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Prosecutors have dropped rape and kidnapping charges against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago

Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans, has died from complications from COVID-19

A New Orleans spokesman says there won’t be any parades on Mardi Gras or in the weeks leading up to it because they can’t fit within crowd restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Meghan Garvey, a public defender and candidate for New Orleans municipal judge, joins us to discuss new legislation passed in Louisiana that tightens racial and funding gaps for Orleans’ free counsel.

As people in western Louisiana continue to dig out from Hurricane Laura, residents in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi are marking the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

As portions of Texas and New Orleans begin their slow recovery from facing the fury of Hurricane Laura, it was exactly 15 years ago that New Orleans bore the full onslaught of a hurricane so completely devastating that its name has been retired by the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization, never to be used for an Atlantic storm again – Katrina.

As portions of Texas and New Orleans begin their slow recovery from facing the fury of Hurricane Laura, it was exactly 15 years ago that New Orleans bore the full onslaught of a hurricane so completely devastating that it’s name has been retired by the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization, never to be for an Atlantic storm again – Katrina.

As the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall approaches, New Orleans’ Black community is again being pummeled by disaster

A street in New Orleans named for the former president of the Confederacy will be renamed to honor the longtime leader of a historically Black university

Crews on Monday recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans.

Crews have recovered the body of one of two construction workers that became trapped nearly 10 months ago in the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans

Comedian Andy Dick has filed a lawsuit in New Orleans against a man who punched him last year outside a French Quarter nightclub

Comedian Andy Dick tells a New Orleans news outlet he’s willing to return to the city and testify against a man accused of knocking him unconscious last year

The TODAY anchor became overwhelmed with emotion after an interview on TODAY Friday with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees about how the pandemic has ravaged the Crescent City.

A week ago, revelers jammed bars in the French Quarter and New Orleans’ Irish Channel neighborhood ahead of St. Patrick’s Day while hotels, taverns and restaurants looked ahead to what is usually a lucrative festival season.

Authorities say a man has been struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a parade in New Orleans

New Orleans is mourning the death of a woman who was run over by a parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up to Mardi Gras

Zion Williamson’s sublime 17-point surge in a span of barely more than three minutes could become part of New Orleans sports lore even if the final score of his first meaningful NBA game won’t

A misdemeanor simple battery warrant for Cleveland Browns wide receiver and former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr. has been rescinded, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed Saturday....

The warrant was issued Thursday as video posted on social media appeared to show Beckham swatting a security officer’s buttocks during LSU’s locker room victory celebration after Monday night’s college national championship game...

The Superdome in New Orleans honored two sports journalists who recently died with a tribute Monday night in the press box during the College Football Playoff national championship game between Louisiana State and Clemson universities.