New Orleans News

On Friday, June 1, Flow Tribe cuts up at the Maple Leaf. d.b.a. presents the Hot Club of New Orleans early, followed by the Soul Rebels Brass Band.

Though forecasters this year have predicted fewer hurricanes than normal and experts say the region's flood-protection infrastructure has never been more robust, residents across the New Orleans area are being encouraged to take stock of their provisions and review their evacuation plans in preparation for the six-month hurricane season that begins ... (more)

An ankle monitor worn by the 13-year-old suspect in Tuesday's fatal shooting of a 58-year-old man on his Mid-City stoop has pinpointed the boy at the location of the shooting when it happened, a spokeswoman for Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman said Thursday.

An 18-year-old man shot multiple times Thursday morning in the 1800 block of North Roman Street has died.

For all that contemporary hip-hop is accused of misogyny, it's still notable that in its earliest days, the mic was often wielded by female lyricists as fierce as their Y-chromosome counterparts - in the popular arena as well as the more political underground.

New Orleans cabbie Thayer "Tiger" Hamdalla rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.

A day before the 2012 hurricane season begins, New Orleans officials have launched a website designed to be a one-stop shop for disaster preparation.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu is encouraging parents to take advantage of the city's summer youth recreation opportunities being offered by the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission by registering their children for summer camps.

Children shouldn't have to fear for their lives at a birthday party, but the gunshots that rang out on Simon Bolivar Avenue Tuesday afternoon turned an innocent ritual of childhood into a scene of bloodshed and death.

In a town where seersucker suits show up in corner offices, and white bucks with pink oxfords are as common as summer snowballs, it's no surprise the city's young and fashion-forward have developed a fascination with fancy neckwear.

A mother was arrested after her 11-month-old daughter drowned in the bath tub Tuesday night.

Plaquemines Parish residents will receive an update from federal officials Thursday about the status of a levee project stretching from New Orleans to Venice, and how officials plan to replace wetlands and forests damaged by the work.

Debris removal at an Algiers eyesore has been halted for months after a contractor walked off the job over a dispute about the removal of potentially harmful debris and how much the work should cost.

Debris removal at an Algiers eyesore has been halted for months after a contractor walked off the job over a dispute about the removal of potentially harmful debris and how much the work should cost.

Brianna Allen's family said they are still dealing with strong emotions after the 5-year-old was killed in a shooting Tuesday.

New Orleans and all its eccentricities will be the butt of many a joke when four homegrown comedians take the stage at the Howlin' Wolf on Saturday to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society .

When Timolynn Sams attended Lusher Elementary School, her mom worked just around the corner at Audubon Montessori.

New Orleans Police arrested a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old wearing an ankle monitor just hours after they allegedly gunned down a man during an armed robbery attempt shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Baudin Street in Mid-City . The teenagers walked up to 58-year-old Rafael Quintanilla, who was sitting on the front steps of his ... (more)

Crime stories must be kept off The Times-Picayune's front page, according to the Boston consultants who produced a tourism "master plan" for New Orleans in 2009.

By MELINDA DESLATTE / Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. -- To stave off deep cuts, senators are proposing to balance next year's budget with a complex series of shell games and financing maneuvers tied to building sales, loan repayments and fund transfers.