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The Rolling Stones perform at New Orleans Jazz Fest

Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones were joined onstage by Irma Thomas to perform a special duet, decades in the making.
26 minutes ago
VIDEO: The Rolling Stones perform at New Orleans Jazz Fest
April 19, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Zach Lemann, curator of animal collections for the Audubon Insectarium, prepares cicadas for eating at the insectarium in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The insectarium plans to demonstrate ways to cook cicadas at the little in-house snack bar where it already serves other insect dishes. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
1 year ago

Mardi Gras in full post pandemic swing

Thousands filled the French Quarter in New Orleans for the first official Mardi Gras celebration since the start of the pandemic.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Mardi Gras in full post pandemic swing
2 years ago

Hurricane Katrina revisited

A new HBO documentary looks at one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history and the effects on the children who were caught in its path.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Hurricane Katrina revisited
2 years ago

Mardi Gras celebration could be canceled over police shortage

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell warned a severe shortage of police officers could force the city to cancel Mardi Gras celebrations in February, with police officials weighing other options.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Mardi Gras celebration could be canceled over police shortage
2 years ago

New Orleans Jazz Fest returns after 3-year hiatus

A 100-year-old rule banning jazz in New Orleans schools has finally been reversed as Jazz Fest returns after three years.
2 years ago
VIDEO: New Orleans jazz fest returns after 2-year hiatus
2 years ago

Inside look at one of the oldest and respected traditions in New Orleans

Darryl Montana, retired chief of the Yellow Pocahontas "Hunters" Black "masking" Indian Tribe, returned to his post for his 49th Mardi Gras parade.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Inside look at one of the oldest and respected traditions in New Orleans
2 years ago

Learning about business with recycled Mardi Gras beads

Meet Texas teacher Darren Muren, of Galveston High school, who’s using Mardi Gras beads to learn more about business.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Learning about business with recycled Mardi Gras beads
4 years ago

2 officers ambushed in the heart of French Quarter in New Orleans

A 4-year veteran of the department is in serious condition and the other has minor injuries.
4 years ago
VIDEO: 2 officers ambushed in the heart of French Quarter in New Orleans
4 years ago

10 months after Hard Rock collapse, bodies inside to be removed

Ten months after the Hard Rock collapse, bodies inside are expected to be removed.
4 years ago
Quinnyon Wimberly, 36, was one of three construction workers who were killed in the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse on Oct. 12, 2019.
4 years ago

2nd person killed by Mardi Gras float this week

The first Mardi Gras death took place on Wednesday.
4 years ago
A police officer works the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.
4 years ago

Woman killed during Mardi Gras celebration after being hit by parade float

A Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans turned deadly Wednesday night when a woman was killed after being run over by a parade float.
4 years ago
Emergency personnel work the scene after a person was run over and killed by a float in the Mystic Krewe of Nyx parade during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.
4 years ago

Woman killed during Mardi Gras parade after being hit by float

The woman was struck by a float from The Mystic Krewe of Nyx parade at the intersection of Magazine and Valence street around 9 p.m. local time, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
4 years ago
The woman was struck by a float from The Mystic Krewe of Nyx parade at the intersection of Magazine and Valence street around 9 p.m. local time, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
4 years ago

A cyberattack in New Orleans caused a state of emergency

After the city’s computer systems were targeted, officials instructed employees to power down all their computers.
4 years ago
VIDEO: A cyberattack in New Orleans caused a state of emergency
4 years ago

10 injured in shooting after Bayou Classic football game

Ten people have been shot in New Orleans leaving two in critical condition early Sunday morning.
4 years ago
5 years ago

New Orleans will use explosives to bring down cranes at collapsed Hard Rock Hotel

The demolition of the cranes at the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel will happen on Saturday.
5 years ago
Workers in a bucket begin the process of planting explosive charges on two unstable cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel, on Oct. 17, 2019, after the structure underwent a partial, major collapse Oct. 12, in New Orleans.
5 years ago

Victims of Hard Rock Hotel collapse file lawsuit alleging negligence

Victims of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse filed a lawsuit against multiple companies involved in the construction of the building.
5 years ago
This aerial photo shows the Hard Rock Hotel, which was under construction, after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans, Oct. 12, 2019.
5 years ago

Jazz-Fest turns 50

In New Orleans, Louisiana, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrates its 50th year as the venue continues to provide great music and food with many big name artists.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Jazz-Fest turns 50
7 years ago

Police do not believe the two killings are connected, and detectives don't suspect the victims were targeted because of their gender, according to WGNO.
7 years ago

Suspect in Mardi Gras parade crash expected to face at least 19 more charges

The suspect was found to have had a blood-alcohol level of .232.
7 years ago
Neilson Rizzuto, 25, is seen in a booking photo.
7 years ago

VIDEO: Dozens injured after truck smashes into New Orleans parade crowd
7 years ago

Pickup truck plows into New Orleans parade crowd, 28 injured

None of the injuries are life-threatening, police said.
7 years ago
Police stand next to a pickup truck that slammed into a crowd and other vehicles, causing multiple injuries, coming to a stop against a dump truck, during the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.
7 years ago

1 Man Arrested in Fatal Bourbon Street Shooting, Police Looking for 2nd Suspect

Jordan Clay, 20, has been arrested for second-degree murder, officials said.
7 years ago
A 20-year-old has been arrested in connection with the shooting in New Orleans' French Quarter last Sunday morning that killed one and injured nine, officials announced today.
7 years ago

10 Shot, Including 1 Fatally, in New Orleans' French Quarter: Police

Two males were arrested on the scene for firearms charges.
7 years ago