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Singer-songwriter Jessie Ritter hopes to bring the joy

BY SHEILA GRISSETT | Staff writer
2 mins ago

Country singer/songwriter/storyteller Jessie Ritter will perform two hours of her music on May 9 in the Harbor Center’s intimate Listening Room, and perhaps it will lift the spirits of those w…

Covington actor earns him a stint in London

BY DARREN COOPER | Contributing writer
32 mins ago

Malachi White, thou art tremendous.

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BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
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Making live music available to all who want to experience it

BY KADEE KRIEGER | Contributing writer
47 mins ago

While attending a local concert last summer, live music fan Addie Altland, a junior at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington, noticed a lack of attendees with special needs. That observation ul…

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New sheriff's station in Covington area advances expansion plan

BY KIM CHATELAIN | Contributing writer
47 mins ago

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has upped its game in the Covington area with the opening of a new patrol station that authorities say will increase visibility and improve response tim…

Closing arguments expected Tuesday in child porn trial for former Covington police officer

By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
2 hrs ago

Once a rising star in the Covington Police Department, Joseph “Trey” Mahon is facing trial on five felony counts of possession of child pornography. Closing remarks are expected on Tuesday.

New Xavier medical school seeks to 'transform generations of young Black and Brown lives'

BY DESIREE STENNETT | Staff writer
2 hrs ago

Benson Tower on Poydras Street next to the Caesars Superdome will be the site of the first medical school in the Gulf South to be operated by a historically Black university, Xavier University…

'We're slowing it down': La. Senate pumps brakes on Jeff Landry plan to fund private schools

By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer
2 hrs ago

Amid criticism of the plan's potentially huge cost, lawmakers consider an overhaul.

State law would help usher in new development in New Orleans' West End

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
2 hrs ago

An effort to redevelop the edge of West End Park — an abandoned site overlooking Lake Pontchartrain that was home to popular waterfront restaurants before Hurricane Katrina — is moving forward…

Pro-Palestinian protesters, New Orleans police in standoff on Tulane's Uptown campus

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
7 hrs ago

Tulane University officials and New Orleans police were locked in a prolonged standoff with pro-Palestinian protesters Monday night, with more than 200 demonstrators holding their ground on th…

Two wounded in Seabrook area shooting, New Orleans police say

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
10 hrs ago

Two people were wounded in a Seabrook area shooting Monday evening, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

Arrests ramp up alongside violence at pro-Palestinian protests in New Orleans

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators skirmished with New Orleans police again on Monday evening, this time outside Tulane University after the arrests of a dozen people late Sunday following a violen…

Pro-Palestinian protesters attempting to pitch tents on Tulane campus clash with police

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
12 hrs ago

Tulane University evacuated three buildings Monday afternoon and six protestors were arrested after pro-Palestinian demonstrators scuffled with police and set up a small encampment on the fron…

Gunman in deadly Kenner standoff had military training. It was an 'ambush,' chief says.

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

Matthew Lathers, the fugitive gunman who shot three Kenner police officers and two bystanders during an eight-hour standoff on Sunday, set up several make-shift alarms and fortifications insid…

A pair of Hannan sophomores teamed up for the first time to win the D-II doubles state title

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
14 hrs ago

Hannan sophomore Avery Lewis had been there before.

New Orleans municipal and traffic court shuts down for the week after power blowout

BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

The closure is indefinite but at least through the week, said Judge Robert Jones III.

New Orleans woman named 2024 National Small Business Person of the Year

BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

Iam Tucker, a former Baton Rouge police officer who took over a civil engineering firm started by her father and increased the number of employees from 9 to 50, has been named National Small B…

Who was the best boys athlete on the Northshore for the week of April 22-27? Vote now.

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

Teams across the northshore provided some impressive statistical showings among boys athletes in the area last week.

Who was the best girls athlete on the Northshore for week of April 22-27? Vote now.

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

Teams across the northshore provided some impressive statistical showings among girls athletes in the area last week.

Lights Out initiative helps migrating birds find way home

BY KAIT KILLEBREW | Contributing writer
17 hrs ago

Louisiana is known as Sportsman’s Paradise, but did you know it’s also a critical stop in the migration routes of 325 bird species? Twice a year, birds travel the Mississippi Flyway stopping i…

Louisiana sues Biden administration over new Title IX rules protecting transgender students

By JAMES FINN and PATRICK WALL | Staff writers
18 hrs ago

Louisiana's Republican governor and attorney general sued Democratic President Joe Biden Monday over new federal rules that bar discrimination against students on the basis of their sexual and…

Kenner police share new details in standoff shooting that left 5 injured, suspect dead

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
18 hrs ago

The Kenner police officer still hospitalized after he and two other officers were shot during an hours-long standoff Sunday has been released from the hospital, authorities confirmed Monday.

22-year-old arrested in New Orleans area fatal hit and run, police say

BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer
19 hrs ago

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in West Lake Forest that killed a pedestrian more than a week ago, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

Flood advisory in effect for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish as storms move through LA

BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer
20 hrs ago

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Monday morning for the New Orleans metro.

New Orleans police are cracking down on traffic tickets. 'This is about public safety.'

By GABRIELLA KILLETT and MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writers
20 hrs ago

New Orleans police are cracking down on traffic laws, as additional officers were added to the public agency's specialized division late last month.

Separation anxiety can cause dogs to panic. Here are some ways to help soothe it.

BY TRACI HOWERTON | Contributing writer
21 hrs ago

Separation anxiety is a disorder that causes a dog to panic at the idea of being apart from his owner or left at home alone. It can be stressful for both dogs and owners, and it can be a tough…

Battle of New Orleans series will look at regional effects and importance in U.S. history

Staff report
22 hrs ago

The inaugural Battle of New Orleans Historical Celebration, a regional commemoration highlighting the importance of the battle in American history, is set to hold a series of events in May.

A 'cesspool of chaos' contributed to rise in overdoses among Louisiana's pregnant women

By EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer
Updated 21 hrs ago

Accidental overdose was the top killer of Louisiana’s pregnant women as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a new report released this month by the state’s Preg…