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Election Day: Where you need to go, what you need to bring

By Mary Staes | November 5, 2018

If you’re not sure where to go vote, we’ve got info on how to find out and what you need to bring.

Q&A: Brandan ‘B-Mike’ Odums and how the “Lemme Find Out” voting remix came about

By Mary Staes | November 5, 2018

“I feel like it’s time for us to acknowledge and realize that what happens in politics, it definitely affects what happens in the hood.”

Crescent City Farmers Market: Making Groceries Easier For Locals With An App

By Mary Staes | November 2, 2018

A new app is aiming to take the guesswork out of shopping at the local Farmer’s Market.

‘Lemme find out you ain’t registered to vote’: 5th Ward Weebie drops that b.e.a.t. for the polls

By Mary Staes | November 2, 2018

5th Ward Weebie took his hit “Lemme FInd Out” to another level Thursday, dropping a remix with the message of getting to the polls behind it.

Between the Highrise and the Twinspan; a day in New Orleans East

By Mary Staes | November 2, 2018

New Orleans East gets a bad rap. But between the Highrise and the Twinspan, there’s a lot of hidden gems.

Know Your NOLA: Homer Plessy Way

By Marie Simoneaux | October 31, 2018

In April of 2018, the City Council unanimously voted to rename a section of Press Street Homer Plessy Way. Here’s Why.

$15 million in checks going out to Louisiana residents before Christmas

By Mary Staes | October 30, 2018

The Louisiana Treasury Department is making it rain to the tune of $15 million for at least 90,000 who have unclaimed money, according to a report from WWL-TV.

Free parking downtown might soon to get the boot

By Mary Staes | October 25, 2018

Think parking downtown is already a hassle? Well, now the chances of you getting a coveted free parking space might get slimmer.

Louisiana Pothole

Potholes? There’s an app for that on the way.

By Mary Staes | October 23, 2018

You know those statuses on Facebook about how you hate potholes and the city never fixes them? Well, now there might be an app for that.

Early voting starts Oct. 23: Where you need to go, what you need to bring

By Mary Staes | October 23, 2018

Early voting for November elections is here! We’ve got voting locations and what you need to bring.