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UNITED NATURAL FOODS INVESTIGATION CONTINUED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Continues to Investigate the Officers and Directors of United Natural Foods, Inc. – UNFI
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New Orleans police investigate after man shot at business in New Orleans East

New Orleans police investigate after man shot at business in New Orleans East

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a man was shot at a business in New Orleans East. The shooting happened in the 6000 block of Chef Menteur Highway around 11:30 a.m.Police arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound. He was...

Owner:  Hearst Family
New Orleans inmate sentenced to life in prison after throwing feces at correctional officer

New Orleans inmate sentenced to life in prison after throwing feces at correctional officer

The St. Tammany District Attorney announced that an inmate convicted of manslaughter will now serve life in prison after he threw feces at correctional officers. According to District Attorney Colin Sims, Judge William H. Burris sentenced Tomarcus...

Owner:  Hearst Family
New Orleans facing $65M budget deficit, hiring freeze, city officials say
Douglas Manship Jr., part of first family of Baton Rouge journalism, dies at age 82

Douglas Manship Jr., part of first family of Baton Rouge journalism, dies at age 82

BATON ROUGE — Douglas Manship Jr., part of Baton Rouge's first family of journalism, has died. He was 82. Manship was a grandson of Charles P. Manship Sr., who founded Capital City Press in 1909 with James Edmonds. Charles Manship bought out...

Owner:  Manship Family
Report: Baton Rouge doctor named to citizen advisory panel on US vaccination policy

Report: Baton Rouge doctor named to citizen advisory panel on US vaccination policy

BATON ROUGE — The Advocate reported Wednesday that the nation's health secretary had selected a vaccine skeptic from Baton Rouge to serve on a panel that develops vaccination policies for the federal government. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine...

Owner:  Manship Family
American Dart League Championship to be held in Baton Rouge

American Dart League Championship to be held in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - The National Championship for the American Darters Association will be held in Baton Rouge for the first time in the league's history. The ADA announced the tournament will run from July 29 through Aug. 2 in 2026. The league...

Owner:  Manship Family
Details on why New Orleans is not being considered right now for Super Bowl LXV in 2031

Details on why New Orleans is not being considered right now for Super Bowl LXV in 2031

The New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans missed the first part of the bid process to host the NFL Super Bowl in 2031. Sources confirm to WDSU, the potential loss of one of the world's biggest sporting events is because the Saints and...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Behind the scenes at the beloved 'Skeleton House' in New Orleans

Behind the scenes at the beloved 'Skeleton House' in New Orleans

"For two solid weeks," Louellen Berger touches up, repairs, and builds the elaborately-costumed skeletons that will decorate her lawn. NEW ORLEANS — “The Skeleton House,” with its dozens of skeletons dressed up in costumes and affixed with punny...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
One person dead after shooting on Eleanor Drive, Baton Rouge police report

One person dead after shooting on Eleanor Drive, Baton Rouge police report

One person is dead after a shooting Wednesday night on Eleanor Drive near Linden Street, according to Baton Rouge police. The call came in about 6:50 p.m., police said. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House opening soon. See where.

New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House opening soon. See where.

It's time to get that freaky fright on as a New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House gets into the seasonal scares starting Friday through Nov. 8. The Jefferson Parish-located macabre menagerie at 319 Butterworth St. in Elmwood has become a mainstay of...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
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