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New Orleans visits Minnesota on 8-game road skid
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (364+ words) New Orleans Pelicans (26-55, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 8: 30 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to break its eight-game road slide when the Pelicans take on Minnesota. The Timberwolves are 30-21 in…...
Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (657+ words) Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via…...
Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (236+ words) Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said. Video shared on social media showed multiple people on the ground at the annual event in…...
New Orleans faces Orlando, aims to halt 7-game skid
1+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) Orlando Magic (41-36, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-53, 12th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -3; over/under is 235. 5 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to end its seven-game slide when the Pelicans…...
Judge ends federal oversight of special education in New Orleans schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (497+ words) Special Education Lead Teacher Anne Anderson helps student Jason Washington, 6, count the days of the month at Samuel J. Green Charter School in Uptown New Orleans on Jan. 29, 2026. (Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America via AP) More…...
Louisiana's crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (675+ words) Deep in Louisiana's bayous, where crawfish production is a $300 million industry that is a key ingredient for backyard boils and buttery etouffees served in New Orleans' French Quarter, operators are fuming over labor struggles and pointing fingers at President Donald…...
ICE officers in New Orleans airport after Trump order amid partial government shutdown
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1281+ words) AP News ICE officers in New Orleans airport after Trump order amid partial government shutdown A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and deliver him…...
Emerging Market edges Pavlovian at the Louisiana Derby to earn a likely spot in the Kentucky Derby
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (297+ words) Going off as a 2-1 co-favorite from the ninth post and ridden by Flavien Prat, Emerging Market ran alongside pace-setter Pavlovian nearly the entire length of the final stretch before edging in front at the line. "I was a little worried…...
New Orleans puts home win streak on the line against Dallas
3+ week, 6+ day ago (345+ words) Dallas Mavericks (23-45, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (22-46, 13th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Monday, 8 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -8. 5; over/under is 238. 5 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when…...
Drivers in Louisiana face pressure at the pump as gas prices continue to rise
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1723+ words) AP News Drivers in Louisiana face pressure at the pump as gas prices continue to rise A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and deliver…...