Spirit Airlines passengers say they were kicked off plane for wearing crop tops
Spirit Airlines is coming under fire for allegedly kicking three women and a toddler off a flight because the women were wearing crop tops.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's New Orleans home sells for $2.8M amid divorce battle
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's former New Orleans home sold at auction for $2.8 million. The French Quarter mansion once belonged to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
New Orleans neighborhood relying on private security to keep streets safe
The Garden District neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, voted to hire private security by using extra money from property taxes as the police department runs short on officers.
Missing Carnival cruise ship passenger seen jumping overboard, company says; family mystified
The U.S. Coast Guard continues searching for a man they now say appears to have jumped off the Carnival Glory cruise ship after it departed New Orleans on Sunday.
Carnival Glory cruise ship passenger vanishes, Coast Guard searching Gulf of Mexico
A 28-year-old man reported missing aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship on Monday prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to launch a search in the Gulf of Mexico.
New Orleans businesses experience challenges due to rising homeless population
The homeless population in New Orleans is on the rise and the effected business owners are saying some encampments are driving away customers.
Bollinger Shipyards, America’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, to close its New Orleans operations
The largest privately owned shipbuilder in the U.S., Bollinger Shipyards, announced Tuesday that it will consolidate its operations by closing its facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Small businesses experiencing post-pandemic boom despite tough economy
Small businesses are doing well after the pandemic. They are experiencing a boom, despite the economy being in a tough spot.
New Orleans Police Department given authority to shut down businesses found harboring violent crime
New Orleans businesses that are the site of repeated crimes and deemed harboring crime can now be shut down by the police department following a city council vote.
Richard's Rainwater partners with New Orleans brewery to harvest, bottle rainwater
Richard's Rainwater, the only nationally distributed bottled rainwater beverage, has teamed up with a brewery in New Orleans to open a potable rainwater collection site
New Orleans shocked after horrific killing of tourist in hotel during holiday tourism season
The brutal beating death of a tourist in New Orleans earlier this month is sending chills through the city during its holiday tourism season.
Cruise ship passenger who treaded water for 20 hours speaks out, says he never accepted that 'this is it'
The cruise ship passenger who went missing and treaded water for 20 hours before being rescued said he never accepted "this is it" after falling into the ocean.
Starbucks makes good on promise to close more stores as crime rages in New Orleans
A Starbucks location in New Orleans will join 16 other stores that were closed in recent weeks due to crime and safety concerns. The location has been in operation for 9 years.
Redfin predicts sharpest turn in housing market since 2008 crash
The housing market is looking up for both buyers and sellers, real estate experts said. Homes are selling for lower prices, but high mortgage rates are still impacting affordability.
Breweries scramble for CO2 amid shortage: 'A scary situation'
Carbon dioxide or CO2, a key ingredient for making beer, is in short supply hitting brewers' bottom lines and forcing them to cut jobs.
New Orleans Starbucks to become first in Louisiana to unionize
Workers at a New Orleans, Louisiana, Starbucks voted over the weekend to unionize and join Workers United, making it the first store in the state to form a union.
Bankrupt insurance companies leave Louisiana families scrambling before hurricane season
Hurricane season is coming up, but some folks in Louisiana are still fighting their insurance companies for payments after last season.
'No one is happy about it': Rising cost of ingredients forces bakery shops to raise prices
Nearly every ingredient used at a bakery costs more.
New local laws aim to stop rising evictions
Dozens of cities and states are enacting new laws to protect tenants facing eviction, aiming to stem a tide of new cases and offer renters more ways to settle conflicts with property owners.
Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections arrives in New Orleans
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with at least 10 passengers and crew members infected with COVID-19 docked Sunday in New Orleans, where health officials said they were trying to disembark people without worsening the spread of the coronavirus illness.