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New Orleans RTA Names New CEO

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Board of Commissioners has selected Justin Augustine III as the agency’s next Chief Executive Officer. He will soon assume leadership of the agency and will oversee RTA’s bus, streetcar, paratransit, and ferry services, along with the agency’s ongoing investments and strategic initiatives.

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This Spooky Louisiana Shop Is Full Of Halloween Charm And Curious Treasures

A full-sized taxidermy goat shares shelf space with bones you can see through. That alone made me stop scrolling. The shop’s motto says every day is Halloween, and it means it. Wet specimens float in jars. Articulated skeletons pose near Victorian keepsakes and vintage medical devices. Handmade rubber masks...

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New Orleans City Council committee approves tax break for Convention Center hotel

A New Orleans City Council committee on Tuesday approved a tax break for the Omni New Orleans hotel, agreeing to send the proposal to the full council for a vote next week. The move is one of the last procedural steps necessary to approve the package of public incentives supporting the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center's long-sought "headquarters hotel," a roughly $600 million project being developed by Dallas-based Omni Hotel & Resorts and targeting a 2030 opening date.

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Greater New Orleans Tunnel 2 Towers run for a worthy cause

The cause is to help families of first responders and veterans.

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New Orleans budget hearings end with NORD funding talks

The 2027 New Orleans budget hearings wrapped up Thursday. Over the last month, city council has heard from countless city departments and offices about funding needs, and now they will work to finalize a spending package for 2027. Many areas will see budget cuts in an effort to mitigate the...

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“Litter Boom” installations aim to prevent trash from reaching critical waterways

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Organizations in New Orleans teamed up Wednesday (Oct. 28) to install four Litter Booms across the city. Pontchartrain Conservancy partnered with the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and Osprey Initiative to install the Litter Booms, the Pontchartrain Conservancy organization said. With support from a 2025...

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Unitech Adds Electrical Training in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Unitech Training Academy is expanding its career training opportunities in New Orleans with the addition of its Electrical program, giving area residents a new pathway to develop hands-on skills and prepare for careers in the skilled trades. The addition follows the campus’s relocation in June to...

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Lafourche Parish, LA · 9d

Cleanup efforts underway following oil well leak in Des Allemands, parish officials say

Oil removal efforts are underway almost a week after an oil well leak occurred south of Des Allemands, Lafourche Parish President Mitch Orgeron said.

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Class action lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against DraftKings, FanDuel

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against online sports betting giants DraftKings and FanDuel. Attorney Jennifer Hoekstra, who represents plaintiffs Adrian Payton, Toi Smith and Yolanda Perkins, says the two companies go to great lengths to keep users addicted to online gambling. “When...

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The Road to New Orleans: World of Asphalt and AGG1 Open Registration for '27 Show

World of Asphalt and AGG1 Bring Innovation, Education and Connections to New Orleans in March. New Orleans, LA (October 28, 2026)—World of Asphalt and AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo invite aggregates and asphalt professionals around the world to register for the shows' New Orleans debut, happening March 15-17, 2027, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

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New Orleans Man Resentenced to Life Over Jail Cellphone in 2018

A New Orleans man with prior felony convictions was sentenced to life in prison again over a cellphone found during a jail shakedown more than a decade ago. On October 15, 2018, Criminal District Court Judge Franz Zibilich resentenced Keith Kisack to life imprisonment as a habitual offender tied to a single contraband possession count, capping a sentencing saga that has dragged through Louisiana's courts since 2014.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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New Orleans public housing agency dinged for Section 8 issues in annual score

The Housing Authority of New Orleans’ failure to fix problems in its apartments has cost it points in an annual federal assessment, though agency leaders say the issues are already being resolved. HANO was ranked as a “high performer” last year for its management of voucher housing, which is...

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The Building Sits Five Feet Up, One Foot Higher Than Katrina Flooded City Park

The architects did the math before they drew anything. Four feet of water covered City Park after Katrina, so the Louisiana Children's Museum sits five feet off the ground. That decision shapes the whole campus. The museum opened in City Park on August 29, 2019, after more than three decades at 420 Julia Street in […]

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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St Charles Parish, LA · 12d

‘Asphalt like substance’ spilled in St. Charles Parish roadway

Traffic is being directed around a substance spill in Luling Monday, Oct. 26.

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Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Chelsey Richard Napoleon gives six-month update

Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Chelsea Napoleon provided WGNO with a six-month update on her office's progress.

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Louisiana Midterm Guide: All ten 10 constitutional amendments explained; New Orleans weighs charter amendment

Louisiana · 11d

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This Louisiana Voodoo Shop Hosts A Free Halloween Festival Rooted In Real Spiritual Traditions

Every Halloween, a whole street gets handed over to drummers, priests, and priestesses instead of plastic skeletons. The party is free, and it closes with an ancestral healing ritual at 7 PM. The hosts are actual practitioners. They run a small shop with handmade dolls, gris gris bags, and potion...

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A Senior’s Go-To Guide: Halloween in New Orleans

On October 12th, I stepped outside to find construction workers painting the house next door a pale blue and nailing a large sign into the ground announcing the grand opening of Reverie, with a barcode to buy tickets to their opening event on the 31st. Although Reverie is a new restaurant, the sign says their grand opening will include food, beverages, and a “vampire opera.” I thought, only in New Orleans, on a scorching hot October Monday, would a “Vampire Opera” be announced directly outside my door.

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RTA board officially announces new CEO after months-long search

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Board of Commissioners (RTA) confirmed they have a new CEO to lead New Orleans’ transit agency. According to the board, Justin Augustine was chosen to become CEO out of three finalists. “We look forward to the leadership and vision...