A New Orleans doctor is calling attention to a dangerous disease that poses a potential threat to one local community. Hepatitis B is a virus that affects the liver. If left untreated, it can lead to liver disease or liver cancer. Hepatitis B dispropor... »
The St. Louis Cathedral will ring its bells to bid farewell to the eight remaining ships that were part of Navy Week in New Orleans. The NOLA Navy Week Host Committee has invited all other churches throughout the city to participate in the bell ringing... »
Sunday is the final day to tour the tall ships and military vessels along the Mississippi River. All the ships will be open to tour until 5 p.m. Sunday. The NOLA Navy Week Host Committee is asking all churches throughout the city to ring bells at 9 a.m... »
The largest house-moving project in U.S. history could cost Louisiana tax payers more money. The campaign began to save nearly 100 homes from demolition and provide affordable housing in New Orleans at the same time. Federal community block grants were... »
More than two dozen Kenner city workers are receiving monthly payments of as much as $500 as a "car allowance," and an opinion from the Louisiana Attorney General questions the legality of the practice. The city -- with a population of 67,000 -- provid... »
Emily's Entourage is an effort to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. The group was founded by Tulane University student Coby Kramer-Golinkoff in honor of his sister, Emily. "She's 27 years old and with cystic fibrosis her lung function is rapidl... »
Residents living near Tulane University are fighting the school's plan to build a new football stadium on campus. Tulane hopes to build a $70 million stadium To seat 30,000 people. Neighbors are appealing to City Councilwoman Susan Guidry to request an... »
A former high-ranking and high profile captain, who has been away from the New Orleans Police Department for nearly a decade, will return in a unique position. In 2004, Louie Dabdoub made a name for himself as an NOPD officer when he led a high-profile... »
Protesters hoping to draw attention to the killing of a Florida teen and a pair of deadly officer-involved shootings in New Orleans left their mark on some of the Crescent City's famous monuments on Tuesday, vandalizing the structures and causing thous... »
NEW ORLEANS --A New Orleans police officer resigned on Tuesday amid a controversy surrounding online comments over Trayvon Martin. Officer Jason Giroir resigned from the NOPD on Tuesday, the department said. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Public Integrity Bureau C... »
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas on Monday suspended without pay an officer suspected of posting abrasive comments on a local website less than a month after the officer was involved in a deadly shootout that is still under investigation. "To say tha... »
As the St. Patrick’s Day weekend came to an end, local business owners said they’ve been seeing a good amount of green themselves. Tourism leaders said the city is seeing a great economic boom from the holiday, which followed about a month after the ec... »
The scandal involving a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s office posting comments on a website about the cases he was working on, has some calling for U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s job. The development has serious ramifications for the office that pride... »
Entergy crews restored power to thousands of customers on Friday morning after a bird flew into a substation. According to Entergy's website at about 10:30 a.m., 10,000 were without power. The outage bordered Audubon Park and part of Uptown, Broadmoor,... »
The birth of an adorable newborn kitten represents the latest in innovative reproductive technology. The technology is being pioneered at the Audubon Nature Institute. Images: Cute, Rare Kitten Born Via High-Tech Reproduction Procedure The kitten, an A... »
