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New Orleans officials make deal with Caesars Casino to secure $103 M for fund balance
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (272+ words) Caesars agreed to pay the city the next nine years of rent in one lump sum " $103 million " at a discounted rate. The remaining 23 years of rent wouldn't be affected. City officials said the discounted rate is standard practice for deals…...
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno's first 100 day; ACLU weighs in on state legislative session
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (173+ words) New Orleans mayor Helena Moreno recently marked 100 days since taking office. So far, she's dealt with infrastructure projects, water main breaks, new development plans and an ongoing budget crisis. The Times-Picayune editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace spoke with Moreno…...
Capitol Access Minute: Medicaid could cover GLP-1 meds for obesity; TOPS ROI resolution advances
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (154+ words) Legislation to allow Medicaid to pay for GLP-1 medications for weight loss advances from the Senate Finance Committee. Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein said Medicaid already covers the medication for diabetes, but its proven track record for weight…...
Update on Baton Rouge shooting; judges hearing environmental lawsuits have ties to oil companies; capture of New Orleans in Civil War
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (234+ words) Last Thursday, a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge left one high school senior dead while wounding five others. Police soon arrested 17-year-old Markel Lee, a suspected gunman. Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington joins us to discuss…...
Capitol Access Minute: Crackdown on marijuana use near school, five-day school week
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (200+ words) A measure to crack down on marijuana use near school facilities advanced to the Senate. The full House passed Rep. Gabe Firment's bill, HB 568, on a vote of 59-34. It would increase the penalty for smoking marijuana within 2, 000 feet of a…...
A little boy loses his orange 'Balloon' but gains a new friend in this kids' book
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (373+ words) When author Bruce Handy's son Isaac was about four years old, he loved and lost an orange balloon. "He'd been upset," the older Handy remembers, "and he had promised to himself one day if he ever got a pet, he…...
A suspect is in custody after Trump is rushed from correspondents' dinner
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (693+ words) Updated April 25, 2026 at 10: 44 PM CDT President Trump and the first lady are uninjured after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D. C. A suspect is in custody, according to a statement from the U. S. Secret Service....
Louisiana Eats: Remembering Alfred Singleton
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (256+ words) On March 27th, New Orleans lost a beloved member of our culinary community. Alfred Singleton, executive chef and co-owner of the landmark French-Creole restaurant Caf" Sbisa, passed away at the age of 46. Established in 1899, Caf" Sbisa is the third oldest fine-dining…...
The Reading Life: Jack Mc Guire
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (224+ words) Susan Larson interviews Jack Mc Guire about his new book, Killing the Kingfish: The Huey Long Assassination. Literary Calendar: The People Program's Poetry Class presents its 14th annual event, a poetry reading by Louisiana Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara, Sunday April 26 at…...
Where Y'Eat: Jazz Fest Has Its Own Food Classics That Endure in Changing Times
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (377+ words) At Jazz Fest, you know the festival faithful will set up at their same spots, hoist the same flags, party with the same friends, maybe even don the same outfits. No matter who is on stage year to year, New…...