Diana Samuels
NOLA.com
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Early voting for some parishes to end at 3 p.m. Saturday as Hurricane Nate approaches
The earlier voting deadline applies in Orleans, St. Tammany, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. → Read More
Cities and states that will pay you to live there
There are a variety of places that offer incentives for you to move there, whether it's free property or straight up cash. → Read More
After almost 40 years in New Orleans, rocket stage moves to Mississippi
The Saturn V rocket stage has been displayed outside NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility since 1978 → Read More
Some hoverboards removed from Amazon due to fires, USA Today reports
At least two hoverboard-related fires have been reported in Louisiana → Read More
Sid-Mar's compensation tied up in court 9 years after land seized
State seized property after Hurricane Katrina, said owners not entitled to money because the land was public all along → Read More
I-10 closed in both directions west of Baton Rouge due to crashed 18-wheelers
The closure was expected to last at least six hours → Read More
Grand Isle mayor draws challenger, 4 candidates for police chief
Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle will face one challenger, Councilman Stephen "Scooter" Resweber → Read More
Candidates qualify for political party seats, to be voted on March 5
Qualifying ended Friday afternoon (Dec. 4) for the March 5 elections → Read More
2 Grand Isle council seats to be contested on March 5
Two incumbents and a new member have been automatically elected → Read More
New Orleans among 'fattest, laziest' cities in U.S., website says
Roadsnacks.net says its rankings are 'meant as infotainment' → Read More
'We're coming. Lawyer up', political consultant says he was warned
He files suit alleging Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts was out to get him → Read More
Ed Tunstall, former Times-Picayune editor, dies at 91
Ed Tunstall, editor of The Times-Picayune from 1974 to 1980, died Friday (Nov. 27) in New Orleans after a brief illness, his family said. He was 91. Mr. Tunstall was born in Bayou La Batre, Ala. He graduated from St. Aloysius High School (now Brother Martin High School) and Tulane University in New Orleans. His long career as a journalist in both sports and news included more than two decades… → Read More
Orleans Parish Prison inmate dies, was hospitalized for chronic condition
An Orleans Parish Prison inmate who was hospitalized on Thursday (Nov. 12) for a chronic medical condition died on Sunday → Read More
'Small-town Louisiana feud' led to 6-year-old Marksville boy's death, Washington Post reports
A political feud between two Marksville officials may have helped set off a series of events that led to the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old → Read More
Vigil at New Orleans' Lafayette Square shows support for Paris in wake of terrorism
More than 200 people came to Lafayette Square to show support for Paris → Read More
74-year-old Metairie woman dies in crash on La. 25 in Folsom
Sandra M. Buras was identified as the woman who died in the crash → Read More
Tulane students tied up while armed robbers search for drugs, police say
Two Tulane University students were tied up in their off-campus home and threatened at gunpoint by two robbers → Read More
New Orleans police seek 'person of interest' in Uptown restaurant robberies
The New Orleans Police Department and FBI are searching for a 21-year-old man who authorities believe may have information about the recent robberies of Uptown-area restaurants → Read More
Armed robber steals from two men near Fair Grounds, police say
New Orleans Police reported that two men were robbed by a man with a gun early Sunday morning (Nov. 15) near the Fair Grounds → Read More
Medium writer tells story of father's death at Airbnb home, questions rentals' safety
A writer whose father died at an Aibrnb rental home his family was staying at in Texas is speaking out → Read More