8 Best Airbnb Stays in New Orleans for Music and Culture

There are some exquisite Airbnb stays in New Orleans for a memorable and fun retreat. New Orleans is a vibrant destination known for its rich culture, lively music, and historic charm. Tourists are drawn to its French and Spanish-inspired...

Increasing Threat of Wildfires Leads Louisiana Ag Commissioner to Issue Warning

It’s been a dry fall so far, and the forecast is calling for little chance of rain over the next week. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the dry weather is helping farmers harvest their crops. But as the Louisiana Radio Network...

Workers Brace For AI’s Impact On Louisiana Job Market

You'd think after all those sci-fi movies we grew up with, we'd have seen this coming a mile away. You would think we’d be ready. But you would be dead wrong. This whole Artificial Intelligence, or AI, thing isn't some future fantasy anymore. It's...

BRG Survivor Series: Baton Rouge General 'Patient Navigator' becomes the patient, shares story of breast cancer survival

BATON ROUGE- In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WBRZ is sharing stories of survival, including that of Alfredia Turner, a dedicated healthcare professional at Baton Rouge General. For over 20 years, Alfredia has helped patients navigate...

Long-lost Ancient Roman artifact shows up in overgrown NEW ORLEANS garden: 'We thought it was a cool-a** piece of art'

A New Orleans couple cleaning up their overgrown backyard stumbled across a stunning find among the weeds - an ancient Roman marble tablet that had been unaccounted for since World War II. Daniella Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University,...

Republicans face states’ healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th day on Monday. The lawmakers have not...

Senate Republicans face states' healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government...

Changes to Louisiana's children and family services led to gaps in resources, advocates say

Changes in Louisiana's system to help families and children under state supervision — including the closure of several centers and ending provider contracts — have left gaps in services and confusion on how to get them, some child welfare...

New Orleans chef, a N.Y. native, killed in carjacking while waiting for son at daycare

New Orleans ― Thomas Morgan spoke to his son on the phone almost every Tuesday night. His son Carl Morgan worked as a sous chef at Brennan’s, one of New Orleans’ most prestigious restaurants. His son couldn’t make it back to Central New York to...

New Orleans Saints Great Marques Colston Says Kellen Moore Has A ‘Little Sean Payton In Him,’ Talks Journey As Entrepreneur

New Orleans Saints great Marques Colston details his entrepreneur journey since his playing career ended. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images) Getty Images Marques Colston knows the New Orleans Saints still have to find their identity as a...

Leslie Jacobs was a polarizing power broker in New Orleans education. Now she's back.

Leslie Jacobs, a controversial architect of New Orleans’ all-charter-school system who withdrew from public advocacy several years ago, is back. She's already making waves. Jacobs, a former insurance executive who spent three decades in education...

Helena Moreno elected next mayor of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – Councilwoman at-large Helena Moreno is heading back to City Hall after a resounding win in Saturday’s mayoral primary election, securing 55% of the vote, above the simple majority she needed to clinch the job without a runoff...

Louisiana warns about Botox injections after two residents hospitalized

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is urging residents to be cautious when receiving Botox injections. The department issued a statement urging the public to avoid receiving botulinum toxin injections, commonly known...

Beckham's Bookshop in New Orleans reminds me how fun reading can be

On the last Saturday of August, I began my morning with The New York Times, which carried yet another story about the decline of reading across the country. Over the past two decades, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40%, as The...

4 takeaways from New Orleans election: Moreno's big win, Woodfork's jailbreak joke, more

New Orleans has a new mayor, sheriff and City Council members after Saturday's election, when voter turnout was high and winning candidates took to podiums to celebrate and reassure residents they'll work to keep campaign promises. Here are four...

Louisiana Man Convicted in Drew County on Multiple Felony Drug and Firearm Charges

Johnathon Paul Smith A Drew County jury has convicted Johnathon Paul Smith, of Rayne, Louisiana, on multiple felony charges stemming from a September 15, 2024, traffic stop in Monticello. Following a two-day trial, the jury found Smith guilty of:...

Helena Moreno to be next mayor of New Orleans: 'The work starts tomorrow morning'

This story was originally published by Verite News; For more Oct. 11 election results, click here City Councilmember Helena Moreno is heading back to City Hall after a resounding win in the Oct. 11 primary election, securing 55% of the vote, above...

Roman artefact resurfaces in a New Orleans backyard

Santoro reached out to her classical archaeologist colleague Susann Lusnia, who realised that the slab was a 1900-year-old grave marker of a Roman sailor A family in New Orleans made an extremely unusual find while cleaning up their overgrown...

Roman artifact with cryptic ‘spirits of the dead’ message uncovered in New Orleans backyard

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans family cleaning up their overgrown backyard made an extremely unusual find: Under the weeds was a mysterious marble tablet with Latin characters that included the phrase “spirits of the dead.” “The fact that it was in...

One dead after shooting in Leonidas neighborhood, New Orleans police say

A man is dead after being shot in the Leonidas neighborhood near Hollygrove, according to the New Orleans Police Department. NOPD officers responded to a shooting call around 6 p.m. and found the man suffering from a gunshot wound near Cambronne...