Chris Miller
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NOLA council committee today discusses new AirBnB rules
A New Orleans City Council committee meeting today takes up new rules for Air BnBs. The city is trying to strengthen regulations after previous rules were gutted by a federal appeals court. → Read More
Potatoes, lemons, limes out as Metairie St. Patrick's Day throws
The Metairie Road St. Patrick’s Day Parade is making changes this year to what can be thrown from its floats. Out are potatoes, lemons, and limes, amid fears that the produce could be hurled hard enough to hurt someone. → Read More
Cantrell recall organizer's suit to reduce active voter count to resume Tuesday
Today the organizers of the campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell went to court for a hearing on their case against the registrar of voters. → Read More
More than 6K customers without power in St. Bernard, Entergy reports
A power failure has cut electricity for more than 6,000 Entergy customers in St. Bernard Parish. The outages are in Meraux, Violet, Poydras, and areas outside the hurricane protection levee. → Read More
Rex, Zulu, & Argus appear at events along river today
There may only be two parades on the schedule tonight, but there is plenty to do during the day for Lundi Gras. Rez, Zulu, and Argus all have appearances from Kenner to the Aquarium. → Read More
St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper running for reelection
St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper has announced his run for reelection. Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer has also announced his candidacy for St. Tammany Parish President. → Read More
The Saints are back in the 1st round of the draft. Now what?
The New Orleans Saints are back in the first round of the upcoming 2023 NFL draft, after agreeing to let Sean Payton out of his contract to coach the Denver Broncos. → Read More
Mayor Cantrell announces carnival krewes' return to pre-pandemic routes
New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades will return to their pre-pandemic starting points, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Monday. → Read More
Too soon to tell if new crimefighting tactics are working, but there's hope
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says crime appears to be trending down, based on data collected over the first few weeks of the year. But experts point out that is a really small sample size. → Read More
Cantrell recall petition due 4 weeks from today
The petition drive to put a recall of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on the ballot is in its final weeks. Political analyst Clancy DuBos has seen plenty of recall attempts but this may be the best-organized → Read More
NOW you can have your king cakes
Just in time to wreck any New Year’s resolutions about dieting, sweets, or weight loss, it’s King’s Day! It is now permissible to eat king cake and not catch a lot of sideways glances. → Read More
2023 starts with higher gas prices, but that should change soon says expert
The cold snap a few days before Christmas caused the increase, with some refineries shutting down right as people were hitting the road for their holiday vacations. AAA spokesman Don Redman says things should quickly get back to normal. → Read More
'Tis the season for job cuts
Happy New Year – we’re going to have to let you go. A lot of workers may be hearing this as 2023 begins. “It’s going to be tough going in 2023,” predicts UNO professor Mark Rosa → Read More
Watch tornado hit JPSO firing range
Among the many buildings in the area damaged by yesterday’s tornadoes was the firing range for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The storm Wednesday afternoon peeled the roof from the building in Harvey. → Read More
Councilmember Morrell repeats call to replace NOPD Chief Ferguson
New Orleans City Council Vice President J.P. Morrell on Thursday repeated his desire to see NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson replaced. → Read More
Louisiana gas price lower than a year ago
Gas prices in the New Orleans area have fallen below last year’s prices. AAA’s daily survey of area gas stations shows average prices a few pennies a gallon less than this time a year ago. → Read More
Thanksgiving travel forecast to increase, despite higher gas prices
Even though gasoline is more expensive this Thanksgiving, more people are taking road trips. According to GasBuddy.com, road travel will increase 20 percent over last year. → Read More
Artemis I bringing New Orleans back to the moon
After a few false starts, the Artemis I mission lifted off this morning, sending an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon and back. The massive rocket at the core of the Space Launch System was built here in New Orleans, as was the crew capsule. → Read More
House GOP selects Scalise for majority leader, McCarthy up for speaker
The House Republican Caucus today nominated Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California for Speaker of the House, and Whip Steve Scalise for Majority Leader. → Read More
Darius Rucker, Foreigner headline Endymion 2023
The Krewe of Endymion today announced its lineup for its 2023 event. Multi-platinum recording artist and Grammy award winner Darius Rucker will headline the Extravaganza, along with British-American rock band Foreigner. → Read More