12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (200+ words) A judge has ruled in favor of St. Bernard Parish, allowing its lawsuit against the Port of New Orleans to proceed. The lawsuit, filed in 2023, challenges whether Port NOLA has jurisdictional authority to operate in St. Bernard Parish as part…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (385+ words) City leaders are working to integrate the Sewerage and Water Board (SWB) into city operations. The utility will function as a city department. It's the next step after city council gained authority over the utility in August. Leaders hope to…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (243+ words) An appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, a decision that comes as the Supreme Court considers the same case and states have already started sending out ballots for the high-stakes…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (223+ words) The New Orleans City Council has proclaimed Sept. 9 as Sylvia Crier Day, recognizing the 86-year-old educator for her decades of service at McDonogh 35 High School, other New Orleans schools and her influence on hundreds of students. Crier has worked in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (882+ words) A panel of federal judges is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (431+ words) President Donald Trump is heading to Dallas, Texas, for a Republican convention, marking the first time the GOP has held such an event ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Democrats organized similar events in the 1970s and…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (474+ words) After a brief presentation, Mayor Helena Moreno opened the floor to questions Tuesday night at the Sanchez Multi-Service Center in the Lower Ninth Ward, marking the beginning steps to publicly outline New Orleans' spending plans for next year. The city’s…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (246+ words) SpaceX is hiring in Pecan Island, at the site of their newly announced launch base. SpaceX is hiring in Louisiana. Just weeks after the historic announcement of a $100 billion launching pad in Louisiana, the aerospace company headed by Elon Musk…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (219+ words) Cheese, aluminum foil, smartphones and toilet paper among impacted products Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 8. More than 600 U.S. imports were listed on Canada's Department of Finance website; among them are cheese,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (80+ words) Two of the three candidates running for for a Kenner-based seat in the Louisiana House of Representative participated in the WDSU Hot Seat Debate. Mike Sigur and Alex Perdomo, both Republicans, attended. Gregory Carroll, a Democrat, was invited but had…...