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Olave misses practice with illness as Saints open Week 6 with a long injury report
Chris Olave in a Saints uniform at Baltimore on September 20, 2026. Olave was listed as a nonparticipant in practice on Wednesday, Oct. 14, because of an illness.
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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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
Eye care's biggest week: AAO 2026 brings 20,000-plus to the Morial Convention Center
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
Olave misses practice with illness as Saints open Week 6 with a long injury report
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
Coast Guard assists rescue of 42 from burning research vessel 100 miles south of Grand Isle on Monday, Oct. 12
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

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
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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