New Orleans

President-elect Donald Trump said the deadly New Orleans attack was a good reason to crack down on immigration even though the attacker, identified by authorities as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was born and raised in the United States and served in the U.S. Army. Building on an earlier Truth Social rant...

Authorities now believe the New Orleans truck attack suspect acted alone, contradicting earlier suspicions of the existence of accomplices, the FBI announced in a press conference on Thursday. What Happened: The New Year's Day tragedy left 14 dead and dozens injured when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a...

Rentals from peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo were used in the New Year's Day attacks in both Las Vegas and New Orleans. Here's a look at how the company is involved and what comes next. What Happened: Attacks that used vehicles in New Orleans and Las Vegas on Wednesday left at least 16 people...

As the new year dawned, a horrifying incident unfolded in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A pickup truck, driven with malicious intent, plowed through a crowd, leaving at least 15 dead and around 30 injured. The driver, later killed in a police shootout, is suspected to have had accomplices....

President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to deploy all federal resources to investigate the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 10 people and injured more than 30 others when a driver plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street. What Happened: “Our hearts are with the people of New...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information on the postponement of the Sugar Bowl and the timing of the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street. A vehicle was driven into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day,...

Hurricane Francine, currently approaching Louisiana’s coast, is expected to make landfall in the late afternoon and early evening as a Category 1 storm. The storm’s northern eyewall was about 95 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana at 2 p.m. ET. NBC News reports sustained wind...

A new collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will offer holders access to bathrooms and bars during the Mardi Gras activities in New Orleans. The NFTs will also provide additional benefits and could help launch New Orleans as a Web3 hub. What Happened: Web3 venture studio NieuxCo helped...

When the announcement went out that New Orleans was the site of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Final Four April 1-3, cheers could be heard around fandom. The city is a favorite because it not only has great food and amazing nightlife, it is walkable. That makes a difference....

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reopened late Wednesday following a three-day closure from Hurricane Ida, which hammered the area with heavy rain and wind gusts of 172 mph. Breakbulk operations resumed Thursday, Jessica Ragusa, Port NOLA spokeswoman, told FreightWaves. "We are resuming...

The Port of New Orleans reported 140,391 total tons of breakbulk cargo during June, a 22% year-over-year increase from June 2020. Breakbulk shipments to the port included steel coils and heavy-lift/project cargo. On June 10, the port discharged 300 steel coils to a barge at Coastal Cargo...

The overcast skies looming over Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport did nothing to quash the spirit of city officials — including Mayor LaToya Cantrell — and airport functionaries watching, clapping or dancing along with the Treme Brass Band, two Zulu Tramps and an...

The Port of New Orleans has issued a request for proposals for program management and controls services for development of its new $1.5 billion container terminal. The container terminal, which will be called the Louisiana International Terminal, will be capable of handling 2 million twenty-foot...

Once a year, Forbes comes out with its "Fab 40," a list of the world’s most valuable sports brands. The list is split into four categories with their own qualifications for what numbers and figures contribute to overall value: athletes, businesses, events and teams. This year,...