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Claiborne Avenue bridge in the Ninth Ward reopens after barrier damage

The Claiborne Avenue Bridge was temporarily closed Saturday morning after a driver damaged one of its safety barriers, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The bridge was officially reopened by around noon on Saturday, according to DOTD spokesperson Daniel Gitlin. He said there was minor damage to...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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St Charles Parish, LA · 4d

St. Rose Levee Gets 1.5-Foot Boost as $6.9M Mississippi River Project Wraps Up

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reached substantial completion on a $6.9 million project to raise a stretch of the Mississippi River levee in St. Rose, bumping the barrier up by an average of 1.5 feet and reopening a key access road along the way. The agency's New Orleans District made the announcement Thursday, capping years of construction aimed at keeping St. Charles Parish safer when river levels climb.

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Bureau of Governmental Research report finds 37% of New Orleans properties tax exempt, offers solutions

The Bureau of Governmental Research is offering solutions for the City of New Orleans to bring in new revenue to some tax-exempt property owners to help pay for city infrastructure and services.

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New Orleans schools are officially under-enrolled. Here's why it matters

New Orleans’ public school system officially has too many empty seats, according to a district report released last week. That includes about 3,800 in grades K-8 and 1,600 in high school, based on schools’ enrollment targets. The district has been dealing with declining enrollment for years. Charter operators...

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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NAMI Southeast Louisiana says it faces uncertain fate on Safe Haven campus in Mandeville

After two decades of providing free mental health services on the northshore, NAMI Southeast Louisiana’s director says the organization faces an uncertain future, as St. Tammany Parish is now asking the nonprofit to pay rent for the first time. Since 2015, the parish and NAMI have had an agreement...

Mandeville, LA · 4d

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St Tammany Parish, LA · 4d

Two City Court candidates to face off in December

A Democrat and a Republican will face off in a Dec. 12 runoff to determine who will preside over the City Court of East St. Tammany Parish for the next six years. d’Andrea McMooain Chatman, a Democrat, finished first with 42% of the vote in the three-way Nov. 3 primary to fill the judgeship currently held by Bryan Haggerty, who did not seek reelection.

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More school closures are coming to New Orleans. Parents are anxious

Karen Seymour’s three kids just started attending Élan Academy in New Orleans this fall, but she’s already thinking of what she might have to do if the school closes. She transferred her kids to Élan after the state board of education closed their old school, Athlos Academy in Jefferson Parish, in May for low academic performance.

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After contentious meeting, French Market board replaces three longtime tenants with new shops

The French Market Corporation, which operates six blocks of city-owned land in the French Quarter, voted to replace three longtime tenants during a heated meeting Wednesday that followed months of controversy around the corporation’s new leasing process. Members of French Market Corporation’s board cast their votes after hearing final...

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Terrebonne Parish, LA · 7d

Voters select district judges in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes

Voters in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes selected district court judges during Tuesday’s November 3 election, deciding three contested races across the two judicial districts. Two seats were contested in Terrebonne Parish’s 32nd Judicial District Court, while Lafourche Parish voters decided one race for the 17th Judicial District Court.

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St Tammany Parish, LA · 5d

St. Tammany Parish budget hearing sparks emotional debate over mental health services

A public hearing on St. Tammany Parish’s proposed budget Thursday night sparked emotional exchanges as community members and mental health advocates voiced concerns about potential impacts on nonprofit services. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Southeast Louisiana warned that the budget could force them to leave their location at...

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Beignet Fest, Po-Boy Fest, and a Saints home game: Here’s your weekend event list

New Orleans will see perfect festival weather with cooling temperatures this weekend. Here are four things you can do across New Orleans this weekend. The original Caribbean Carnival of New Orleans is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 at Washington Square Park. The festival celebrates Caribbean culture and is celebrating 24...

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Jefferson Parish, LA · 5d

Jefferson Parish teachers, school staff to receive state-mandated stipends by end of November

Jefferson Parish teachers and school support staff will receive their state-mandated stipends by the end of this month, after the district’s school board gave the final sign-off to release the bonuses. The move comes several months after Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order requiring public schools to dig...

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City Park's Celebration in the Oaks Returns With Mardi Gras Light Tree, Mushroom Walk

City Park's Celebration in the Oaks is lighting up New Orleans again this holiday season, running Nov. 27, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027, with a driving tour, a walking tour and a lineup of new displays scattered throughout the park. The 36-day event brings expanded light displays and reimagined experiences across the grounds, organizers say, continuing a run that has anchored the city's holiday calendar since the 1980s.

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This veteran staged his first play in the middle of a war. Now he’s performing it again.

As a boy growing up on a farm in Duck Hill, Mississippi, Dominique McClellan wrote stories and poetry to entertain himself. After spending some time in the Army, McClellan took a creative-writing class in community college. He wrote and produced his first full-length play, “The Wedding Party,” in 2008 during a tour in Iraq. This Saturday, Nov. 14, McClellan is bringing the play back — this time to New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

Idyllic Pursuit

More Than 100 Bonfires Line the Mississippi Levee on Christmas Eve in Louisiana. Here’s How to See Them Lit

Every Christmas Eve, families in St. James Parish, Louisiana, light more than 100 bonfires along...

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New Orleans property taxes going up

The New Orleans City Council uanimously agreed Thursday to a partial roll-forward of property tax millages.

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What new flavors will be featured at the 2026 Beignet Fest in New Orleans?

Beignet Fest takes place Saturday, Nov. 7, at New Orleans City Park's Festival Grounds from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. There will be 50 different types of beignets from 25 different vendors, as well as food and drink options.

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The Call Of

Women Stormed This Hotel Bar in 1949, and New Orleans Still Reenacts It Every September

In 1949, roughly 250 women danced through the doors of a New Orleans bar that had admitted them only on Mardi Gras Day, and the hotel has thrown a party about it nearly every year since. The Roosevelt opened in 1893 and has spent more than 130 years as a fixture of the Central Business […]

New Orleans, LA · 6d

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City Council approves tax break for Convention Center headquarters hotel

The New Orleans City Council approved a key tax break for the Omni New Orleans on Thursday, one of the final hurdles the $625 million "headquarters" hotel planned near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center needs to clear before developers can break ground. The council's action authorized a payment in...

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Houma Dog-Ice-Cream Truck Plans First Storefront on Magazine Street

A dog-ice-cream truck that built its name in Houma is setting up permanent shop in New Orleans. Salty Paws plans to open its first brick-and-mortar storefront at 3326 Magazine Street, bringing its signature frozen treats indoors alongside grooming services, a self-wash station and dine-in seating built for pets and their owners.