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New Orleans City Councilmembers voted 6-1 to approve tax breaks for a $100 million affordable housing complex — the next project to break ground in the River District.

Councilmembers on Thursday (July 9) approved the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal, or PILOT, which is estimated to be w...


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Just a few months ago, Estefanía Aultman was thinking about moving her family away from Ascension Parish, where they’ve lived for seven years. Aultman said she loves her community, and her son’s elementary school, but she worried that a major industrial plant coming to the neighborhood could ...


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The word “jazz” first appeared on a business card, spelled with one “z.” The man carrying the card was Jimmy Palao, a New Orleans violinist who helped introduce the city’s sound to audiences all over.

“The young, well-dressed Black man …arguably was one of the most important people to...


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Between French hymns and Kreyòl singing, the fear and outrage at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the government to end legal protections for Haitians was palp...


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When Amy Kussmann, 71, of Slidell, spotted a toddler walking shirtless and barefoot across the grass while she was delivering food on June 25, she exhaled a heavy sigh of relief. 

“Yes!” she exclaimed.

Moments before, she was concerned that his absence meant something...


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