Sep 13 Thousands remain without power in New Orleans as Francine drenches the South By Jack Brook, Sara Cline, Associated Press Forecasters expected Francine to weaken Friday as it crosses northern Arkansas, but the storm's slow progress will mean days of heavy rain in the Southeast, creating a flash flooding risk. Continue reading
Sep 04 Sybil Morial, civil rights activist and wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dies at 91 Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Biden speaks about progress made toward ‘cancer moonshot’ By Will Weissert, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press “We’re moving quickly because we know that all families touched by cancer are in a race against time,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 6:27 Father of Palestinian American teen killed in West Bank discusses son’s death By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev The New Orleans community is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old Palestinian American killed last month. Tawfic Abdel Jabbar is one of the 94 children, and 370 Palestinians total, killed in the West Bank since Oct. 7. In late January,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Can Mississippi strip felons of voting rights? Federal judges hear the case By Kevin McGill, Associated Press The outcome of the case at the center of Tuesday's hearing in New Orleans will likely determine whether tens of thousands of people win back the right to vote. Continue reading
Oct 19 Lawsuit accuses Catholic schools in New Orleans of discriminating against students with disabilities By Roby Chavez A new class-action lawsuit claims that the Archdiocese of New Orleans asks illegal questions about students’ disabilities on its schools’ application forms. Continue reading
Oct 10 Why the saltwater wedge climbing up the Mississippi River is a wake-up call to the region By Roby Chavez It used to be a once-in-a-decade event. Now, New Orleans has seen salt water threaten its drinking water twice in two years. Continue reading
Sep 27 An Italian grocer, a famous sandwich and a long-awaited comeback By Roby Chavez Hurricane Ida destroyed this 117-year-old Italian deli, a beloved hallmark of the French Quarter. Two years later, the owners are preparing to reopen. Continue reading
Jul 14 ‘We’re barely making it.’ Why more New Orleans families are without stable housing By Roby Chavez The most recent Point-in-Time count shows the New Orleans area is losing ground quickly on homelessness. Continue reading
Apr 29 Judge in New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recuses himself over church donations By Jim Mustian, Associated Press A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an AP report showed he made donations to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in… Continue reading