Landrieu endorses Rouse for coroner
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who did not make an endorsement in this year’s election for Orleans Parish coroner before the February primary, announced Wednesday that he is backing Jeffrey Rouse in the...
View ArticleChildren’s names new CEO; Worley stays CEO of LCMC
A longtime executive at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans will assume leadership of the medical center this spring so that its current chief executive can direct his energies toward the hospital’s...
View ArticleTwo Tulane teams awarded $5,000 to advance breast cancer research
Two groups of Tulane University students are being given a chance to found a startup business to develop breast cancer-related inventions into products. The two groups are among 10 winning student...
View ArticleRailway’s conversion to greenway makes tracks
More than eight years after the first interested residents began hiking along the abandoned railroad tracks running from the back of the French Quarter through Mid-City, imagining what this unused...
View ArticleLouisiana among states to not see tax revenue bounce back
Louisiana has struggled more than most other states to regain its state tax revenue base after the national recession hit in 2008, according to research and
View ArticleBaton Rouge company wants to redevelop Six Flags site
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - A Baton Rouge company wants to turn the old Six Flags site into a mixed-use development. The Paidia Company says it wants to keep existing elements of the site in New Orleans...
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Preliminary investigation indicates UNO student's death was an accident
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View ArticleLa. ordered to disclose source of execution drugs
MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State prison officials cannot keep secret the seller and manufacturer of the two drugs purchased for executions at the Louisiana State...
View ArticleMan shot on I-10 Wednesday
Man shot while driving on I-10 A 22-year-old man told New Orleans police he was shot on eastbound Interstate 10 about 4 a.m. Wednesday. The victim arrived at an area hospital complaining of two...
View ArticleVoter turnout critical in runoff
One ran as a longtime City Council member with the support of much of the city’s political establishment while the other pushed a grass-roots campaign for change, but when the votes were counted in...
View Article2 killed outside rap concert
An otherwise quiet Carnival season ended in bloodshed late Tuesday when gunfire erupted outside a New Orleans rap concert, leaving two men dead just two hours after another man was shot and wounded...
View ArticleSole bid received to revamp park site
The city’s latest call for someone to take on the redevelopment of the blighted former Six Flags theme park in New Orleans East received just one response. It came from a company that has twice before...
View ArticleSt. Bernard Parish Council discusses possible water and sewer rate hikes
The St. Bernard Parish Council on Wednesday evening introduced a proposal that would increase water and sewer rates by 34 percent to help improve infrastructure in
View ArticleSen. Landrieu cheers WH decision to allow Americans to keep previous health...
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is continuing to respond to the harsh criticism following cancellation last year of health plans that didn't meet the minimum coverage
View ArticleAuthorities recover body of missing UNO student
Days of searching and anxiety gave way to grief late Wednesday for the friends and family of 19-year-old Hayley Howard as New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas confirmed the body of the...
View ArticleBaker man running for Congress
Political newcomer and Baker businessman Craig McCulloch has entered the race for Louisiana’s congressional 6th District. The former Nicholls State University football player said he wants to bring a...
View ArticleState offers education leaders for Common Core assistance
The state plans to double its ranks of educator leaders to help colleagues prepare for the national academic standards called Common Core, state Superintendent of Education John White said Wednesday....
View ArticlePair of Tulane teams each awarded $5,000 to advance breast cancer research
Two groups of Tulane University students are being given a chance to found a startup business to develop breast cancer-related inventions into products. The two groups are among 10 winning student...
View ArticleCity poised to transform old rail corridor into public park
The New Orleans Advocate More than eight years after the first interested residents began hiking along the abandoned railroad tracks running from the back of the French Quarter through Mid-City,...
View ArticleTourism leaders, businesses take stock of Carnival impact
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - For tourists roaming around the French Quarter Wednesday, it was a much different experience compared to the previous day. "Warmer, dryer and a lot quieter," said Nick Faello,...
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