You Searched For "New Orleans" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
'Hit Man' was meant to be set in Houston, but switched to New Orleans because of tax incentives
"Hit Man" is based on a real-life undercover hitman who operated in Houston — but finances shunting…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
1 min read
Haunting photos show a Six Flags in New Orleans that has been abandoned for almost 2 decades
Almost two decades later, Six Flags New Orleans still sits abandoned, now a time capsule of life be…
Gabbi Shaw
2 mins read
Woman claims Atlantic City casino is refusing to pay out a more than $1.2 million jackpot win, reports say
Roney Beal, 72, claims she won the jackpot while playing a "Wheel of Fortune" slot machine at Bally…
Nathan Rennolds
1 min read
Leah Chase's legacy was highlighted in 'High on the Hog' season 2. I made the famous New Orleans chef's succulent peach cobbler, and it 100% delivers.
According to The Associated Press, Dooky Chase was the first white-tablecloth restaurant for Black …
Lauren Edmonds
2 mins read
A New Orleans police officer Lil Wayne referred to as 'Uncle Bob' is dead. The rapper spent his career praising him after he saved his life.
Lil Wayne reached out to Robert Hoobler, the cop Wayne nicknamed "Uncle Bob," and said that he woul…
Hannah Getahun
4 mins read
US Army engineers are dredging the dwindling Mississippi River 24/7 and battling seawater creeping upstream toward New Orleans' drinking water
The Mississippi River is low, following another year of drought. This threatens the international s…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
The Mississippi River's flow is the weakest it's been in 35 years. Seawater overtaking the river could make New Orleans' drinking water too salty for months.
The Mississippi River hit its lowest flow rate since 1988, allowing a saltwater wedge to surge in f…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Katie Hawkinson
2 mins read
New Orleans pastor admits defrauding his church of $900,000 to spend on cars and paying off credit cards
Rev. Charles Southall III moved cash meant for church projects into his personal account, including…
Mia Jankowicz
1 min read
Despite a majority of Americans believing crime is on the rise, figures suggest the homicide rate dropped nearly 13 per cent in 2023
The predicted largest one-year drop on record in homicides, contradicts US public concerns about ri…
Rebecca Rommen
1 min read
A New Orleans McDonald's worker said she was 'scared' while in a freezer during an armed robbery. But when she called 911, her mother was the dispatcher.
Teri Clark, a 911 dispatcher, said tears were coming down her face when she realized the caller on…
Taylor Ardrey
1 min read
A New Orleans man was in the bathroom when a tornado tore apart his house — and didn't realize it had hit until he stepped out, his son-in-law said
Severe storms and tornadoes battered the New Orleans area this week, leaving at least three people …
Rebecca Cohen
1 min read
A Louisiana woman was sentenced to 2 decades in prison after pleading guilty to posing as an attorney and stealing millions from autistic man
Kristina Galjour pleaded guilty to three counts of practicing law without a license and for theft v…
Taylor Ardrey
1 min read
A New Orleans officer was suspended after a bystander claimed he did nothing to stop the public rape of an unconscious woman
"I mean, this police officer isn't even moving. He's still just parked here," a bystander can be he…
Yelena Dzhanova
3 mins read
A Black Army officer says she was profiled when she was denied entry to a Louisiana casino after an employee discredited her military ID
Deja Harrison, 23, and her stepbrother arrived at Harrah's New Orleans for his birthday earlier thi…
Taylor Ardrey
1 min read
Miss Laos traveled 48 hours to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans
Miss Laos Payengxa Lor's voyage to the competition, which takes place in New Orleans this year, inc…
Anneta Konstantinides
3 mins read
How a New Orleans bar crawled out of Hurricane Ida with a Bluetooth speaker, a power generator, and $1 beers
The owners of Pepp's Pub estimate they lost $30,000 in Hurricane Ida. They told Insider about the l…
Elle Hardy
1 min read
It will take weeks to restore power to the parts of Louisiana hit hardest by Hurricane Ida
As of Saturday afternoon, roughly 469,000 households across the state still lacked power, including…
Michelle Mark
1 min read
New Orleans will have its power back by Wednesday, 10 days after Hurricane Ida crushed the city's electrical grid
Over 25,000 workers from 40 states are trying to fix 14,000 damaged poles, the Associated Press sai…
Jake Epstein
1 min read
New Orleans 911 operator accused of deliberately hanging up on callers
Precious Stephens, 25, faces charges of malfeasance in office and interfering with an emergency com…
Natalie Musumeci
2 mins read
Over half of the gas stations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are out of fuel as the cities remain without power because of Ida, and now a heatwave has arrived
The heat index was 108 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday. The governor said residents who evacuated b…