In New Orleans East, residents and business owners want to showcase the neighborhood as a cultural district.

The $9.1 million linear park built on an old rail line has transformed into an economic and cultural boon in the heart of Mid-City, serving as an anchor for affordable housing, playgrounds, public eve...

When the multi-million-dollar Lincoln Beach renovation is finally complete, visitors will be able to dine in the rehabbed ruins of the 1950s-era Carver House Restaurant or visit a history museum

Blueflite is expanding into Louisiana, where it has partnered with Acadian Ambulance to develop potentially life-saving technology to deliver blood via drones to accident sites.

Jordan Losavio, co-founder of Baton Rouge-based tech startup Encore CO2, needed a custom part last month for a prototype that aims to transform carbon emissions into useful chemicals.

CEO of Celebrate Canal Sandra Herman says that art comes with a purpose.

As coffee and THC continues to rise in popularity across the nation, a New Orleans shop in a historic building is offering both.

Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement in Baton Rouge with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

A Brooklyn-based startup incubator is planning a major innovation hub at the blighted former U.S. Naval Station in New Orleans, a project aimed at attracting and growing companies focused on

Recent polling shows more than half of residents support stormwater fees, new stormwater department.

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also recalls a painful chapter in the city's past. “In New Orleans, everyone treats v...

In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always in and out of his childhood, as his mother often fed them. "Now we know wh...

The New Orleans Downtown Development District has picked longtime local public servant Seth Knudsen to be its new CEO and president. The 50-year-old business improvement district conducted a national ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) –  Get ready to see something new and exciting on Canal Street! Starting May 17 and running through July 6, the famous

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, residents and city leaders reflect on the impact of demolishing New Orleans’ major public housing projects in favor of mixed-income redevelopment.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell is moving to terminate IV Waste’s one-year emergency sanitation contract in the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District, setting up a showdown with French Quarter in...

Plaza Tower, the blighted skyscraper on the edge of downtown New Orleans, may finally have a viable redevelopment plan as affordable housing for seniors.

Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer.

A look at how the city's short-term rental restrictions have impacted the local market

By 9 a.m., the preparations had begun.

This summer, the Amtrak route will roll again through the Mississippi for the first time in 30 years.

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing structu...

The historic Federal Reserve building in New Orleans' Central Business District has new owners who promise to return it to its former glory as a security center (and event space), but won't be turning...

Simple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans.

The move is the latest in an effort to remake higher education after the president and other Republicans have long criticized the accreditation process.

The nonprofit that controls the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and owns WWOZ purchased a landmark of the city’s musical history where Irma Thomas, Fats Domino and others made records. What's nex...

Tulane University officials touted their school's economic impact at an annual day at the legislature. The event also served as a way to prep for a big ask on the redevelopment of the old Charity Hosp...

Legislators are considering major changes to DOTD, including creating a new, independent office outside the department to handle road work.

The termination will be effective July 30, allowing for the 90-day termination notice that the contract requires, according to a letter from Cantrell to IV Waste’s owner, Sidney Torres.

Here's what on tap for the New Orleans area in the legislative session that began Monday.

“We hope this is just a one-year happenstance that we’re facing this year and we’ll see our friends and folks and comrades next year at our conference in Orlando,” one conference organizer said.

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

Its iconic t-shirt, featuring a skull emblazoned with a fleur-de-lis, became a symbol of resilience and pride during Hurricane Katrina.

Louisiana's 2025 legislative session begins Monday. Here are the education bills to watch.

Will Cantrell be indicted? Observers aren't so sure.

As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, Fox 8 is producing a series of reports examining the progress, or lack thereof, in various communities along the Gulf Coast. This particular st...

Local organizers believe the stadium can serve as an economic engine for the Upper 9th Ward neighborhood, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Work crews began removing the roof from the hulking warehouse on the Gov. Nicholls Street wharf, kicking off the first phase of the project.

Arts and cultural organizations across the state grapple with what to do in the face of federal cuts affecting local programs.

In New Orleans' "Golf Wars," the plucky Five O Fore project at the old Times-Picayune site on Howard Avenue is first to the finish line. The locally owned golf-entertainment spot will open its doors o...

Consultants hired to help New Orleans shore up its security after the Bourbon Street attack say the city should take these steps.

If you grew up here, chances are you either rode the Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach or heard family members wax nostalgic about it.

The blighted former Naval base in New Orleans' Bywater area has cleared key financial hurdles and is set to begin construction this summer. Developers are also in talks with Lincoln Avenue Communities...

City officials last month left little doubt that Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration would comply with a judge’s order to pay $10 million to the Orleans Parish School Board. Now, in a new court fil...

FBI agents are helping federal Homeland Security officers carry out immigration arrests in New Orleans as part of President Trump's agenda.

Jefferson Parish is celebrating its bicentennial this year. Here's how it came to be.