NEW ORLEANS (May 18, 2020) – After temporarily closing its doors on March 13, 2020 to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers, The National WWII Museum today announced it will officially reopen to the public on Memorial…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has approved demolition of three buildings near the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel to make space for cranes that are needed to finish tearing down the hotel, city officials said Tuesday. The structure partially…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly every woman in a Louisiana prison dormitory has tested positive for COVID-19, and two-thirds of them showed no symptoms, state figures show. The women at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said 80 respirator masks have been returned to a makeshift hospital for recovering coronavirus patients in New Orleans after being stolen by a high-ranking official. The convention center’s Director of Public Safety was…
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey has died at 73 from what his family described as complications from the new coronavirus. Dempsey was known for being the first to hit a…
(WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Bonnet Carrè Spillway by the end of the week. The Bonnet Carrè Spillway is set to open on Friday at 10 a.m. in order to relieve pressure on the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plans to demolish the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans remain in limbo as the city and developers disagree over how to safely bring down the structure. The upper floors of the hotel collapsed in October…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — Louisiana's governor says his orders closing many businesses and keeping people home ‘may well’ have to be extended past April 13. Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke as the numbers of Louisiana residents sickened by and dying…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — Jazz Fest 2020 has been postponed until the fall. The festival announced Tuesday that, at the direction of local authorities, the 2020 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will not take place in April and May…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — City of News Orleans officials say they are canceling all weekend events as the number of Louisiana residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus grew to six. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Tuesday…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities say a man has been struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a parade in New Orleans. It was the second death in days involving a parade float and cast…
A woman in Louisiana is dead after she was rolled over by a parade float. It happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday along a parade route in New Orleans. Police say the unidentified woman was hit by a float during the…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Uber driver accused of firing shots at passengers who told him he was going the wrong direction has been arrested in Louisiana. News outlets report 53-year-old Ahmad Ahmad picked up the passengers…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boats' owners. Matthew Brigalia and Shawn Pucheu were among three crew…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closely monitoring flooding of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, prompting the Corps of Engineers to activate…
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The body of a person killed in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse has been exposed after gusty winds moved the tarp initially covering it. Images of the deceased victim’s legs are being circulated on social media,…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announced their 2020 music lineup Thursday morning. Top acts include The Who, Dead & Company, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Lionel Richie, The Lumineers, and The Black Crowes. The…
NEW ORLEANS — Royal Caribbean International announced year-round cruises from the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) set to begin when Majesty of the Seas arrives in January 2020. Royal Caribbean, which previously offered seasonal cruises from New Orleans, is now…
New Orleans has a new 25-bed facility near the French Quarter where overly intoxicated people can sober up. According to the center’s website, “Intoxicated individuals would stay at the facility while they sober up, under the care of trained staff.…
Anthony Magrette has been identified as one of the two people killed in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans on October 12th. According to his obituary, Anthony Magrette was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi. He was residing in…
While a defeat in last year’s Outback Bowl was not how Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead envisioned his first season ending, it’d be a lie to say that the year was not a success. Mississippi State opens their season…
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Mississippi River Swells and Threatens Louisiana Levees Flood fears rise in parts of Louisiana as tropical storm Barry continues to develop in the Gulf of Mexico. After months of record setting rain fall, the Mississippi river has been at flood…
That widespread flooding in New Orleans today made it difficult to get around the Big Easy. The French Quarter, an area normally crowded with people, is now filled with water and Canal Street looks like an actual canal. Today’s heavy…