100-year-old rule banning jazz in New Orleans schools may finally be reversed

During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century.

'I just knew it wasn’t good,' New Orleans resident describes enormous tornado

'It was almost like everything was coming back to life, returning to normal. And now this,' New Orleans native said of tornado ravaged community still in recovery from Hurricane Ida.

New Orleans tornado kills 1, cuts path of destruction through suburbs

Louisiana activated 300 National Guard personnel to clear roads and provide support after severe storms hit the area, spawning deadly tornadoes.

Girl survives tornado that dropped house onto street in New Orleans

Authorities say the tornado that ripped through a suburb of New Orleans lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family of three inside.

Tornado tears through New Orleans as storms hit Deep South

The tornado moved Tuesday night across eastern New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, causing extensive damage.

Tornado confirmed in New Orleans suburbs

The National Weather Service said at 8:50 p.m. ET a tornado and associated storm have moved to the east of New Orleans.

Teens arrested after 73-year-old woman carjacked, dragged to death

New Orleans Police said the victim, a 73-year-old woman, became entangled in her seatbelt and was dragged from the vehicle, resulting in her arm being severed from her body.

Meet 'Roux': New Orleans zoo officially names cute baby orangutan

Roux, a baby Sumatran orangutan, was born on Christmas Eve 2021 at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and has been getting round-the-clock care.

Louisiana teacher Cynthia Perkins sentenced after lacing students' cupcakes with ex-husband's sperm

A disgraced Louisiana teacher will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to "horrific crimes" against children and admitted to serving her students cupcakes that contained sperm from her ex-husband.

Mom, Iraq war veteran pulls gun on man trying to enter her car: 'Locked and loaded'

A Louisiana mom and Air Force veteran pulled a gun on a man who tried to get into her car while she was sitting in gridlocked traffic with her 2-year-old son. Charise Taylor said she didn't fire her weapon, but was ready to do so in order to protect her child.

Man, 87, tied up during armed robbery; 2 arrested

Deputies said an 87-year-old man was tied up while an armed robber made off with his valuables, including his car.

Louisiana National Guard uses old Christmas trees for emergency training

At this point, many of us have already thrown out our Christmas trees, but in Louisiana, these discarded trees serve an important purpose for the United States Army.

Gators contaminated by massive diesel spill get scrubbing, teeth cleaned

Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, scrubbing their hides and brushing their teeth with Dawn dish soap after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a Louisiana wetland. 78 gators have been rescued so far, but more than 100 animals have been found dead in the area.

Abducted Clayton County 16-year-old boy found safe, father in custody

Jacob Rodas had been missing for a month after he was abducted by his biological father, police say. The Clayton County boy is now safe and his father is in custody.

Nation’s oldest living WWII veteran, Lawrence Brooks, dies at the age of 112

Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and believed to be the oldest man in the country — died on Wednesday at the age of 112.