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Isaias comes ashore near Destin as a Category 2; Panhandle counts 450,000 outages
Hurricane Isaias over the Gulf on Oct. 8 in GOES-19 satellite imagery. The storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, about 8:30 p.m. CT Friday as a Category 2 hurricane.
Coast

Isaias comes ashore near Destin as a Category 2; Panhandle counts 450,000 outages

The season's first hurricane came ashore Friday night with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Airlines extended travel waivers at New Orleans' airport through the weekend.

Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 10, 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
NOPD closes investigation into WWL-TV after judge’s complaint
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
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, Jennings and Wright for Vikings; Kamara questionable, Olave cleared
Culture

Saints rule out Elliss, Jennings and Wright for Vikings; Kamara questionable, Olave cleared

New Orleans will be without three starters Sunday against the 4-0 Vikings, while Chris Olave is set to play and Alvin Kamara's status stays uncertain.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 10, 2026
Culture

WWE brings Money in the Bank to the Smoothie King Center on Saturday

More than 11,000 tickets are sold for Saturday’s show at the Smoothie King Center, headlined by Reigns vs. Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship and two ladder matches.
Gabe Doucet, Sports writer · Oct 09, 2026
Culture

Tipitina's Foundation takes its name back, and its fall calendar fills up

The Tip-It Foundation is the Tipitina's Foundation again. The fall brings free Sunday Youth Music Labs starting Oct. 25 and a documentary marking the venue's 50th anniversary in 2027.
Andre Baptiste, Music writer · Oct 07, 2026
Isaias comes ashore near Destin as a Category 2; Panhandle counts 450,000 outages
Coast

Isaias comes ashore near Destin as a Category 2; Panhandle counts 450,000 outages

The season's first hurricane came ashore Friday night with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Airlines extended travel waivers at New Orleans' airport through the weekend.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 10, 2026
Coast

Isaias kills two, leaves 800,000 without power as flood threat lingers Saturday

The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Saturday that the flooding story is not over.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 10, 2026
Coast

Isaias nears Category 3 as Panhandle landfall window narrows to tonight

The first hurricane of 2026 is forecast to reach Category 3 today before shear weakens it ahead of a late-night Panhandle landfall. New Orleans sees 1 to 3 feet of lake surge and a tropical storm warning on the far coast.
Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Oct 09, 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
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