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Slidell public records hearing remains on schedule as questions persist over Seuzeneau’s SPD role

COVINGTON — A hearing in a public records lawsuit against the Slidell Police Department remains scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, after attorneys for the department withdrew a request to postpone the proceedings. The hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. before Judge Martin E. Coady in Division E of the...

Slidell, LA · 11d

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Early voting numbers show strong Democratic turnout in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Democratic turnout has been higher than Republican turnout in Louisiana’s early voting period, but one political analyst said the GOP will prevail in the race between Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Davis and Republican Senate candidate Julia Letlow. According to data from the Louisiana Secretary of...

Louisiana · 12d

NOLA.com

New Orleans planning commission recommends new rules for short-term rentals, hotels, B&Bs

A year after consultants suggested big changes to New Orleans’ rules governing short-term rentals, the City Planning Commission on Tuesday endorsed several of the changes for those controversial rentals, including new limits on where they can be offered, along with updated rules governing hotels, bed-and-breakfasts and hostels. But the...

Gonzales Weekly Citizen

USW Local 620 supports NOLA to Angola bicycle ride with Gonzales stop

United Steelworkers Local 620 hosted a cookout for cyclists in the New Orleans to Angola bike ride. The 170-mile ride raises funds and brings cyclists together with families of incarcerated individuals. The event is a three-day journey from Orleans Parish Prison to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Gonzales Mayor Tim Riley...

Gonzales, LA · 11d

WGNO

Transforming into monsters from New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House

This year, New Orleans Nightmare returns with an all-new Jason Universe Experience which will bring a terrifying new story to life.

New Orleans, LA · 10d

WGNO

Where Y’at this Weekend: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Haunted Houses, Coquille Park, Louisiana Book Festival

Halloween in New Orleans is when the city really gets to show off, as we masquerade, stay out late, and have a little too much fun…with spooky celebrations, live music, and haunted houses.

New Orleans, LA · 9d

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As early voting ends in Louisiana, Senate candidates make final pitches: ‘go to the polls’

Louisiana’s two U.S. Senate candidates – Democrat Jamie Davis and Republican Julia Letlow – urged people to cast ballots Tuesday on the final day of the early voting period, offering contrasting appeals that reflect the different tenors of their campaigns. Davis held an open rally in New...

Louisiana · 11d

NOLA.com

New Orleans lawyer accuses nearby DA of damaging his reputation, worsening divorce with wife

A New Orleans-area lawyer is accusing the district attorney in St. Bernard Parish, Perry Nicosia, of taking up with his then-wife, enlisting a DA’s office investigator to spy on him and harming his career with an accusatory email to colleagues at his law firm. In a federal lawsuit, George...

New Orleans, LA · 12d

WGNO

City officials to meet with Krewe of Boo over debris that organization is ‘responsible’ to clean

City of New Orleans officials will meet with the Krewe of Boo this week after the organization had issues with the clean-up of the left-over debris from the parade on Saturday night.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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Día de los Muertos Festival Returns to Lafayette Square With Free Admission

New Orleans is once again throwing open Lafayette Square for its annual Día de los Muertos Festival, a free, family-friendly celebration honoring loved ones who have passed and packed with live music, food vendors, an ofrenda and a costume contest. The event is hosted by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana and its HCCL Young Professionals group, continuing a tradition the organization has built over the past several years in downtown New Orleans.

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Planning commission approves new short-term rental rules, rejects expansion in French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans City Planning Commission approved a new study on zoning rules for short-term rentals, but rejected a plan to allow their expansion on four blocks on Decatur and North Peters in the French Quarter on Oct. 27. The planning commission approved the new rules...

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CRISI Spotlight: $5.81MM for Louisiana Railroad Bridge Replacement

Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is providing $5.81 million to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for the replacement of five aging railroad bridges between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La. The funding is part of FRA’s recently announced CRISI...

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Louisiana presently has highest rate of flu activity in Continental United States

According to the CDC, Louisiana has the highest rate of flu activity of any state in the Continental United States. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says this is a relatively early start to flu season. “The only thing predictable about a flu season...

Louisiana · 11d

WGNO

Tricks & Treats at Louisiana Card Con at Castine Center in Mandeville

Here for Halloween and the day after, it's the Louisiana Card Con at Castine Center in Mandeville.

Mandeville, LA · 10d

NOLA.com

Kenner official sues city council members, New Orleans leaders over airport board appointment

A top Kenner official and her husband are seeking to remove a member of the New Orleans airport board in a lawsuit filed Monday against four Kenner City Council members, the city of New Orleans and the airport board. Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Natalie Newton and her husband, Richard...

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Letters: Democracy should serve people, not wealthy interests

Louisiana's general fund budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 is approximately $12.6 billion. That's the money lawmakers allocate to essential services, including education, Medicaid, public safety and corrections. Meanwhile, nationwide campaign advertising has surpassed $10 billion and is projected to reach $11.6 billion. Let that sink in. While Louisiana families face...

Louisiana · 12d

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Westwego's Sala Avenue Draws Artists Chasing Bigger Space, Smaller Rent

A five-block stretch of Westwego known as Sala Avenue is filling back up, with artists converting long-empty storefronts into studio galleries and small businesses moving into renovated city-owned buildings for a fraction of what similar space would cost across the river. The transformation centers on a former bank building that sat vacant for 13 years before painter Joshua Wingerter turned it into a two-story, 4,000-square-foot studio gallery in 2020.

Westwego, LA · 12d

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