Bayou Lacombe Middle School students' Organic Garden Farmer's Market Dec. 17...
Bayou Lacombe Middle School’s bi-annual Organic Garden Farmer’s Market will be Dec. 17 from 2 to 6 p.m. at John Davis Park, off Highway 190, Lacombe. Teacher Rebekah Granger Ellis asks the community...
View ArticleBowl games expected to lure more tourists to New Orleans
Antwan Harris / Eyewitness News Email: aharris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @antwanharris NEW ORLEANS -- Tulane University sophomore Max Kessler is putting in double time over the next week preparing for...
View ArticleAfter Further Review: Time for Saints to seize the moment on the road
The Saints are a much better team than the St.Louis Rams. On Sunday, it's time they show it. The road stigma has hung around this team for far too long. Especially this season where prognosticators...
View ArticleNelson Mandela buried in rolling hills of South Africa
QUNU, South Africa (AP) -- Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might of the new,...
View ArticlePedestrians, bike riders deaths in Louisiana rise in 2012
Deaths involving pedestrians and bicyclists helped push the number of Louisiana highway deaths up last year, even as deaths of motor vehicles drivers decreased. Figures released Sunday by the...
View ArticleFollowing protest, Orleans coroner agrees to reopen case of Henry Glover,...
In response to dozens of Glover family supporters chanting, "Eight years, no justice" inside his office, Orleans Parish Coroner Frank Minyard on Monday agreed to reopen the case of Henry Glover, a...
View ArticleLouisiana school voucher program needs better oversight, auditor says
Almost one third of Louisiana's voucher schools overbilled the state, illegally charging voucher students anywhere from $5 to $5,566 more than they charged private-paying students, the legislative...
View ArticleTerrytown firefighters responding to house fire
Terrytown firefighters are responding to a house fire in the 400 block of Holmes Boulevard. The incident was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Check back with NOLA.com for updates.
View ArticleCovington area site designated as shovel-ready by CLECO and national firm
A 171-acre tract in western St. Tammany Parish has acquired a second certification from a national site selection firm, a development that parish officials said makes the property highly desirable for...
View ArticleMayor Landrieu invokes Katrina in first TV spot for 2014 New Orleans mayor's...
With the Feb. 1 ballot card finalized, Mayor Mitch Landrieu wasted little time launching his pursuit for voters' attention: his campaign aired its first television spot Sunday during the first half of...
View ArticleFamily of Henry Glover demands corner classify death as homicide
New Orleans, La. - The family of Henry Glover showed up in force Monday morning at the Orleans Parish coroner's office. They wanted to meet with coroner Dr. Frank Minyard about classifying the death...
View ArticleLouisiana Oil and Gas Assoc. sues state attorney general over approval of...
The Louisiana Oil & Gas Association filed suit Friday against Attorney General Buddy Caldwell in an attempt to halt a wetlands damages lawsuit filed in July by the Southeast Louisiana Flood...
View ArticleMinor Terrytown house fire attributed to burned food
Burned food on the stove was responsible for scrambling Terrytown firefighters for a report of a house fire Monday (Dec. 16) morning. The incident was reported in the 400 block of Holmes Boulevard...
View ArticleLoyola starts receiving applications for its buyout program
About 40 longtime Loyola University employees were on hand Monday (Dec. 16) morning when the human-resources office opened to start receiving applications for the school's voluntary-severance program....
View ArticleSome Entergy customers to see rate increase next year
Entergy Louisiana customers will see their monthly bills increase by 47 cents beginning in December 2014, after state utility regulators approved a rate increase during their Monday meeting in Baton...
View ArticleFirst 2014 Senate race Super PAC ad criticizing Bill Cassidy is up and running
WASHINGTON - A Democratic Super PAC is out with the first negative TV advertisement against Republican Senate challenger Bill Cassidy. The ad by the Senate Majority PAC hits Cassidy, a physician and...
View ArticleWhat West Bank stories were the most talked about in 2013?
In some ways, 2013 was a monumental year for the West Bank. The Crescent City Connection tolls ended after a contentious campaign and two votes on the issue. Mardi Gras returned to Gretna with the...
View ArticleFamily of Henry Glover demands coroner classify death as homicide
New Orleans, La. - The family of Henry Glover showed up in force Monday morning at the Orleans Parish coroner's office. They wanted to meet with coroner Dr. Frank Minyard about classifying the death...
View ArticleSouthwest to Start Non-stop Service to San Diego from New Orleans
New Orleans, La. - Southwest Airlines is increasing air service from the New Orleans market with new non-stop service to San Diego, California beginning on April 8, 2014 on their 737 aircraft....
View ArticleWater main break floods two businesses in Metairie
Metairie, La. - Two businesses along Airline Drive in Metairie received water damage following a break in a water transmission line. The break happened around 10 am Monday morning in the 4700 block of...
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