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See 2024 Jazz Fest's attendance total, next year's dates, Neil Young's Shell game and more

The 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is set for April 24 to May 4, meaning it will open on a Thursday again and likely encompass eight days at the Fair Grounds.

Blue Cross names new CEO three months after shelving plan to sell to Elevance Health

Key witness in massive Louisiana staged accident scam was murdered execution-style

Steve Gleason wasn't supposed to make it in the NFL. This is the story of how he beat the odds.

'Bob Dean Protection Act': Why Louisiana nursing homes, trial lawyers are clashing at the Capitol

The management firms that run Louisiana nursing homes — among other health care companies — could face fewer penalties in court for lapses in patient care including negligence and inadequate staffing under a bill before state lawmakers.

A new five-story hotel is coming to Metairie near Interstate 10, Causeway Boulevard

Developers are planning to break ground in the coming months on a new 106-room, extended stay hotel between Edenborn Avenue and Hessmer Street just north of Interstate 10.

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Police shut down pro-Palestinian encampment at Tulane University; 14 arrested

Fourteen protesters were arrested Wednesday morning after police moved in on the pro-Palesti…

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Louisiana's Brian Hernandez Jr. is latest in line of successful horse jockeys from Acadiana

Brian Hernandez Jr. is the latest horse jockey from Acadiana to make history on the racetrack.

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Slidell teen who filmed mom's arrest wins in court. Here's how much sheriff will pay.

A federal jury has ordered the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to pay a Slidell teenager…

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One of Louisiana’s busiest birthing hospitals hired doulas on staff. Can they improve outcomes?

Keyunna Ceaser had already given birth six times. She wanted to do things differently for th…

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More than seafood goes in the boiling pot at this new festival on New Orleans lakefront

Part of the success of the National Fried Chicken Festival is the way it presents so many di…

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Small insurers are growing in Louisiana. Will more go insolvent after the next big storm?

The dozen insurers that failed after two busy hurricane seasons left hundreds of thousands o…

Sports

LSU women's basketball to face Grambling in homecoming game for Mikaylah Williams

The LSU women's basketball team will visit Bossier City next season to face Grambling in a game billed as a homecoming for star guard Mikaylah Williams.

Angel Reese's 2nd preseason game with Chicago Sky will be live streamed following outcry

The Chicago Sky will have their second preseason game streamed live after fans were relegated to watching former LSU star Angel Reese in a social media stream provided by a fan who was at the WNBA preseason contest Friday night.

Who was the New Orleans area high school athlete of the week for April 29-May 4? Vote now

The past week in high school sports included several outstanding performances in many different sports.

Business

Blue Cross names new CEO three months after shelving plan to sell to Elevance Health

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana CEO Dr. Steve Udvarhelyi, who led the controversial and ultimately unsuccessful effort to sell the Baton Rouge-based nonprofit to one of the nation’s largest insurers, Elevance Health, has announced he is retiring in July after more than eight years at…

A new five-story hotel is coming to Metairie near Interstate 10, Causeway Boulevard

Developers are planning to break ground in the coming months on a new 106-room, extended stay hotel between Edenborn Avenue and Hessmer Street just north of Interstate 10.

Residents unhappy with Louisiana insurance crisis under Jeff Landry, Tim Temple, poll shows

Louisiana voters, unhappy with a property insurance crisis that has caused intense rate hikes, are broadly dissatisfied with Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s handling of the issue, according to a statewide poll conducted for the Times-Picayune | The Advocate.

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A Bleeding City: The plague of violence in New Orleans

New Orleans has regained the title of the nation's murder capital, after an 11-year hiatus. …

Watch: What's Louisiana's future by 2050 with rising sea levels, land loss?

Louisiana 2050: Rising sea levels will upend life and bring new risk to the state over the n…

Death penalty in Louisiana

Almost all of Louisiana's death row inmates filed for clemency on Tuesday morning, meaning t…

New analysis shows 740 chemical sites in Louisiana are at risk from storms. Are they ready?

For days after Hurricane Ida, Chandra Straw’s New Orleans neighborhood was choked by waves o…

Entertainment

4 Mother's Day events with a taste of New Orleans culture

Brunches are a lovely way to spend time with Mom, but for a little something different, consider these events that offer a taste of New Orleans culture.

See 2024 Jazz Fest's attendance total, next year's dates, Neil Young's Shell game and more

The 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is set for April 24 to May 4, meaning it will open on a Thursday again and likely encompass eight days at the Fair Grounds.

'Mrs. Doubtfire' comes to Saenger; puppets tackle Tennessee and Caesar sings Cole

There's plenty to see in the coming days on local stages, from a film-turned-musical to a some interesting twists on classics.

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Will Sutton: St. Mary's Academy is a model of Black excellence. The school needs your help.

St. Mary's Academy has been making Black girls' dreams come true for decades. You know a number of their graduates.

Letters: Why Jefferson Parish needs to close the smoking loophole

Currently, there are still places where residents in Jefferson Parish go out to unwind and have fun — bars and casinos — that are currently not smoke-free. A recent article by Marie Fazio stated, “Smoking has been outlawed in restaurants and workplaces in Louisiana since 2006, but the law ex…

Letters: ESAs are an existential threat to public education

The ESA proposed bill is our local Republicans' latest attempt to decimate public education by starving it of nutrients. It might be worth noting, because some seem to have forgotten, the law does not suggest a free public education for all K-12 students. It mandates it. This is because educ…

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