A new report on the financial condition of the 75 most populous cities ranks New Orleans no. 66 in the nation for fiscal health.
Holiday travelers at the New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport were left in the dark during a power outage New Year's Day.
"Almost 300 years, my friends. And New Orleans, we're still making history," Cantrell told a cheering crowd in her victory speech.
Nagin, who served two terms as mayor from 2002 to 2010, is serving his sentence at the Satellite Prison Camp in Texarkana, Texas.
“This storm certainly puts another wrinkle in our ability to predict overall turnout for the 14th,” said Secretary of State Tom Schedler.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision Monday, nearly a month after a lower court judge blocked the majority of the law.
Opponents say the law violates the Fourth Amendment by requiring police to detain suspected illegal immigrants without probable cause.
Jesus Mesa was in Texas when he shot 15-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca in June 2010. The Mexican teen was on Mexican soil.
When Katrina in 2005, Americans were horrified by images of people stranded on rooftops and scrounging for food and water.
"If we can't handle a bad storm, then what will we do when there's a hurricane?" asked Councilman Jason Williams.
The federal government gave anglers 39 more days to fish, saying the economic benefit outweighs the harm to the species.
Louisiana Democratic Party will change the name of its annual dinner fundraiser to True Blue Gala to part ways with slave-owning presidents.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says U.S. Senator John Kennedy doesn't do enough to help city fight crime.
A new study shows that Louisiana's state finances continue to deteriorate.
New Orleans is removing its fourth and final Confederate-era monument. Police are ready for possible confrontations, but peaceful so far.
New Orleans workers took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday, the third of four such monuments.
The Louisiana's Legislative Black Caucus Tuesday slammed a House bill that would make it more difficult to remove Confederate monuments.
Both sides in the controversy to remove Confederate monuments have been staging protests. Here are five things you should know.