Religion9 hours ago·ProvisionalNew Orleans Archdiocese Survivor Payouts RevealedHundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by clergy in the Archdiocese of New Orleans have begun receiving letters stating the amounts they will be paid u...New OrleansCatholicismClergy sexual abuse settlements
PoliticsDec 5, 2025Louisiana AG urges NOPD to cooperate fully with federal immigration authoritiesLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has sent a formal letter to New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, urging the department to ful...LouisianaImmigrationNew Orleans+1
RaceJun 3, 2026Journalist Susan Saulny traces how her great-uncle’s choice to pass as white in the 1920s split a Creole family between New Orleans and ChicagoJournalist Susan Saulny, prompted by reporting about a newly elected pope with Creole roots, investigated a family secret: her great-uncle Edward, born in New Orlean...New OrleansSusan SaulnyRacial passing
CrimeFeb 26, 2026Shia LaBeouf runs from courthouse after posting $100K bond in New Orleans Mardi Gras battery caseActor Shia LaBeouf appeared before a New Orleans judge following his arrest during Mardi Gras for allegedly assaulting multiple people and using homophobic slurs. Th...Shia LaBeoufNew OrleansAlcohol+2
ArchaeologyJan 17, 2026Construction crews find remnants of devastating 18th-century fires beneath iconic American cityDuring a $9 million water main replacement project on St. Peter Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, construction crews uncovered a trove of artifacts and evidence...New OrleansFrench QuarterFire of 1788+1
CrimeDec 12, 2025New Orleans jail escapee who was on the run for months sentenced to life in prisonDerrick Groves, a 28-year-old inmate, was sentenced in New Orleans to two life sentences for a double murder committed in 2018. Groves was the last of a group of inm...New OrleansMurderJail Escape+1
MediaAug 16, 2026·ProvisionalNew Orleans Journalist Handcuffed During IndictmentIn early July, WWL Louisiana investigative producer Danny Monteverde and the station's lawyer Elana Beiser were temporarily detained by deputies at the New Orleans c...New OrleansFreedom of SpeechReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Public SafetyAug 18, 2026·ProvisionalTeen dies after fall in abandoned Plaza TowerA 17-year-old high school student, Jacque St Ann, died after falling while inside the fenced-off, abandoned 45-story Plaza Tower in downtown New Orleans. New Orleans...New OrleansPlaza Tower