News

Harvey woman supplied fentanyl before an overdose, police say. Now she faces murder charge

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
5 hrs ago

Westwego police arrested a Harvey woman accused of supplying the drugs that led to a man's fatal overdose.?

Defense, special teams rule as Northshore knocks off Ponchatoula, 15-6

BY DAVE WOODALL | Contributing writer
5 hrs ago

The Panthers improve to 2-0 in District 6-5A with their homecoming victory.

When rainfall will drive back salt water in the Mississippi River is still a guessing game

By MARK SCHLEIFSTEIN and ROSHAUN HIGGINS | Staff writers
8 hrs ago

A complex combination of daily weather events and long-term climate issues have combined to cloud efforts to predict when the wedge of salt water threatening New Orleans-area water supplies wi…

Sheppard scores 4 times as Mandeville cruises to 42-7 win at Slidell

BY JASON RUSSELL | Contributing writer
13 hrs ago

Coming off a tough loss to Northshore, where the Skippers raced out to a big lead only to see it slip away, Mandeville was looking to erase that memory against defending district champion Slidell.

Resources

Covington defense shuts down Fontainebleau, forces five interceptions in blowout

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
14 hrs ago

Covington’s defense forced four first-half interceptions, and the Lions’ offense ran all over Fontainebleau en route to a 40-14 District 6-5A victory on Friday at Jack Salter Stadium.

New Orleans police search for Nissan in fatal Treme hit-and-run

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
15 hrs ago

Pedestrian killed on North Claiborne Avenue at St. Phillip Street

The Nightly Top 5: Catch up on today's top stories

Staff report
16 hrs ago

Paranormal festival gets backlash, Plaquemines undaunted by salt water and flamingos in New Orleans.?

Flood insurance program, crucial to Louisiana, is set to expire Sunday morning

BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
18 hrs ago

WASHINGTON – Though it's been a target of their complaints for years, even the most intense critics don’t want to see an end to the federal program that a half-million property owners depend u…

Jefferson Parish plans to build its own pipelines to avoid salt water in Mississippi

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
19 hrs ago

Less than four weeks before salt water is estimated to reach the intakes for their treatment plants, Jefferson Parish officials said Friday they have received approval to lay pipelines upstrea…

Paranormal festival in Mandeville prompts outcry, prayer and holy water

BY SARA PAGONES | Staff writer
19 hrs ago

Howard Pitre didn’t expect a backlash to FearFest, the event he’s staging this weekend at a Mandeville venue.?He hoped the festival, focused on the paranormal, would raise money for a foundati…

Could Steve Scalise be beneficiary of palace intrigue if Kevin McCarthy faces insurgency?

BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
20 hrs ago

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Scalise’s name kept popping up Friday amid Capitol Hill chatter that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s days are numbered.

St. Tammany Council unveils findings of investigation over planned Covington apartment complex

By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
20 hrs ago

The St. Tammany Parish Council introduced the preliminary findings of its?investigation?into Parish President Mike Cooper’s administration this week — and in doing so produced the most heated …

Ex-boyfriend booked with murder in killing of JohnShane Powell in New Orleans' 7th Ward

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Updated 19 hrs ago

Three days earlier, she accused him of beating her

Early voting starts Saturday for Louisiana's next governor, dozens of other offices

BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer
Updated 18 hrs ago

Election day is Oct. 14

WATCH: Jefferson Parish gives update on saltwater emergency

Staff report
22 hrs ago

Jefferson Parish is holding a press conference Friday afternoon to update residents on the saltwater intrusion.?

Jefferson Parish deputies chase suspect into New Orleans, 1 arrested

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
22 hrs ago

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested at least one person after a pursuit that ended with a crash in Orleans Parish on Friday afternoon, authorities said.?

Veterans of disaster, many in Plaquemines Parish undaunted by saltwater intrusion

BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff writer
23 hrs ago

Maneuvering through the cramped kitchen of DJ’s One Stop in Pointe a La Hache Friday, Ashara Feloss?worked her way to the corner where several gallons of bottled water had been set down.

Flamingo sightings reported near Bayou Sauvage refuge in New Orleans. See photos.

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
23 hrs ago

Alerting all birders! At least one flamingo was spotted in New Orleans on Friday morning, and it wasn't within the gates of the Audubon Zoo.?

Crisis intervention team building bridges

Staff report
23 hrs ago

NAMI St. Tammany is inviting members of the community to the first CIT Forum on Oct. 5 to hear Crisis Intervention Team deputies discuss the protocols they follow in trying to guide people wit…

3 face murder charges after ex-boyfriend broke in, shot man in Marrero home

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
23 hrs ago

A New Orleans man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Marrero home before shooting and killing a man he saw sleeping in her bed was indicted Thursday with second-degree murder, accord…

Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested, AP sources say

BY RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 29, 2023

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996?drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the publi…

Library to help safely view the annular eclipse

BY JACKIE RIECKE | Contributing writer
Sep 29, 2023

Usually, we don’t stare straight up at the sky and certainly not directly at the sun. However, on Oct. 14, the library is promoting doing just that — with proper eye protection — when an annul…

Anger, sadness, faith: New Orleans Catholics brace for financial toll of abuse crisis

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
Sep 29, 2023

St. Rita's parishioner Carling Dinkler grew up in a Catholic New Orleans?family and regularly brings his daughter?to the church's standing-room-only, 5 p.m. Sunday Mass. He's troubled by?the r…

Mande Milkshakers party hearty, raise $20 K for NAMI

Staff report
Sep 29, 2023

Wearing trademark smiles and dancing as if they were on the parade route, the Mande Milkshakers threw their 5th Annual Polka Dots and Pearls Ball & Charity Auction on Sept. 27, raising mor…

Joe W. Richard, Louisiana's last Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 100

By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer
Updated 19 hrs ago

Louisiana's last Pearl Harbor survivor has died two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.?

Pet of the week

Sep 29, 2023

Redford, known as 'Red' to most of his friends, is a 4-year-old pup who was surrendered to Northshore Humane Society when his family could no longer care for him. He is a sweet-natured guy, ge…

A national vintage car auction is in New Orleans for the first time this weekend

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Sep 29, 2023

Attention gearheads, grease monkeys and Jay Lenos, the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company is conducting a high-end automobile sale down at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center through Saturday.

Plaza Tower under contract to potential buyer, but the deal isn't done yet

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
Sep 29, 2023

An out-of-state investor has signed a purchase agreement with developer Joe Jaeger to buy the Plaza Tower, the blighted high rise and prominent eyesore on the edge of the Central Business District.