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New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Monroe under air quality alerts on Thursday

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has declared an ozone air quality action day for groups sensitive to health effects of the air pollutant in the Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles and Monroe regions on Thursday, in part because of the effects of smoke, including from wil…

'New Orleans Four' project seeks to tell the whole story of 1960 school integration

Metairie hospital getting $14.1 million in work on intensive care units

Mayor LaToya Cantrell defends NOPD's failure to test Cedric Richmond for intoxication after wreck

Photos: Friends and family share memories at funeral of Ben Franklin student struck and killed by bus

Read more: Ben Franklin student killed by bus in City Park remembered for kindness, LGBTQ activism

New ban proposed for New Orleans AirBnbs, hostels in city's commercial districts; see details

New short-term rentals and hostels would be temporarily banned in the Central Business District and other commercial areas under a sweeping proposal from the City Council that's set for a vote Thursday.?

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What to know before the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium reopens on Thursday

The long-awaited reopening of the Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium is here. The two …

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Photos: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell takes a plunge during the annual NORD "Splash Day"

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JPSO deputy shoots, kills New Orleans shooting suspect at Metairie apartment

A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed a man wanted in connection with a…

FranU students find their paths thanks to faith, support and strong academics

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New ban proposed for New Orleans AirBnbs, hostels in city's commercial districts; see details

New short-term rentals and hostels would be temporarily banned in the Central Business Distr…

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Takeout soared, so this Metairie restaurant created its own market for it, adding booze

During the height of the pandemic, takeout orders kept many restaurants open even as safety …

Sports

How a later MLB Draft helps LSU baseball focus: 'This would probably be the worst time'

Before Josh Smith left the postgame news conference, coach Paul Mainieri whispered to his star shortstop. LSU had clinched the 2019 Baton Rouge regional, avoiding an elimination game the next day that would have coincided with the first two rounds of the Major League Baseball draft.

Lakeshore, North DeSoto pitchers lead Class 4A all-state teams

Lakeshore High School's Dominick Letort and North DeSoto’s Aly Delafield headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State baseball and softball teams.

LSU's Tzuriel Pedigo wins second NCAA javelin title; Tigers flash speed on track

After claiming the NCAA javelin title as a freshman in 2021, LSU's Tzuriel Pedigo couldn't come up with another winning throw in his attempt to repeat last June.

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St. Tammany property transfers May 16-22, 2023. See a list of home and other sales

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Metairie hospital getting $14.1 million in work on intensive care units

LCMC bought East Jefferson General in 2020, committed to $100 million in upgrades

What to know about Louisiana's budget before the last day of the legislative session

A bloc of conservatives in the Louisiana House have sparred for weeks with more moderate Republicans and legislative leadership, vowing that at least 36 of them would hold the line and cut spending.

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Sworn & Protected: An examination of Louisiana's failure to rein in abusive police

How much will your flood insurance rise? Check this interactive map

Residents can search by ZIP code to see how much average premiums for single-family homes ar…

The Last Days of Isle de Jean Charles

When Native Americans settled on Isle de Jean Charles in the early 1800s, it was less an isl…

Suffering So Young: A child welfare system in crisis

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'New Orleans Four' project seeks to tell the whole story of 1960 school integration

Surrounded by ugly racist chants, four 6-year-old Black girls began the painstaking and frightening process of integrating New Orleans’ public schools in 1960. This historic moment is the focal point of an upcoming three-part docuseries, “The New Orleans Four Legacy,” by filmmaker Diedra Meredith.

Anthony Bourdain’s death spurred free mental health support for local hospitality workers

Today (June 8) marks five years since the chef-turned-TV host and global food culture adventurer Anthony Bourdain took his own life.

Brutal 1757 execution remembered as tribe's descendants honor ancestor at Moon Walk

At high noon on Wednesday, the sun beat down relentlessly on the Mississippi River waterfront as four members of the Vancleave Live Oak Choctaw Tribe began to beat a drum to mark the beginning of a sacred ceremony.

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Editorial: We need NOPD transparency about interstate shootings

Shootings along I-10 in New Orleans East have become so commonplace that many commuters now take alternative routes through that part of town. That's an untenable situation. Whatever law enforcement and elected officials are doing, it's not enough to make people feel safe.