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New Orleans' World War II Museum brings veterans to France to meet a new generation

CHERBOURG, FRANCE — At 96, Edward Tresch Sr. can still conjure keen memories of a decrepit ship he served on in the Merchant Marine during World War II.

Where does LSU want its new, $400M arena? Emails reveal potential location and developers.

Jeff Landry's Troop Nola state police unit ramps up stops in New Orleans, finding guns and drugs

New Orleans actor works with Emma Stone and Hong Chau in NOLA-shot 'Kinds of Kindness'

Photos: New Treasure Chest Casino opens in Kenner with more restaurants, gaming and space

A New Orleans restaurant known for cakes and cocktails is closing after 8 years

A restaurant in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans has announced it will close at the end of the month.

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Jeff Landry's Troop Nola state police unit ramps up stops in New Orleans, finding guns and drugs

Gov. Jeff Landry's promised influx of State Police troopers to address crime in the Crescent…

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A New Orleans restaurant known for cakes and cocktails is closing after 8 years

A restaurant in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans has announced it will close at the …

Crime/Police

Crime-ridden 24-hour Treme tire shop seized in multi-agency raid, DA says

A 9-millimeter, through-and-through gunshot scar in Jason Fortuna's upper left arm has final…

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Storm chaser's new Bay St. Louis house has 'coat of armor' that could withstand Cat 5 hurricane

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, dozens of people arrived at a parking lot on the beach and lo…

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A Louisiana master gardener is breathing life into this school garden: 'I'm in awe of the kids.'

Shirley Flake has been a member of University United Methodist Church for 17 years. A former…

Crime/Police

NOPD touts progress on consent decree as major report shows drops in biased policing

A generally positive internal audit did reveal discrimination toward women and slower respon…

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LSU baseball transfer portal tracker 2024: Who's in, who's out for the Tigers?

LSU baseball will not repeat as national champions in 2024.

A technical foul that led to the ejection of Angel Reese has been rescinded by WNBA

The WNBA announced that it's rescinded the second technical foul on Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese that occurred with 2:31 left in the 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.

The 2024 Zurich Classic looked great on TV. The final numbers say it was even better

Turns out, the 2024 Zurich Classic was as good as everyone thought.

Business

Louisiana lithium industry gets a sales tax rebate. A lawmaker says there's more to come.

No lithium has been discovered yet in Louisiana, but the industry is moving in and one state lawmaker is getting ready.

New Orleans World War II Museum honors D-Day veterans to mark 80th anniversary

Tolley Fletcher was just 19 years old on June 6, 1944, when he manned the Bofors 40-millimeter anti-aircraft gun on a wooden submarine chaser escorting the Higgins Boats that were ferrying troops of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division onto Utah Beach.

St. Tammany property transfers for May 14-20, 2024. See a list of home and other sales.

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Sworn & Protected: An examination of Louisiana's failure to rein in abusive police

Watch: What's Louisiana's future by 2050 with rising sea levels, land loss?

Louisiana 2050: Rising sea levels will upend life and bring new risk to the state over the n…

Death penalty in Louisiana

Almost all of Louisiana's death row inmates filed for clemency on Tuesday morning, meaning t…

Louisiana Inspired: These people, organizations are making our state a better place

Louisiana Inspired is a weekly Sunday feature that focuses on people and organizations in Louisiana who are working toward solving problems and making the world a better place.

Entertainment

Alma Cafe is a popular Bywater restaurant. A second location is opening in New Orleans.

Fans of Alma Cafe in the Bywater will soon have a second spot to enjoy the restaurant's contemporary Honduran food in the New Orleans area.

Hear the St. Aug Marching 100 prepare solemn D-Day music at military cemetery in France

The St. Augustine High School Marching 100 raised its horns in the crisp, cool air at the Brittany American Cemetery in northwestern France today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

An old road in metro New Orleans sheds light on the area's history, geography -- and trains

Certain arteries are key to understanding the various subregions of our metropolis — where they developed, how they took shape, and what made them into the communities we know today.

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Letters: Dawning of a new era to end Alzheimer's

In April, advocates from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Alzheimer's Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. The annual forum provided advocates with updates to the latest scientific research, honored advocates for outstanding contributions, recognized states for implem…

Letters: If men didn't get meaning of Handelsman's cartoon, here's one they might understand

Bravo to Walt Handelsman for his cartoon depicting a baffled woman in an OB-GYN office as a nurse says, "A Louisiana legislator will be right with you."

Letters: Mass detentions, deportations won't fix our immigration problems

Americans should definitely heed columnist Gene Robinson’s advice to believe that Donald Trump will do what he has said many times he will do if reelected: Use the National Guard, the U.S. military and even local police to round up millions of undocumented immigrants, detain them in massive …

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