New Orleans launches radical paintball program to reduce murder
In an unusual move with a goal to further help curb skyrocketing crime and murder rates in New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office in collaboration…
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Mayor Cantrell proposes bold initiative to stop rampant carjackings in New Orleans by redefining “crime”
Mayor LaToya Cantrell, in partnership with the City Council, today took a bold step to stop the high incidence of armed robbery carjacking crimes in…
Metairie Cemetery to close, quarantine residents due to COVID-19 Omicron Variant
Officials with Metairie Cemetery, one of the most well-known “Cities of the Dead” in New Orleans, announced today the community will be closed “until further…
That’s a wrap: Mayor Cantrell cancels Christmas in New Orleans until she gives the green and red lights
You can pout, you can cry, you can shout, but you will comply. Christmas in New Orleans is canceled. Santa Claus will have to cool…
Sewerage & Water Board opens ‘Construxmas’ barrel lots as nationwide Christmas tree shortage hits
New Orleanians worried they won’t be able to get a Christmas tree this holiday season because of a nationwide shortage with highly inflated costs are…
City of New Orleans Allows Residents Privilege of Disposing of Own Garbage
The City of New Orleans will now allow residents the privilege of hauling their own rotting household garbage to the dump in lieu of already…
Last vacant hospital bed in Greater New Orleans available on first-climbed, first-served basis
An alarming surge of COVID-19 cases is overrunning New Orleans hospitals, creating a critical shortage of beds for patients. The desperate situation has left just…
Mayor Cantrell announces issuance of city credit cards for struggling residents
New Orleanians having trouble making ends meet have been begging city leadership for relief after months of tight restrictions, layoffs, and dwindling income along with…
Wife immediately regrets sending husband to grocery store
A cautionary tale to wives everywhere, a Lakeview woman’s life flashed before her eyes after sending her husband to the grocery this past weekend. According…
5,389,402 termites dead after violent weekend in New Orleans
The weekend was an especially deadly one in New Orleans as pest control authorities reported 5,389,402 Formosan termites across the city had been killed, including…