WELL, TONIGHT, MANY IN THE COMMUNITY ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND A PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE. WE’RE ...

The funeral plans for New Orleans Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward include a special honor reserved for prominent musicians and other local dignitaries. His body will lie in state at Gallier Hall, ...

NEW ORLEANS IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A MUSICIAN WHO HELPED DEFINE THE CITY’S SOUND BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT. VIOLINIST MICHAEL WARD WAS MORE THAN A PERFORMER. HE WAS A TEACHER. HE WAS ALSO A COLLABORATOR.

The Pentagon on Tuesday said it deployed 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an immigration operation in the city earlier this month. The ...

The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana. By Emily Cochrane About ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Kick off 2026 with these Greater New Orleans New Year’s celebrations. Welcome 2026 in Woldenberg Park with the New Orleans Eve Fleur de Lis drop, a New Orleans-style version of ...

About 350 members of the Louisiana National Guard will deploy to New Orleans for two months, helping to beef up security in the French Quarter for New Year’s Eve, the Sugar Bowl and Mardi Gras, ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard will deploy 350 troops to New Orleans to bolster security around major upcoming events, including New Year’s Eve, the Sugar Bowl, and Mardi Gras, the Guard ...

A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year's celebrations, a year ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans welcomed 2026 in familiar style, as a glowing fleur-de-lis descended over the French Quarter at midnight. The glowing symbol slid down a 25-foot pole from the top of the Jax ...

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking ...

There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. By Amanda Holpuch To anyone who happened upon a funeral in Washington Square Park in Manhattan ...