New Orleans News

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of a new report highlighting the benefits of health insurance reform for Louisiana.

ASK RESIDENTS of New Orleans who they think was responsible for the drowning of their city during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and without hesitation many will say the Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. backed that assessment in a blistering ruling last week-

The toasted muffuletta is a pleasure to tear into. The olive salad here is mellow, speaking more of celery than olives.

According to court records, a private Hammond hospital built three years ago but never opened will be sold at auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Orleans on Dec.

SLIDELL, La. A 24-year-old man led State Police on a wild car chase that included smashing in to two State Police vehicles, driving into oncoming traffic on Interstate-10 and having shots fired into his car by State Police.

New Orleans Fig Street Art Studio now sells art prints and gifts in the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries. Unique art on tiles, prints,magnets, and shirts now sold on the web in Europe.

Actress Sandra Bullock will walk the red carpet in New Orleans on Thursday for an evening premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side." Bullock, who recently bought a home in New Orleans, is hosting the event with film studio Warner Bros.

A legislative budget committee reluctantly agreed Friday to let the Recovery School District move ahead with $163 million in repairs to hurricane-damaged schools in New Orleans.

Passenger levels were up nearly 9 percent at Louisiana's largest commercial airport last month, with concert-goers, conventioners and football fans helping provide the boost.

The old Jefferson Highway was the first transcontinental road to traverse the North American continent from north to south, and possibly the first dedicated international highway in the world.

A New Orleans police officer was arrested Friday afternoon after a security guard at Lakeside Shopping Center allegedly saw him pocket a bottle of perfume, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman said.

A fire in New Orleans East destroyed two homes Friday night. It started in the 7000 block of Salem Drive, in the Bunker Hill neighborhood, just after 7 p.m. The fire destroyed two townhomes that are believed to have been vacant, police said.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will be at the White House State Dinner on Tuesday November 24.

The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again.

New Orleans artist JK Schwehm describes how he makes replica Street Name Tile murals like the ones found in the French Quarter.

New Orleans is seeing a surge of new rental units, but some people wonder if the massive new complexes are really solving the affordable housing crisis in the city.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the 57th NBA All-Star Game, part of 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend at the New Orleans Arena on February 17, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A Louisiana businessman was arrested Thursday on charges he engaged in a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors more than $11 million, money he allegedly used to finance a lavish lifestyle.

Nicolas Cage goes wild as a corrupt-drug addicted cop in this re-make of the '92 cult classic.

The Orleans Parish District Attorney says there's no place like home. After more than four years, the D.A. has one, single place to hang his hat.