Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol
Read full article: Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrolNew Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Donald Trump.
National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year's since Bourbon Street attack
Read full article: National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year's since Bourbon Street attackNearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions.
National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year's a year after deadly attack
Read full article: National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year's a year after deadly attackA National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations.
New Orleans trash collectors litigate over removing foul French Quarter odors
Read full article: New Orleans trash collectors litigate over removing foul French Quarter odorsIn one of America's favorite party hotspots, residents and business owners say the stench of trash and bad decisions is being scrubbed clean like never before.
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam
Read full article: Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lamOfficials have increased the reward for the capture of seven escaped New Orleans inmates.
NBA postpones Bucks-Pelicans game after historic snow storm in New Orleans
Read full article: NBA postpones Bucks-Pelicans game after historic snow storm in New OrleansThe NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.
New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?
Read full article: New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the attack that killed 14 people when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a pickup through a New Year’s crowd.
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
Read full article: What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French QuarterThe FBI says the New Orleans truck attacker who killed 14 people had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses.
Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says
Read full article: Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI saysThe man responsible for the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses.
The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gap
Read full article: The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gapThe city of New Orleans tried to protect its famed French Quarter from a terrorist attack years before a U.S. Army veteran rammed a truck into crowds of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people.
New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
Read full article: New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replacedSeven years ago, New Orleans officials began installing adjustable barriers at intersections in the famed French Quarter to temporarily prevent vehicles from entering the tourist area where the narrow streets are typically teeming with pedestrians every night of the week.
The Latest: Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner says
Read full article: The Latest: Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner saysA driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
WATCH LIVE: Investigators give update on deadly New Year’s rampage in New Orleans
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Investigators give update on deadly New Year’s rampage in New OrleansMultiple fatalities were reported early Wednesday after a car plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, according to CBS News.
New Orleans’ Carnival season marks Fat Tuesday with celebrities and pretend monarchs
Read full article: New Orleans’ Carnival season marks Fat Tuesday with celebrities and pretend monarchsNew Orleans is bidding a typically joyous farewell to Carnival season with Mardi Gras parades and street parties.
Search renewed for remains of 4 victims of 1973 gay bar fire
Read full article: Search renewed for remains of 4 victims of 1973 gay bar fireNearly a half-century after arson killed 32 people in a New Orleans gay bar, the City Council has renewed the search for the remains of four victims — three of them never identified.
Health official bows out of Mardi Gras parade; cites threats
Read full article: Health official bows out of Mardi Gras parade; cites threatsNew Orleans' health director says she won't take part in a satirical Mardi Gras-season parade, one of the season's earliest, citing threats since COVID-19 restrictions were resumed.
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Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
Read full article: Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon StreetTourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. “We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers. To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades.
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The Latest: Jump in cases worries S. Korea as holiday starts
Read full article: The Latest: Jump in cases worries S. Korea as holiday starts(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 504 new coronavirus cases for the latest 24-hour period. Although coronavirus cases stayed relatively low in Japan last year compared to the United States and Europe, infections have been climbing recently. Kate Brown says outdoor contact sports, including high school football, can resume this week amid a decline in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On Wednesday, Germany’s Robert Koch Institute reported 8,072 new virus cases and 813 deaths in 24 hours. ___MADRID — Spain’s official 14-day rate of coronavirus cases has fallen to 584, from a peak of 900 two weeks ago.
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The Latest: Calls for voting extension in Georgia after Zeta
Read full article: The Latest: Calls for voting extension in Georgia after ZetaEarly voting ended Tuesday, so Zeta hasn’t disrupted any voting so far. Early voting ended Tuesday, so Zeta hasn’t disrupted any voting so far. State officials weren’t sure how many of the 336 early voting locations statewide were closed or delayed in opening. ___6:55 a.m.Officials in Georgia say high winds from Tropical Storm Zeta have caused a second death in the South. ___4:00 a.m.A tropical storm warning is in effect in Atlanta as Tropical Storm Zeta makes its way quickly toward the northeast.
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Let the good times ... hold. Virus recloses New Orleans bars
Read full article: Let the good times ... hold. Virus recloses New Orleans barsA man walks by the closed Tropical Isle Bar on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Louisiana had been an international hot spot for the new coronavirus in March, and New Orleans was its focal point. A gradual easing of restrictions began in May, culminating with Mayor LaToya Cantrell's decision to let New Orleans bars reopen, albeit at only 25% capacity, on June 13. Since the start of the crisis, Louisiana has identified at least 36 outbreaks, affecting at least 405 people, involving bars," Edwards office said in a Saturday news release. Statewide hospitalizations were at 1,300 and trending sharply upward, according to figures the state health department released Monday.
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French Quarter sans tourists: 'An old neighborhood again'
Read full article: French Quarter sans tourists: 'An old neighborhood again'In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020, a bar is boarded-up at a Bourbon Street intersection in New Orleans French Quarter. Some residents of the historic French Quarter, while acknowledging the economic pain and suffering, say the lack of tourists has been a relief. The French Quarter is the 300-year-old historic heart of New Orleans. Kari Mote, who lives in the nearby Bywater neighborhood, is a waitress who lost her job at a French Quarter restaurant when the state shut down on-site dining. As the French Quarter slowly reawakens, Pellerin hopes city leaders resist the urge to relax such regulations or loosen noise limits in an effort to increase commerce and tax revenue.
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