Regulators approve energy plan for massive Meta data center in north Louisiana

Sixth annual vigil honors people who died while unhoused

The Let Us Not Forget Vigil was hosted at Washington Square, after being hosted at Duncan Plaza and Jackson Square in previous years.

Results in Mississippi Senate race could come Wednesday

Results from Hinds, the state's largest county, could determine the winner between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith

WIlliam Nickerson taught jazz musicians to read music

In the early days of jazz, William Joseph Nickerson taught some of New Orleans’ pioneering brass band musicians to read music and score compositions, according to the Historic New Orleans Collection. Historian Marcus Christian described Nickerson, a music instructor at Southern University, as a “musician of distinction” whose reputation and skill attracted “students of both […]

Groups file suit against Public Service Commission over expedited approval process used for data center projects

The lawsuit alleges that the Public Service Commission violated the state constitution when it approved the new ‘lightning speed’ process late last year.

Eviction forum spotlights local, statewide tenant gripes and initiatives

The New Orleans Renters’ Rights Assembly hosted a national housing lawyer, investigative journalist and musician tenant to chat about the state of evictions in New Orleans and Louisiana.