18+ hour, 17+ min ago  (297+ words) In a very rare stroke of luck, 11 winning million-dollar Powerball tickets were drawn in Louisiana last week, according to state lottery organizers. Six people won $2 million in the April 29 drawing and another five people won $1 million. Ten of the winning…...

20+ hour, 18+ min ago  (416+ words) The Orleans Parish School Board and the city of New Orleans have agreed to settle a years-long legal battle over the city's practice of taking hefty fees from taxes it collects for the school district. The city also will refund…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (971+ words) Audrey Pugh prepares drinks at the bar at Vals on Freret Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Admiration for the humble burrito " as well as a love for creativity, collaboration and the New Orleans dining scene " has fueled a series…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1137+ words) That described the scenes at early voting sites throughout Louisiana Monday as voters dealt with a new primary election system, a landmark U. S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday, Gov. Jeff Landry's order on Thursday canceling the House elections " and lawsuits filed…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (915+ words) Sheriff Michelle Woodfork, left, and others gathered around her laugh at a joke made by former U. S. Congressman Cedric Richmond who was speaking at the podium during Woodforks's swearing-in ceremony held at Gallier Hall in New Orleans on Monday, May 4, 2026. Hundreds…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1093+ words) The Mississippi River and New Orleans A team of scientists led by a Tulane geologist is urging Louisiana to begin planning now for how to relocate entire communities away from the coast, warning that sea levels may eventually rise high…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (553+ words) Lee J. Cobb rehearses a speech in "Exodus" at the Civic Theater in 1961." Members of the New Americans Social Club, European Holocaust survivors who'd made their way to new lives in the American South,"on the front steps of the New…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (977+ words) Louisiana has one of the highest rates of children facing food insecurity, with nearly 1 in 4 young people struggling with hunger. Lindsay Hendrix, chief impact officer at Second Harvest Food Bank, has spent over a decade tackling the issue, particularly among…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1217+ words) Federal regulators are asking Louisiana to step up oversight of oil and gas operations after a rash of earthquakes in the northern half of the state, including one tremor that matched the largest in state history. In a letter last…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (563+ words) FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. , on March 16, 2022. The Louisiana Legislature is considering a bill that would classify mifepristone and misoprostol as dangerous controlled substances." A federal…...