Ericksen, Gayle Dolese Terribile, Karen Russo Ascani, Greta Reckner, Barbara Coldwell Daigle, Terri Enright Depaul-Smith and Mark Sivori; second row, Jimmy Sansovitch, Judy Anderson Strickland, Janice Winn Vamprine, Amy Rafael, Lori Hymel Bowman, Sandra Degruise Fugler, Rhonda Mattingly Waldrep, Theresa Martin Gillen, Wanda Albert Walerius and Shirley Shiell Lehrmann; third row, Jay Malarcher, Ken Mayeaux, Lisa Ferraro Alonzo, Karen Colletti Kibodeaux, Maureen Franklin Larsen, Carol King James, Vickie Leblanc Mumphrey, Connie Rando Masterson, Pat Klotz, Sir Alan Staub, Jay Lesaichere (teacher), Sharon Sanderson Barney and Brian Mader; back rows, Peter Quitzau, Jimmy Vinson, Steven Bandi, Tim Demerest, Al Thompson, Jack Culhane, Carl Mayeaux, Joey Polizzi, Steve Foley, Val Slicho, Mark Vidrine, Billy Kampen, Frank Dimarco, Ronnie Roussel, Chuck Dugas, Pat Sufferin, Tom Wilmont and Irvin Barouse (teacher).
Port NOLA Buys Uptown Warehouse
NEW ORLEANS – On July 2, The Port of New Orleans announced that it has purchased for $6.6 million a 210,000-square-foot warehouse located at 5200 Coffee Drive in the Uptown Port of New Orleans terminal. The seller is Access World, operator of a global network of port and warehouse facilities.
A slight cooldown ahead, tracking Beryl
NEW ORLEANS — After a very hot Tuesday, some relief is on the way in the form of a little more cloud cover, and more numerous afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday, our chance for rain is up to 50%, and the showers and thunderstorms should begin in the late morning to early afternoon. That will hold the high temperature down a few degrees, although there is a heat advisory for The North Shore.
2024 Tulane Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
There’s little argument against the notion that Tulane has been one of the best Group of Five programs in recent years. The Green Wave have been to the AAC Championship the past two seasons, winning it in 2022 before also securing a victory in the Cotton Bowl. But they...
PJ’s Coffee Fuels Up Summer with Latest Lineup
New Orleans-born coffeehouse adds limited-time butter pecan, fruity and tropical drink flavors beginning July 3. PJ’s Coffee is making it easier for guests to keep up with the daily grind by launching a variety of beverages featuring coffee, Red Bull infusions and lemonade. Available starting Wednesday, July 3, guests...
New Orleans tour company holding fundraiser for woman killed in French Quarter
A fundraiser will be held to honor a woman who was killed in the French Quarter Sunday morning. Crawl New Orleans will be hosting the fundraiser for Kristie Gioe Thibodeaux on Sunday, July 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. at High Grace, 733 St. Peter, New Orleans. Crawl New Orleans...
New Orleans unveils first phase of $1.7M upgrade to Uptown/Carrollton playground
The large field at George Carver Playground isn’t officially a dog park, but the sports teams and recreation programs that took place there for years have long disappeared. “You don’t see a lot of kids playing there anymore. The kids are afraid of the dogs,” said neighborhood resident Reginald Tyler.
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...
Xavier Names AVP of Government and Community Relations
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana has appointed Ronald M. Carrere Jr. associate vice president of government and community relations. He will coordinate government affairs, community outreach, strategic partnerships, and the Hope Revitalization Corporation. He is a native of New Orleans and holds degrees in business administration and...
Funeral set for Jacquelyn "Jackie" Clarkson
NEW ORLEANS — A funeral for long-time Louisiana politician and New Orleans councilmember, Jackie Clarkson, will be held on Tuesday, Jul. 9. Clarkson's funeral service will be held at the St. Louis Cathedral at 2 p.m. On Monday, Jul. 8, visitation will be held at the WWII Museum, Freedom...
City of New Orleans launches phase 2 of Healthy Homes Rental Registry
The second phase of the City of New Orleans’ Healthy Homes Rental Registry Program, for owners of rental properties with 4 to 49 dwelling units, went into effect on July 1, 2024. The registry is part of the city’s Healthy Homes Program, which was created by a 2022 City Code and City Council Ordinance to ensure safe and habitable homes for renters within Orleans Parish. The program establishes a list of minimum rental standards, requiring adequate and operable household systems for plumbing and electrical, heating and cooling, and fire and smoke detection, along with a clean, weathertight building envelope free from leaks, mold, rodent infestations, and structurally compromised walls.
NOPD report backs cop's decision to skip DWI test after Cedric Richmond crashed car into tree
A New Orleans paramedic who treated former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond after Richmond crashed his Mercedes into a tree along North Claiborne Avenue in April 2023 told the responding police officer that Richmond appeared intoxicated, according to an internal report by the NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau. The officer, Mark...
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