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Port of New Orleans buys Uptown warehouse for $6.6M, signs new lease with Kearney
The Port of New Orleans has bought a 210,000-square-foot warehouse at 5200 Coffee Drive in the Uptown section of its container terminal and leased the property to The Kearney Companies. The port, an independent state body, said it paid $6.6 million for the facility, which it bought from Access World,...
Clancy DuBos: New Orleans tries end-around state’s ‘permitless’ carry law
As Louisiana’s “permitless” concealed-carry law takes effect July 4, New Orleans officials and state Attorney General Liz Murrill squared off over the city’s attempt to limit the new law’s application. The new law, which Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law in March, allows persons 18...
Sonic announces $1.99 value menu: What’s on it
(WJET/WFXP) — Sonic Drive-In is the latest fast-food restaurant to join the growing “price war” to attract more customers as inflation continues to drive up prices. The “FUN.99” menu offers many of their most popular foods as well as a new addition, all for just $1.99. Customers can pick up a Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger, Chili Cheese Coney, Queso Wrap, Small Tots and any 16-ounce shake, each for $1.99.
New Sculptures Unveiled Along the Poydras Corridor
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Helis Foundation has just unveiled two striking new sculptures at the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition (PCSE). The first, Monumental Deity XX by the late George Dunbar, is a towering bronze piece that stands over 14 feet tall, captivating viewers between Camp St. and St. Charles Avenue. The second, Parade by Wyatt Kahn, features an abstract figure crafted from rusted steel, accompanied by everyday objects. Spanning over 15 feet wide, this installation is situated between Carondelet St. and St. Charles Avenue. Both pieces promise to enhance the neutral ground’s allure and artistic appeal.
Three Teens Arrested For Murder Of French Quarter Tour Guide
Three teenagers are in custody and accused in the fatal shooting of a woman early Sunday morning in the French Quarter. Police say 43-year-old Kristie Thibodeaux was shot and killed before 5 a.m. while sitting in a car on St. Peter Street near Royal Street. She died at the scene.
More public drinking fountains coming to 5 New Orleans neighborhoods
Those were the words Madeleine Elliot thought of as she lifted her water bottle up to a free public drinking fountain outside the Audubon Aquarium. “It’s an absolute necessity to life,” said Elliot, an athletic trainer visiting New Orleans for a conference on a recent blistering afternoon. “85% of our body is water and we lose it so easily.”
Analyst: City's attempt to make French Quarter gun-free zone may not be legal
“I’d have to side with Attorney General Murrill because there is no law that provides that that area is a gun-free zone,” ALL THINGS LEGAL host Doug Sunseri said. “What the mayor and the city are trying to do is they’re trying to call a dog a cat.”
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.
City Park, New Orleans Saints to Upgrade Pan American Stadium
NEW ORLEANS – City Park Conservancy has begun making upgrades to Pan American Stadium. The renovation, which will be completed in three phases, is expected to cost $3.1 million and will be funded by FEMA and private donors. Last week, CPC and the City Park Improvement Association approved the renovation plan for the 4,500-seat facility at separate board meetings.
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.
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...
Voting is Coming to the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ with Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote
The ESSENCE Festival of Culture™, The Global Black Economic Forum, and When We All Vote announced they are coming together to mobilize voters and bring voting to the culture this year. The partnership will launch at the 30th festival from July 4-7, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Beth Lynk,...
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.
U.S. servicewomen faced prejudice as well as the Axis. The WWII Museum tells the story.
The 80th anniversaries of the major engagements of World War II are marching past us now, so the boys of Pointe du Hoc, Bastogne and Iwo Jima get their moment in memory again. Concurrently, a special exhibition at the National WWII Museum through July 21 remembers the approximately 350,000 women who also served in the war.
The Victory Belles are keeping the memories alive through music
At a time when artists such as Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish are household names, a trio of ladies, reminiscent of The Andrews Sisters, are capturing the hearts of audiences worldwide, especially those with military ties. The Victory Belles are stationed in the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, and call BB’s Stage Door Canteen their home. On July 20, they will be making their way to an assignment in Natchitoches, as part of the entertainment lineup planned for the 44th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival.
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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