Mayoral candidates talk school funding, teacher pay at school district-led forum Two top mayoral candidates said they are committed to resolving a longstanding lawsuit with the Orleans Parish School Board over tax revenues for local education.

New Orleans, Cuba share a long history together For centuries, Cuba and New Orleans were connected by culture and commerce.

Preserving and digitizing records big issue in Clerk of the Criminal District Court clerk race This year’s race to become the next clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court features an incumbent and two challengers.

See how air pollution travels across Louisiana with this new tool A climate group led by Al Gore has expanded a new modeling tool to visualize the often-invisible health threat.

Five candidates vie for departing Joe Giarrusso’s District A council seat The District A race includes two former Giarrusso staffers, a teacher, a software developer and an administrator.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival: Fifty-five years ago, a small group of dreamers launched a festival to celebrate the music and culture of New Orleans. What began in 1970 as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has become one of the world’s most beloved cultural gatherings and the…

Amid fiscal woes, Cantrell proposes smaller 2026 city budget, her last as mayor Cantrell’s budget proposal includes cuts to nearly every department and a continuation of a city hiring freeze. Layoffs and furloughs, however, are not anticipated.

Clint Smith discusses importance of reaching young readers with ‘How the Word Is Passed’ Author Clint Smith's new book tells the complicated story of America and its legacy of slavery with young readers in mind.

Bond between N.O. and Honduras began with bananas Hondurans have long had a history in New Orleans.

Louisiana absenteeism rates dip, but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Louisiana’s overall rate of chronic absenteeism has seen a year-over-year drop. During the 2024-2025 school year, around 23% of children missed 10% or more of their…

Porch Poppin’: Buddy Petit was one of the great jazz cornet players Buddy Petit ranked highly among the New Orleans jazz musicians.

Councilmember Joe Giarrusso says goodbye to elected life after eight years in City Hall Giarrusso is joining a private law firm full-time once his current term ends in January.

Covid won’t halt St. Peter Claver’s 105th anniversary The COVID-19 pandemic limited celebrations for St. Peter Claver Catholic Church's 100th anniversary. This year, parishoners hope not to be denied.

Panel recommends using affordable housing fund for small multifamily developments The Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee reported how it thinks the city should spend $12.5 million allocated toward affordable housing

I won protection from torture in El Salvador. Now I face torture by the U.S. government. A person held in detention at a newly created immigration unit in Angola prison says ICE is not providing medical care or allowing regular communication with the outside world.

Porch Poppin’: Cyclists offer tours of New Orleans to teach people about mass incarceration Critical Mass NOLA's “community engagement ride” events have focused on immigration, environmental justice and incarceration. 

As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises

New Orleanians are being priced out of the city. Can the next assessor make a difference? A progressive candidate is challenging longtime Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams for the job.

1895 massacre of Black New Orleans dockworkers brought end to racial solidarity For a while, Black and white dockworkers unions worked together to promote labor conditions in the late 19th century.

Porch Poppin’: Cassidy grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana made clear that he doesn’t approve of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policy.

Incumbents don’t show at council forum on Entergy, Delta Utilities regulation JP Morrell, the council utilities chair who is seeking reelection to his at-large seat, said he was concerned that one of the organizers was biased.

Porch Poppin’: New Orleans senior homes face disaster planning mandates and fines A New Orleans law aimed at boosting disaster planning at certain senior housing facilities has mixed results four years after the hurricane that prompted it.

School Board, NORA invite community feedback on future of Israel Augustine Middle School building OPSB plans to be a long-term landlord for the Augustine building, which has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina.

Eddie’s in the 7th Ward served as culinary anchor for New Orleans Located at 2119 Law St., Eddie’s was the heart and soul of New Orleans.

A short story of racial injustice and revenge led to the remarkable career of Victor Séjour, a New Orleans-born playwright who found success in Paris.

Evacuating can be hard and dangerous. Could Louisiana build temporary travel lanes for relief? As the climate changes, hurricanes are intensifying more quickly, leaving Louisiana’s current mass evacuation plan in limbo. But transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods…

Early voting starts soon. Check out our 2025 New Orleans Election Guide before heading to the polls.

