28+ min ago   (1179+ words) U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields speaks to a townhall crowd at Shreveport's Galilee Baptist Church's gymnasium on Monday, May 4, 2026. WASHINGTON — Baton Rouge’s Democratic Congressman, Cleo Fields, is somewhat sanguine entering the final furlongs of the November 3 congressional midterm races. He knows he…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (666+ words) As Bill Cassidy’s dramatically fraught tenure in the U.S. Senate comes to an end, it occurs to me that maybe I’ve been a little tough on him — if only in comparison to how I’ve written about fellow Louisiana Republican John…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1008+ words) Longtime New Orleans activist Jerome “Big Duck” Smith was laid to rest Saturday after an hours-long memorial service attended by hundreds and featuring rousing musical performances and speeches by top elected officials and fellow veterans of the Civil Rights Movement....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (328+ words) The festive opening of a cannabis dispensary in the French Quarter this week is a dreadful sign of societal decay, of refusal to acknowledge scientific fact – and of bad state lawmaking. And the celebratory scene described in this newspaper’s coverage…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (27+ words) asc women image2.jpg NOLA.com Picture Two:left to right: Member Dora Lumpkin receiving an award for her service to the community and Branch from President Quentina Brown...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (173+ words) Steve Roberts’ column (“Why farmers are fuming,” Sept. 5) cites three big reasons for farmers’ disillusionment with the Trump administration: tariff policies that have decreased demand for their products, a shortage of workers due to immigration sweeps and the rising cost…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (261+ words) Work continues on the Meta Richland Parish Data Center near Rayville, La., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. AI is sweeping the country. Our leaders have welcomed the industry and new data centers to support it at two north Louisiana sites. There is now…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (541+ words) The New Orleans City Hall building Dozens of New Orleans city employees on Wednesday fervently opposed moves by Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration to limit annual leave benefits, which they said would violate the basic agreement of public service: lower pay…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (44+ words) NOLA.com Library employee Patrick McKinney reads to kids during storytime at the St. Rose Branch of the St. Charles Parish Library on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. Storytime introduces children ages 0 to 5 to books and reading through stories, music, rhymes and fingerplays....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (21+ words) IMG_4183.jpeg nola.com Poseidon Oyster & Sushi Bar in New Orleans has late-night hours, karaoke rooms and dim sum in the daytime....