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A 'food forest' is uprooted in a New Orleans East food desert after school closes

In its former glory, sprawling persimmon trees towered over mature plants and native grasses in a field maintained by the recently closed Living School in New Orleans East.

Parents of disabled students hit snag in lawsuit against New Orleans Archdiocese

Smiley Anders, columnist beloved by generations of Advocate readers, dies at age 86

Louisiana lawmakers kill ban on hemp-THC products in win for booming industry

Iconic Biloxi restaurant admits to selling frozen, foreign fish as fresh Gulf seafood

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81-year-old woman killed in Covington car crash, authorities say

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office has identified the woman who was killed in a car crash near Covington late Thursday.

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Trader Joe's plans to open a New Orleans outlet on Freret Street Uptown, source says

Trader Joe's, the California-based grocery chain known for its bohemian "neighborhood store"…

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Amedisys shares drop on report of divesture falling through

Shares of Amedisys dropped 5% Friday after reports surfaced that Baton Rouge home health com…

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What happened to the big ghost bike pile on Elysian Fields Avenue? We solve a NOLA mystery.

After seven years, a tangled pile of white bicycles has been spirited away from the intersec…

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Anti-abortion bill by state Sen. Thomas Pressly puts him in national spotlight

Over the past four years, Thomas Pressly had an uneventful term as one of the 105 members o…

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A CEO advertised free solar panels to New Orleans area schools. But others claim fraud.

Last month, the head of an Atlanta-based solar energy company pitched Jefferson Parish Schoo…

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Iconic Biloxi restaurant admits to selling frozen, foreign fish as fresh Gulf seafood

This story was first published by the Sun Herald. Read more here.

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LSU baseball vs. North Carolina: How to watch Chapel Hill regional showdown, NCAA tourney

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — LSU baseball earned its third come-from-behind victory in four games on Friday.

After taking early lead, Tulane falls to Oregon State in Corvallis regional opener

The Green Wave jumped ahead 3-0 in the second inning, but it was all Oregon State after a go-ahead grand slam in the fifth.

Title teams, terrific pitchers: See which players headline LSWA Class 3A all-state

Two senior pitchers dominated while leading their teams during dominant LHSAA title runs.

In a win for businesses and cannabis aficionados who have seized on Louisiana's booming hemp-THC market, state lawmakers on Friday rejected a push to ban the intoxicating products, instead setting a slew of regulations on a fast-growing $33 million industry.

Trader Joe's plans to open a New Orleans outlet on Freret Street Uptown, source says

Trader Joe's, the California-based grocery chain known for its bohemian "neighborhood store" image and unique private-label food products, is planning a second location in Orleans Parish, according to a source with direct knowledge of the plans.

Amedisys shares drop on report of divesture falling through

Shares of Amedisys dropped 5% Friday after reports surfaced that Baton Rouge home health company’s plans to appease federal antitrust regulators and smooth the way for its $3.29 billion merger with UnitedHealth Group by selling off more than 100 locations had fallen through.

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Photos: Louisiana 2050, an uncertain future for the coast

Louisiana may be the state most at risk from climate change, and time is running short to li…

Death penalty in Louisiana

Almost all of Louisiana's death row inmates filed for clemency on Tuesday morning, meaning t…

Many New Orleans senior citizens face poverty, food insecurity, report finds

As the cost of living continues to rise across the New Orleans region, many older adults are…

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New Orleans restaurateur, founder of namesake Vincent's Italian Cuisine, dies

Vincent Catalanotto Sr., a restaurateur whose effusive personality won as much praise as his lasagna and cannelloni, died Tuesday of lung cancer at Ochsner Health Center-Kenner, said his son, Vincent Catalanotto Jr. He was 70.

What happened to the big ghost bike pile on Elysian Fields Avenue? We solve a NOLA mystery.

After seven years, a tangled pile of white bicycles has been spirited away from the intersection of Elysian Fields and St. Claude Avenue. The sculpture was erected in July 2017 as a monument to bicyclists killed in traffic on the streets of New Orleans.

Try this new restaurant in the Warehouse District with a long happy hour, small plates

Every bar has its routines, and sometimes for regulars these can become rituals. That can apply at a restaurant bar just as surely as the neighborhood saloon.

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GEORGE F. WILL: Now on TikTok: The government doing its latest national security dance

Metastasizing government, seeping into every crevice of life, cannot get out of its own way. It justifies punitive action against Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok as crucial to “national security.” Simultaneously, however, the government claims that a Japanese steel corporation’s purch…

RUTH MARCUS: This Alabama AG won’t stop at the state line to prosecute abortion

Not content to prevent women from obtaining abortions in his own state, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is doing his best to prevent them from traveling to other states where the procedure remains legal. Fortunately, a federal judge ruled that the Constitution won’t let him. Unfortun…

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