Culture

Olave misses a second straight practice as the Saints injury report grows before the Giants

Chris Olave, Kaden Elliss, Anfernee Jennings and Nathan Shepherd missed practice again on Thursday, Oct. 15, Alvin Kamara stayed limited with a back injury, and Tyree Wilson and Colby Wooden moved back to full work ahead of Sunday at the New York Giants.

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Culture

Tulane hosts Memphis under the lights at Yulman on Friday night

The Green Wave, 2-3 and still looking for a first American Conference win, host a 5-1 Memphis team on Friday, Oct. 16, at Yulman Stadium, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and the program’s first drone show on the night’s schedule.

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Culture

Pelicans close the preseason Friday night against the Wizards at the Smoothie King Center

New Orleans plays its fourth and final preseason game on Friday, Oct. 16, at home against Washington, two nights after a 101-97 win at Dallas, with the regular season opener against Indiana set for Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Culture

Olave misses practice with illness as Saints open Week 6 with a long injury report

Chris Olave and Nathan Shepherd missed practice with illness, Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings were also out, and Tyler Shough and Zach Wood practiced fully on the first injury report of Week 6.

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 15, 2026

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Olave misses a second straight practice as the Saints injury report grows before the Giants
Chris Olave, Kaden Elliss, Anfernee Jennings and Nathan Shepherd missed practice again on Thursday, Oct. 15, Alvin Kamara stayed limited with a back injury, and Tyree Wilson and Colby Wooden moved back to full work ahead of Sunday at the New York Giants.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026
Culture
Tulane hosts Memphis under the lights at Yulman on Friday night
The Green Wave, 2-3 and still looking for a first American Conference win, host a 5-1 Memphis team on Friday, Oct. 16, at Yulman Stadium, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and the program’s first drone show on the night’s schedule.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026
Culture
Pelicans close the preseason Friday night against the Wizards at the Smoothie King Center
New Orleans plays its fourth and final preseason game on Friday, Oct. 16, at home against Washington, two nights after a 101-97 win at Dallas, with the regular season opener against Indiana set for Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026
Culture
Olave misses practice with illness as Saints open Week 6 with a long injury report
Chris Olave and Nathan Shepherd missed practice with illness, Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings were also out, and Tyler Shough and Zach Wood practiced fully on the first injury report of Week 6.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 15, 2026
Culture
Fears leads Pelicans past Mavericks 101-97 in Dallas on his 20th birthday
Jeremiah Fears scored 16 points with five assists on his 20th birthday, Karlo Matkovic added 11 and New Orleans survived a 34 point Dallas fourth quarter to win 101-97 and move to 2-1 in the preseason.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 15, 2026
Culture
Saints owner Gayle Benson calls 1-4 start not acceptable at Quarterback Club
Speaking to the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Benson said the 1-4 start falls short of what fans deserve and put responsibility on the coaches, the football staff, the players and herself.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 14, 2026
Culture
Saints make six roster moves, waiving Price and Rechsteiner and releasing Adomitis
New Orleans re-signed Decamerion Richardson, released Cal Adomitis, waived Jayden Price and Brock Rechsteiner, and cut Ulysses Bentley and Trey Palmer from the practice squad on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 14, 2026
Culture
Saints rookie Jordyn Tyson will not practice this week as hamstring recovery continues
Head coach Kellen Moore said Monday, Oct. 12, that the No. 8 overall pick will not return to practice this week. Tyson has been on injured reserve all season with a hamstring injury and has yet to make his NFL debut.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 13, 2026
Culture
Saints fall 23-13 to unbeaten Vikings as turnovers sink New Orleans
Minnesota stayed unbeaten at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday while the Saints fell to 1-4 with their third straight loss. Tyler Shough threw two interceptions, and the Vikings pulled away with 10 fourth-quarter points.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 12, 2026
Culture
Tulane drops 20-17 heartbreaker at Army as walk-off field goal sinks the Green Wave
Cale Hellums ran for a career-high 223 yards and Dawson Jones hit a 25-yarder as time expired, handing Tulane a gutting loss in its American Conference opener at Michie Stadium.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 12, 2026

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City Hall

City asks U.S. Supreme Court to review the state's nullification of a certified election

The city filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review the Louisiana Supreme Court decision upholding Act 15, which abolished the elected Clerk of Criminal District Court after voters elected Calvin Duncan.

Delphine Rousseau, City Hall reporter · Oct 02, 2026

City Hall

City releases property tax impact calculator ahead of November 5 millage hearing

The October 1 tool lets homeowners estimate the monthly and yearly cost of a 2027 roll forward as the council prepares a public hearing on the millage rates.