Patients, doctors and reproductive justice advocates warn of health care crisis in Louisiana following Planned Parenthood shutdown  Planned Parenthood’s health centers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge will shut down indefinitely at the end of this month, leaving residents throughout the state…

Porch Poppin’: Adolphe Duhart’s poetry was his weapon “Duhart was one voice among many Creoles in New Orleans who dared to speak truth to power and whose writings have never received the attention they deserve.”

Manuel Gayoso de Lemos was governor of Spanish La. Manuel Gayoso de Lemos lived in New Orleans for just two years, yet his impact on the Mississippi Valley was enough for the city to name a street in his honor.

Known as the Thompson Sisters, Alice, Jean and Shirley were on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement.

Powering Life: From Recovery to Renewal Twenty years ago, as floodwaters receded and streets were lined with debris, the Gulf South faced one of its greatest challenges. Homes were destroyed, businesses shuttered and entire neighborhoods were left completely changed. But among the uncertainty,…

‘The energy was unbelievable’: Candidates listen to residents concerns in atypical forum All major candidates committed to Together New Orleans’ platform to decrease cost of living, expand solar usage, and improve public works in front of an audience of roughly 1,200.

Porch Poppin’: Mayoral and sheriff hopefuls discuss protections for LGBTQIA+ people Candidates for mayor discussed their track record on supporting the LGBTQIA+ community while candidates for sheriff talked about policies affecting transgender prisoners.

After 1788 fire, Gov. Esteban Miró rebuilt New Orleans Posthumous portrait of Esteban Rodríguez Miró (1916) by Andres Molinary. It was 1 p.m. on Good Friday, 1788. Flames ripped through Army Treasurer Don Vincente Jose Nuñez’s home at 619 Chartres St. Strong winds fanned the blaze, spreading it…

"A Gardin Wedding" is the second in a series from Westbank native Rosey Lee. veritenews.org/2025/09/16/l...

The city’s only traditional, district-run school has had to add more staff and bus routes as its student count has increased.

Porch Poppin’: Katrina couldn’t break the will of St. Genevieve Church For six years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Genevieve’s congregation celebrated mass under a centuries-old oak tree.

Micaela Almonester designed Jackson Square, then funded its renovation Fatherless before turning 3 and nearly murdered by her father-in-law, Micaela Almonester designed what is now Jackson Square.

Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation to Syria or Algeria Wednesday’s order comes despite an ongoing federal case in New Jersey blocking Khalil’s deportation while his case is under investigation.

With a “creamy” soprano opera voice, Annabelle Bernard broke racial barriers at home and abroad during her career that spanned more than four decades.

Protestors say National Guard deployment will hit Black and Brown communities the hardest Dozens of activists gathered near Jackson Square in the French Quarter on Tuesday (Sept. 16) to protest the Trump administration's reported plan to deploy National Guard troops in New Orleans.

Projections show lengthy heatwaves will occur even more frequently in the coming decades, potentially exacerbating the city’s existing problems with domestic violence.

Complaints allege sexual and physical abuse at Basile ICE facility Current and former detainees at the South Louisiana ICE Detention Center in Basile, Louisiana have filed multiple complaints through immigration rights groups against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and…

Porch Poppin’: Immigrants who helped rebuild New Orleans worry they’ll be forced to leave Thousands of workers from Central America and Mexico who came to the New Orleans metro region to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.

Leah Chase School over budget after growth in enrollment The city’s only traditional, district-run school has had to add more staff and bus routes as its student count has increased.

Miscommunication from city officials about district boundaries causes confusion over fall election Due to a 2022 redistricting ordinance, some New Orleans residents will be voting in a new City Council district this fall — even if they don’t know it yet.

Porch Poppin’: Geddes name is synonymous with New Orleans funeral home industry George Geddes was known as the “Pioneer Undertaker of the South.”

Lit Louisiana: ‘A Gardin Wedding’ takes readers on an emotional journey about family life "A Gardin Wedding" is the second in a series from Westbank native Rosey Lee.

The New Orleans actor and stage director was known as the “Dean of Black Theater. veritenews.org/2025/06/20/a...