By JACK BROOK Updated 11:03 PM CDT, October 11, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno was elected mayor Saturday in the race to succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is ending a turbulent second term shadowed by federal…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican governor asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis. Gov. Jeff…
Due to high demand for the Mardi Gras service line, Amtrak is adding an additional train car ahead of Saints home games. The upcoming games include: September…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:06 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since she was indicted on corruption charges stemming from an alleged…
South Mississippi (WXXV)- Amtrak is ready to roll. After millions of dollars being invested and several delays, tickets are now available for the twice-daily Amtrak Mardi Gras Service…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled…
Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:39 AM CDT, May 20, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in the wall that 10…
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet as at least a dozen law enforcement agencies pressed their…
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JEFF MARTIN Updated 2:18 PM CDT, April 29, 2025 An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people celebrating the…
By Petty Officer 1st Class James Hong Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 came to the aid of stranded motorists off of Interstate 10 East outside New Orleans last week. The Seabees were…
A young man out of Long Beach got the chance of a lifetime. Blake Boyer got to meet his football idol, Justin Jefferson, who is a receiver…
The Super Bowl experience is happening now in New Orleans, giving fans a special inside look into Super Bowl operations, but there's one part that the general public doesn't get…
We are just two sleeps away from Super Bowl 50 in the great city of New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL's standard when it comes…
We are now just three days out from Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans and it was another jam-packed day in the Big Easy.…
The fun in New Orleans continues for Super Bowl 59 as the Super Bowl Experience began on Wednesday. Also Known as the NFL's football theme park, the Super Bowl Experience features many…
There is no question that south Mississippi has a large history of top football talent at both the high school and collegiate level. On…
Cam Jordan is a 14-year NFL veteran who has spent his entire career with the New Orleans Saints. On Tuesday, the Saints star defensive…
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to become the NFL's first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls when they take the field on…
The Philadelphia Eagles are searching for their second Super Bowl victory in team history when they take the field on Sunday against the Kansas City…
By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Updated 2:08 PM CST, February 3, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl isn’t just a game on Sunday. It’ll involve a nearly week-long spectacle taking over New Orleans with non-stop entertainment leading up to the big showdown…
Super Bowl Week is officially here and just down the interstate in New Orleans, the festivities are in full force. WXXV News 25’s…
Super Bowl week is officially here. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have made their way to the Big Easy as both teams landed…
The Kansas City Chiefs will represent the AFC in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship x-x on Sunday. Kansas City will look to make NFL…