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Northshore woman now broke after giving away millions to fund gambling habit of hairdresser's daughter unknowingly
“It was $10,000 here and $5,000 here and it just kept going and going and going...I could barely keep my head above water," said 73-year-old Ronda Behrens.
First local Winn-Dixie to become an ALDI
NEW ORLEANS — A Winn-Dixie in Metairie is closing and will become an ALDI, according to our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate. NOLA.com says the German grocery store will replace the Winn-Dixie at 5901 Airline Drive in the coming weeks. ALDI first announced last August that...
Gator sausages, slushies, Italian ice: The French Quarter's new street food vendors have arrived
Jimmy Robb stood on a Bourbon Street corner behind a silver pushcart, his hot dogs and sausages sizzling over a smoking grill as groups of tourists ambled past. For the past couple of months, ever since he became one of the newest vendors licensed to operate in the French Quarter, Robb has fielded a repeated question: "Are you Lucky Dogs?"
Woman eating at Ralph’s on the Park gets surprised with diamond, emerald ring
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A local woman got a big surprise Wednesday courtesy of Aucoin Hart Jewelers and Ralph’s on the Park. The woman was gifted an emerald and diamond ring to celebrate a milestone for the restaurant and to help Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Diamonds are...
New Orleans Artist Eric Johanson Announces New Summer Dates on Don’t Hold Back Tour
Following a month-long tour of Europe on the RUF Records Blues Caravan, Eric Johanson announces new US & European summer dates on his Don’t Hold Back Tour. This summer tour kicks off with a hometown performance at New Orleans’ Bayou Boogaloo Fest, followed by dates in Louisiana & Texas, before he heads back overseas for a prominent slot at the prestigious Holland International Blues Fest, opening up for Robben Ford & Warren Haynes.
Authentic Philly Cheesesteak? French Quarter bar says they have it
NEW ORLEANS — The recently opened Schooner Saloon has wasted little time making a name for itself at its French Quarter location at 700 Burgundy Street on the corner of St. Peter – just two blocks from Bourbon and one block from the North Rampart streetcar line. With...
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