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Photos: Zion Williamson and his foundation donate over $200,000 to Jefferson Parish Schools

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
3 hrs ago

Read more: Zion Williamson's stepfather says believe 'nothing you hear' regarding online controversy

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7 hrs ago

Congressman calls for war over Trump indictment, third suspect arrested in killings of women and this invasive aggressive fish is here.

Boyfriend of New Orleans mother killed in 7th Ward is arrested, booked with murder

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
7 hrs ago

The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has identified the latest woman shot dead in New Orleans, a 40-year-old mother of three, killed in the 7th Ward by who police believed to be her boyfriend.

Years ago, she filed for protection and divorce. On Sunday, she killed her husband, police said.

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
8 hrs ago

Police accused a 60-year-old woman of stabbing her 62-year-old husband to death on Sunday in his Central City apartment.

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Louisiana air quality improves as wildfire smoke dissipates and ozone pollution drops

BY ROSHAUN HIGGINS | Staff writer
9 hrs ago

The air in Louisiana was again safe for everyone to breathe on Friday after smoke blowing across the U.S. from Canadian wildfires dissipated and ozone pollution levels in the state decreased.

Activity reignites in Louisiana redistricting challenges following significant Alabama ruling

BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer
10 hrs ago

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office and plaintiffs challenging Louisiana’s political maps as discriminatory are both asking courts to revive the dormant cases, after the U.S. Supreme Court i…

Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next

By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE
10 hrs ago

Donald Trump’s indictment on 37 counts of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate represents the most serious legal jeopardy so far for Trump, coming less than three months afte…

Clay Higgins calls for war over Trump indictments, author says

BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
10 hrs ago

WASHINGTON – Republicans have come out swinging at Friday’s federal criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump.

Robert Rhoden, Times-Picayune editor and reporter and Cajun musician, dies at 66

BY JOHN POPE | Contributing writer
10 hrs ago

Robert Rhoden, a respected Times-Picayune reporter and editor for 40 years who later developed skills as a communications strategist and Cajun musician, died Thursday at St. Tammany Parish Hos…

Kids-only market will be a first of its kind in Madisonville

BY JESSICA SAGGIO | Contributing writer
10 hrs ago

Goat soap made by a 4-year-old.

Friend of Kenner homicide victim wounded alleged shooter with his own gun, police say

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
10 hrs ago

When a disagreement turned deadly in Kenner, authorities say they believe a close friend of the victim grabbed the murder weapon, chased after the alleged gunman and shot him.

Two Houma men caught harvesting polluted oysters in St. Mary

BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

Two Houma men were cited for harvesting oysters from St. Mary Parish waters that had been closed due to fecal bacteria contamination.

Two men killed earlier this week identified by Orleans Parish coroner

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has identified two men killed in New Orleans earlier this week.

How a mass murder helped unite the LGBTQ+ community: the Up Stairs Lounge fire

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

On Saturday, folks across the city will select the perfect wig, the perfect bangle, the perfect T-shirt, to unmistakably proclaim their membership in, or support of, the LGBTQ+ community. Satu…

The snakehead is here: Aggressive, air-breathing fish makes first appearance in Louisiana

BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

A reviled snake-like fish that can slither on land and has inspired a string of horror films is now popping up in Louisiana.

A 'civility' resolution was debated in Mandeville. Things got heated.

BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

For the better part of an hour Thursday night, Mandeville residents bickered and accused City Council members of trying to take away their rights during a debate that twice prompted a police o…

Harbor Center plans $3.5 million-plus in expansion improvements

BY SHEILA GRISSETT | Staff writer
12 hrs ago

A long-awaited expansion of Slidell's Harbor Center meeting space is finally moving forward.

Jeff Duncan: It's time for Zion Williamson to make headlines — on the court, not off it

BY JEFF DUNCAN | SPORTS COLUMNIST
12 hrs ago

It’s been a crazy few days for Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans.

Port of South Louisiana to renegotiate price for Avondale after studies on 'feasibility'

BY ANTHONY MCAULEY | Staff writer
12 hrs ago

The Port of South Louisiana will return to the negotiating table over its proposed purchase of the Avondale Global Gateway, a sign that the controversial $445 million price tag for the former …

Mark Ballard: Louisiana poised to draw a majority-Black congressional district

BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

WASHINGTON – Within hours of Thursday’s stunning U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively requires Alabama to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, The Cook Report, a respec…

Third suspect arrested in recent killings of women in New Orleans

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman in the 7th Ward last week, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office records.

More leadership changes announced at St. Tammany schools

BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Superintendent Frank Jabbia introduced a host of new administrators to the School Board on June 8, including eight new assistant principals and a key leader f…

In late move, LSU arena renovation project was added to Louisiana's construction budget

BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

Tucked deep into last-minute amendments to the state’s capital budget that lawmakers passed late Thursday is a notable victory for LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey.

58-year-old woman rescued from car submerged in Kenner canal has died

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

After spending seven days hospitalized following her rescue from a car submerged upside down in a Kenner canal, authorities say a 58-year-old woman has died of her injuries.

Baton Rouge police rehire cop once fired for sexual harassment, lying: he's back on patrol

BY LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writer
Updated 5 hrs ago

The Baton Rouge Police Department has rehired an officer fired more than 20 years ago based on allegations that he put his hand down a woman’s pants on one call and grabbed a young man by the …

Trump-appointed judge who issued rulings favorable to him assigned to oversee criminal case

By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press
15 hrs ago

The historic federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump has been initially assigned to a judge he appointed who faced criticism over her decision to grant the Republican's req…

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16 hrs ago

Hurricane season has arrived, and Second Harvest Food Bank is prepared. Volunteers gathered at the Harahan facility to create about 1,000 disaster-relief boxes. Feeding America and global heal…

Former First NBC board members hit with fines, lifetime banking bans for oversight failures

BY ANTHONY MCAULEY | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

Several former directors of First NBC Bank have been banned from serving on any federally-insured bank boards in the future and some fined by federal regulators, who said that they failed to a…