Delphine Rousseau, City Hall reporter · Oct 02, 2026

City Hall

The millage decision: hold the rate or raise $26 million

The council's annual property tax vote is the revenue side of the mayor's budget math.

Delphine Rousseau, City Hall reporter · Sep 25, 2026

Utilities

Tulane's Future of Energy Forum wraps Wednesday after three days of grid, data center and affordability talks

More than 150 energy leaders, policymakers and researchers spent Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 on Tulane's uptown campus, with the Tuesday session on power prices, data centers and grid affordability landing squarely on questions New Orleans is already debating.

Odile Castille, Infrastructure reporter · Sep 30, 2026

Utilities

November ballot asks voters to let public money replace private lead pipes

SB 228 would amend the constitution to allow public funding for finding and replacing lead service lines on private property.

Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Sep 26, 2026

Utilities

Council committee backs 4-year extension of Entergy's rate formula

The plan would run through 2030 annual filings, alongside a $29 million battery-storage program and $13 million in Francine storm costs.

Delphine Rousseau, City Hall reporter · Sep 23, 2026

Public Safety

NOPD closes investigation into WWL-TV after judge’s complaint

An Oct. 1 police report finds "no violation there or criminal offense" in the station’s reporting, closing a case that began with a judge’s Sept. 11 complaint.

Arsene Becnel, Courts reporter · Oct 08, 2026

Public Safety

Ka'Sheena Daniels, 31, killed on I-10 after stopping to pull her neighbor from a flipped car

The New Orleans mother stopped on westbound I-10 near Elysian Fields on Sept. 25 to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car. A second vehicle struck the stopped cars and sent her over the side.

Desmond Olivier, Public Safety reporter · Oct 06, 2026

Public Safety

One year out: holding the NOPD's reforms without a federal monitor

The consent decree ended Nov. 19, 2025, after 12 years and $20 million in monitoring costs. The test now is durability.

Desmond Olivier, Public Safety reporter · Sep 27, 2026

Neighborhoods

From working wharves to civic stage: the riverfront's next act

The six-acre Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park opened April 16 on the old Governor Nicholls wharf, linking the Quarter, Marigny, and Bywater to the river.

Claire Fontenot, Neighborhoods reporter · Sep 25, 2026

Neighborhoods

Fortified roofs, local money: council advances $1.9M for roofs and homeownership

The city's $635,375 in gap grants pair with a $100 million state fortified-roof push. Orleans Parish is among the top recipients.

Claire Fontenot, Neighborhoods reporter · Sep 23, 2026

Business

Eye care's biggest week: AAO 2026 brings 20,000-plus to the Morial Convention Center

The American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting runs Oct. 9-12, billed as the world's largest congress for eye-care professionals, with the Expo and product launches running through Monday.

Odette Sinclair, Business & Tourism reporter · Oct 11, 2026

Business

Holywater opens on Conti Street, bringing an oyster bar to an 1837 chandlery

Brothers Alex and Miles Pincus opened the 3,500-square-foot French Quarter restaurant Sept. 23.

Josie Arceneaux, Food & Culture writer · Sep 26, 2026

Business

A brutal summer for hospitality: fewer shifts, fewer tips, emptier rooms

June hotel occupancy sat near 55 percent. International arrivals fell off. Workers felt it first.

Odette Sinclair, Business & Tourism reporter · Sep 24, 2026

Culture

Olave misses a second straight practice as the Saints injury report grows before the Giants

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Culture

Tulane hosts Memphis under the lights at Yulman on Friday night

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Culture

Pelicans close the preseason Friday night against the Wizards at the Smoothie King Center

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 16, 2026

Coast

Coast Guard assists rescue of 42 from burning research vessel 100 miles south of Grand Isle on Monday, Oct. 12

The Coast Guard said Monday, Oct. 12, that 42 people had left a burning research vessel in life rafts about 100 miles south of Grand Isle and been transferred to nearby good Samaritan vessels, while aircrews remained on scene to account for all personnel.

Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 12, 2026

Coast

Fire extinguished aboard Rem Andes after 42 evacuated in life rafts south of Grand Isle on Monday, Oct. 12

Reports on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, identified the burning vessel as the seismic survey vessel Rem Andes, said the fire was out by about 2:50 p.m. Central time, and reported no injuries among the 42 people who left the ship in life rafts south of Grand Isle.

Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 12, 2026

Coast

Opinion · Column

The city that budgets in public

New Orleans does its hardest math where everyone can watch. That is a feature, not a bug.

Vivienne Laurent, Opinion editor · Sep 27, 2026