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5 Festivals In Louisiana Most People Didn’t Know Existed
Louisiana is the festival capital of the universe. The festivals are diverse, educational, always based on the traditions, culture, and food of the host cities or towns. The festivals are social events that bring people from all walks of life together. Celebrate, artistic expression, food, music, to celebrate and enjoy...
New Orleans, Jefferson Parish Entergy customers without power
NEW ORLEANS — Thousands of Entergy customers are without power across New Orleans and Jefferson Parish after heavy rain moved over the area Thursday. More than 2,000 customers in New Orleans are without power and more than 1,100 are without power in Jefferson Parish. More than 3,000 customers are...
New Orleans' permitting director is cleaning house, firing staff. Employees are raising flags.
The Department of Safety and Permits is one of City Hall’s largest and most public-facing agencies, with a sprawling mandate over all sorts of business – from construction to taxi service to short-term rentals. It is also one of the most unloved, notorious for lackadaisical customer service, corruption and bureaucratic dysfunction.
A new forest was planned on the West Bank near New Orleans. The $8 million idea did not take root.
A plan to plant thousands of hardwood trees across 125 acres in St. Charles Parish to make up for those cut down to build a huge hurricane levee project made sense on paper. In practice, the idea did not take root despite multiple attempts over eight years. The failed forest...
Residents surveyed French Quarter streets and sidewalks. 'Our living room is in tatters.'
In some of the most heavily trafficked areas of the French Quarter, the ancient heart of New Orleans that is visited by an estimated 20 million people a year, there are cracks in the sidewalks, broken curbs and other hazards on virtually every block. At least 27 intersections have no...
New Orleans East residents concerned over sinking sidewalk
NEW ORLEANS — Timothy Tero has lived on Sierra Madre Drive in New Orleans East for 30 years, but for the past 11 months, he's been dealing with a major issue — the sidewalk in front of his home is sinking. "I noticed the sidewalk had started sinking...
‘Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration’ now on view at HNOC
Throughout Louisiana’s history, people in power have used systems of enslavement and incarceration to hold others captive for punishment, control and exploitation. After more than six years of research and preparation, the Historic New Orleans Collection will debut a limited-time exhibition titled “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration” that examines the roots of the state’s current distinction as the incarceration capital of the world.
‘Robbed’ Kennedy High School grads get their day in court
On Wednesday, Judge Marissa Hutabarat of Orleans Parish Civil District Court agreed that John F. Kennedy High School grads of 2019 and 2020 had enough in common that they could sue as a legal class, allowing them to seek damages as a group from the now-defunct charter network, New Beginnings Schools Foundation and its insurers.
Indictment and investigations disruptive to city operations, analysts say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Political analysts warn that an indictment against former New Orleans Police officer Jeffrey Vappie and ongoing investigations into Mayor LaToya Cantrell could hinder the city’s daily operations, with many large events on the horizon. Dillard University political analyst Dr. Robert Collins criticized the situation after...
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