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Ed Sheeran debuts new song in New Orleans with a surprise parade and the Soul Rebels
Ed Sheeran popped into New Orleans on Saturday to premiere a new song, “Azizam,” on the streets of the French Quarter with a little help from the Soul Rebels. At 11 a.m., the pop star emerged from a black SUV with tinted windows parked across from Jackson Square on Decatur Street in front of Washington Artillery Park. Normally street performers entertain tourists seated on the steps of the park’s small amphitheater.
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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Southern puts assistant band director on leave amid probe into death of fraternity pledge
BATON ROUGE — The assistant director of bands at Southern University has been placed on administrative leave for 30 days amid the campus' investigation into the death of a band member at an Omega Psi Phi initiation event last month. Caleb Wilson, 20, died what police are investigating as...
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Woman shot during attempted carjacking near Garden District, New Orleans police say
A woman was shot and wounded during an attempted carjacking near the Garden District Sunday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The shooting was reported about 6:41 a.m. in the 2800 block of Carondelet Street. The victim told police she was returning home to her apartment when two masked men walked up and tried to steal her vehicle, authorities said.
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Fugitive New Orleans doctor accused of cutting sister's ankle monitor arrested
A New Orleans doctor accused of trying to remove his sister's ankle monitor ahead of her manslaughter trial has been taken into custody in northeast Louisiana, according to authorities. Kerry Sterling was arrested Friday about 230 miles away in Tallulah, said Matt Dennis, co-founder of Assured Supervision Accountability Program. Sterling,...
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Is Oakwood Center in Gretna, LA, a Fading Mall?
The air outside is thick with Louisiana heat, the kind that sticks to your skin. Cars shuffle in and out of the lot, their tires crunching against asphalt warmed by decades of retail traffic. Oakwood Center stands where it always has—on the West Bank of the Mississippi, a shopping hub...
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Abita Beer opens its second location on Tchoupitoulas along New Orleans's 'brewery row'
Louisiana’s oldest and largest craft brewery has opened its second location in New Orleans along a riverfront strip that has emerged as the city’s unofficial “brewery row.”. Abita Brewing Company opened its New Orleans brewery and taproom Friday at 2375 Tchoupitoulas St. in the former home of...
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Suspect in deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting and St. Martin Parish shooting extradited to Louisiana
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A suspect in the deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting has been extradited back to Louisiana days after his capture in Texas. Trae'land Castille, 19, of Arnaudville, was brought from East Texas to St. Martin Parish on Friday, March 14. Officials said Castille is...
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St. Augustine wins state championship with strong defensive play against St. Thomas More
LAKE CHARLES — St. Thomas More held the reputation as the team that could cause trouble for opposing teams with its oppressive defense. But St. Augustine showed how two can play at that game — and win a state championship while doing so. The fourth-seeded Purple Knights kept...
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Slidell woman leads police on early morning chase
Shortly before 6 a.m. this morning, Slidell Police were notified of a hit-and-run of a parked car near North Boulevard. Moments later, officers spotted the suspect vehicle sparking down Seventh Street (which was quite a clue). Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the vehicle, 57-year-old, Tana Boudreaux (Slidell, LA), fled from officers.
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'Unprecedented and wrong': New Orleans demonstrators protest Musk, Tesla as 'takedowns' spread globally
Steven Lindsley is an Army veteran who protested the Vietnam War in the 1960s, opposed Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, and led a recall effort against Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat, in the 1990s. On Friday, he joined more than 70 demonstrators outside a Tesla Service Center on...
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Man killed in early morning shooting on North I-10 Service Road
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday in the 12000 block of North I-10 Service Road, leaving a 25-year-old man dead. Officers from the NOPD Seventh District responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 4:51 a.m., where they found...
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Newell: New Orleans leads the country in population shrinkage; we can’t have another 8 years of a Cantrell(esque) administration
Since 2020, about 28,400 people have left the city for other pastures. Nearly two-thirds of Louisiana parishes saw their populations dwindle last year. And Orleans Parish is shrinking by the highest rate. (See more on WWL and Audacy)
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Plumber dies in Kenner after being trapped under house for over an hour
KENNER, La. — A plumber who became trapped while working in the 3200 block of Kentucky Avenue in Kenner has died, according to officials. The Kenner Fire Department was called to the scene at 3:48 p.m. they arrived just three minutes later. Kenner fire officials said the victim was...