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Saints rule out Elliss, Granderson and Jennings for Monday night against the Falcons
The Caesars Superdome, where the Saints host the Falcons on Monday night with first place in the NFC South on the line.
Culture

Saints rule out Elliss, Granderson and Jennings for Monday night against the Falcons

The final injury report leaves New Orleans without three defensive players for the prime-time division game at the Caesars Superdome. Pete Werner and Noah Fant are questionable.

Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 04, 2026

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City asks U.S. Supreme Court to review the state's nullification of a certified election
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
Tulane's Future of Energy Forum wraps Wednesday after three days of grid, data center and affordability talks
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
One year out: holding the NOPD's reforms without a federal monitor
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
From working wharves to civic stage: the riverfront's next act
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
Holywater opens on Conti Street, bringing an oyster bar to an 1837 chandlery
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
Saints rule out Elliss, Granderson and Jennings for Monday night against the Falcons
Culture

Saints rule out Elliss, Granderson and Jennings for Monday night against the Falcons

The final injury report leaves New Orleans without three defensive players for the prime-time division game at the Caesars Superdome. Pete Werner and Noah Fant are questionable.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 04, 2026
Culture

Fried Chicken Festival closes out its 10th anniversary with a final day at the Lakefront

More than 40 restaurants, Nelly and Big Freedia on the stages, and a decade of the bird: the National Fried Chicken Festival wraps Sunday at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds.
Josie Arceneaux, Food & Culture writer · Oct 04, 2026
Culture

Saints place Etienne on injured reserve; Kamara starts Monday night

The $52 million back aggravated his hamstring in the Raiders loss and must miss at least four games. The Falcons come to the Dome on Monday.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 03, 2026
Weekend soaker: New Orleans could see 3 to 5 inches as flood threat rises across the Gulf Coast
Coast

Weekend soaker: New Orleans could see 3 to 5 inches as flood threat rises across the Gulf Coast

Tropical moisture from the Pacific, the Caribbean and the Gulf of America surges north this weekend. Forecasters say New Orleans could see 3 to 5 inches, with a level 2 of 4 flash flood risk in place Saturday and Sunday.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 01, 2026
Coast

After Mid-Barataria: $600 million spent, and the coast debate starts over

The canceled sediment diversion leaves disagreement over its science and governance, and a search for what comes next.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Sep 25, 2026
Coast

Legislature unanimously adopts $1.54B coastal plan for FY2027

143 active projects, 70 in construction, and 18 dredging jobs moving 52.6 million cubic yards of sediment.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Sep 24, 2026
A budget is a biography
Opinion · Editorial

A budget is a biography

The 2027 spending plan will tell New Orleans what its new government believes.
The Editorial Board · Sep 28, 2026
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