The New King of New Orleans
Chris Schultz divides his years in New Orleans into pre-K and post-K periods—pre-Katrina…
Top 25 Ways You Can $upport New Orleans on Katrina Commemoration Week
From Fusicology - This week marks exactly 5 years since Hurricane Katrina and…
TEDxNOLA: Crisis and Creativity
As the Gulf Coast continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina and the effects…
Pinkberry goes Downtown
With the increasing amount of celebrities making New Orleans home and the major…
Oil Spill Claims: New Guidelines Could Rule Out Many Gulf Victims
MIAMI (Associated Press) - A flower shop in Florida that saw a drop-off…
Wind Turbine Company brings Hundreds of Jobs to New Orleans
Blade Dynamics, a British company that develops wind turbine technology, has decided to…
Lessons in Resilience From New Orleans
New Orleans has an extraordinary history of multihazard threats, experience, and resilience. Located…
Since Hurricane Katrina New Orleans area has added 93,800 jobs, UNOÂ reports
In the five years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall and devastated communities across…
BP's Oil Spill trickle down affect puts Feelgoodz at risk
We recently became aware of an example of how the BP oil spill…
Aid Available For Louisiana's Shrimpers
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Qualified Louisiana shrimpers are eligible for up to $12,000…
Five Years Later, The Big Easy Pushes Forward
Five years after Hurricane Katrina broke the levees and New Orleans was flooded,…
Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment
The gusher has finally been beaten back, and from 400 miles up government…
BP Fires 10,000 Cleanup Workers
New BP CEO Bob Dudley wasn't kidding when he announced last week that…
Versatile Louisiana becomes 'L.A. South' for movie shoots
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - - Hollywood is eternally searching for the…
Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup, incoming BP CEO says
BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the…
Louisiana shows Positive Job Growth for the Year
The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) has reported that Louisiana's seasonally adjusted non-farm employment…
New Orleans: Been in the Storm Too Long
New Orleans is nearing the five year anniversary of the failed levees during…
7 Louisiana parish presidents call for bigger say in oil spill cleanup and aftermath
NEW ORLEANS — The presidents of seven coastal Louisiana parishes and other local…
Plan B: Grading New Orleans's Readiness for Climate Change
With geography and climate change working against it, New Orleans prepares for the…
How the Gulf of Mexico became the nation's 'toilet bowl'
Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana (CNN) -- When Nazia Dardar looks at the seemingly endless lake…
BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle
In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude…
Official: BP CEO Hayward being replaced over spill
Gaffe-prone BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, who incensed many on the Gulf Coast…
Some Perspective…BP Set to Announce 5 Billion Dollar Profit in 2nd Quarter
From the Telegraph - This week is likely to see the start of…
Deepwater Horizon rig explosion came from greed: Jarvis DeBerry TP
Times-Picayune reporter David Hammer has provided readers with an involved and highly technical…
Gulf Oil Spill: Feds Work To Put A Price On Damage
BAY RONQUILLE, La. — The marsh is soaked with oil and the grass…
Service Industry professionals can file claims with BP
The service industry in New Orleans is a tight community. They work the…
BP to sell $7 billion in assets to Apache to pay for spill
A BP PLC spokesman said Tuesday the oil giant is placing on the…
BP: No sign of leaks as capped well nears 48 hours
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP's experimental cap was holding Saturday as the final…
Shrimpers hatch plan to return to waters
The Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board is trying to sell a “Back…
Robbing New Orleans to Pay for BP's Spill
The New Orleans house I'm sitting in at the moment is finished with…
College Football: The Above-Average Guide to Week 1 for the Average Fan
With college football starting up this week, there are a lot of questions… 37 minutes ago
Beaches are back 4 months after Gulf oil spill, but BP still casting a long shadow
Most Labor Day bookings down, and many rooms are still filled with BP… 1 hour ago
Temporary cap that stopped Gulf oil gusher is removed; no oil is expected to leak
Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the… 1 hour ago
Two Gulf explosions, but many differences between them
Here are some differences between the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster April 20 and… 1 hour ago
Community leaders' suit against Mayor Mitch Landrieu in hospital dispute are rejected
A New Orleans judge has rejected the claims of six eastern New Orleans… 1 hour ago
Kenner City Council awards $3.7 million in sewer contracts
The Kenner City Council Thursday approved spending $3.7 million for sewer improvements that… 2 hours ago
Oil spill claims administrator holds meeting in Slidell
Ken Feinberg answers questions from those harmed financially by the Gulf of Mexico… 2 hours ago
Man arrested in N.O. on rape, murder charges
A fugitive wanted for rape and murder charges in Texas was arrested Thursday… 2 hours ago
Man arrested in N.O. on rape, murder charges
A fugitive wanted for rape and murder charges in Texas was arrested Thursday… 2 hours ago
New Orleans Saints take an early 3-0 lead against Tennessee
Coverage from LP Field in Nashville 2 hours ago
Gulf oil spill cleanup provided valuable lessons, BP report says
BP says the lessons learned from the massive Macondo oil spill in the… 2 hours ago
'Ecstasy' drug dealer admits to February killing, gets 40 years in prison
A 23-year-old drug dealer has admitted killing a man in eastern New Orleans… 2 hours ago
Israelis and Palestinians to hold regular talks
Israel's moratorium on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank is due to… 2 hours ago
Hurricane Earl is down to a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Earl advisory from the National Hurricane Center NOAA imageHurricane Earl's winds have… 3 hours ago
Tropical Storm Fiona still on track for Bermuda
Tropical Storm Fiona advisory from the National Hurricane Center NOAA imageTropical Storm FionaA… 3 hours ago
Tulane Green Wave vs. Southeastern Louisiana Lions football live in-game updates
Tulane is hosting Division I-AA Southeastern Louisiana at the Superdome in the season… 3 hours ago
Brothers say judge holding up trial for murder of mother
Family members of a murdered New Orleans mother and daughter are crying out… 3 hours ago
Brothers say judge holding up trial for murder of mother
Family members of a murdered New Orleans mother and daughter are crying out… 3 hours ago
Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months
When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago
Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months
When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago
Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months
When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago
Police to draw blood from drivers who refuse breath test in DWI crackdown Labor Day weekend
EMT or nurse actually will draw blood at jail once court order is… 3 hours ago
Crimestoppers tip leads to arrest of murder suspect in Philadelphia
New Orleans police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of… 3 hours ago
Crimestoppers tip leads to arrest of murder suspect in Philadelphia
New Orleans police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of… 3 hours ago
Dog reported shot in hind leg in Chalmette
St. Bernard Parish authorities said a small Labrador retriever was shot in a… 3 hours ago
Jay Dardenne leads in fundraising in lieutenant governor's race
Secretary of State Jay Dardenne took in more than $137,000 over the last… 3 hours ago
Some New Orleans Saints starters will take the field against Tennessee
Most of the starters won't play 3 hours ago
Police looking for suspect after dog shot in leg in St. Bernard
St. Bernard deputies are looking for leads into who shot a Labrador in… 4 hours ago
Police looking for suspect after dog shot in leg in St. Bernard
St. Bernard deputies are looking for leads into who shot a Labrador in… 4 hours ago
Vance Bourjaily, writer and teacher, dies at age 87
Vance Bourjaily, a writer who spent much of his life teaching his craft… 4 hours ago
ABM Industries settles harassment suit for $5.8M
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say a national janitorial services company will… 4 hours ago
Waggaman man sentenced to 11 years on drug, gun charges
A Waggaman resident was sentenced in federal court to 11 years in prison… 4 hours ago
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