Local search for New Orleans

10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (905+ words) Aclara is testing rare-earth separation equipment at its Virginia Tech demonstration facility to support development of the planned $494-million Project Dynamo plant in Louisiana. Aclara's Class 3 construction estimate for Project Dynamo is about 78% above the $277-million Class 5 conceptual estimate disclosed…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (555+ words) Those pressures form the backdrop to a new Louisiana analysis of child-care access and workforce participation. In a parent survey tied to the report, nearly 70% of respondents said finding affordable... Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Louisiana Child-Care Access Gaps…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (569+ words) On Wednesday morning, a security guard paced the gated perimeter of Planned Parenthood’s South Claiborne Avenue clinic, where staffers were preparing to treat patients for the first time in roughly a year. "We've only been open for about an hour....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (541+ words) (KTAL/KMSS) – The 2026 mid-term election is Tuesday, November 3, and in addition to choosing local, parish, and Congressional leadership, Louisiana voters are being asked to consider 10 constitutional amendments. A vote for this amendment would provide a special higher property tax exemption…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (265+ words) New Orleans woke to fog and temperatures around 72 degrees Tuesday morning, but the murky start is expected to give way to bright skies and an afternoon high near 86. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through 9 a.m., according to the National…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (351+ words) Reports started to leak out on Monday night, but the New Orleans Pelicans have now confirmed that they have waived Caleb Houstan. Unlike when they did the same to Christian Koloko, there was no corresponding move announced. Houstan made a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (393+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Louisiana residents on Medicare can soon change their health insurance for 2027. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple urges Medicare beneficiaries to check their plans. The annual open enrollment period is from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. Any changes…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (605+ words) Healthcare coverage by one of the state’s four remaining Medicaid insurers is in question due to a contract dispute between the insurer and the state’s largest health system, health officials said Monday. Louisiana Healthcare Connections is one of four plans…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (352+ words) There's an Elvis Presley lyric with which the New Orleans Saints and their fanbase can relate: "It's now or never." That's the vibe exiting a 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and now looking at a 1-4 record on the season. It…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (202+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Historic New Orleans Collection has acquired two exceptionally rare portraits by Julien Hudson, believed to be Louisiana's first native-born portrait painter and one of the earliest known portrait artists of color in the United States. According…...