New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has changed her stance and agreed to reimburse the city for nearly $30,000 that she spent on first-class flights. Cantrell, a Democrat, had refused to repay the city, saying that her luxury flights on trips to France and Switzerland were for legitimate city business. She initially claimed that the flight…
New Orleans Mayor Agrees to Reimburse City for $30,000 Spent on 1st-Class Flights
New Orleans Becomes Murder Capital of US, Homicides up Nearly 50 Percent
New Orleans is now the murder capital of the United States, according to newly published data from the Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC). Homicides are up by 46 percent year over year, up 78 percent since 2020, and up 141 percent since 2019 according to data from MCC, which tracks crime rates and aims to reduce them as well as expose corruption. An…
New Orleans-Inspired BBQ Shrimp
New Orleans BBQ shrimp has actually very little to do with barbecue. The Louisiana dish refers to sautéed shrimp in a garlicky, Worcestershire-spiked butter sauce. Typically made with copious amounts of butter, the shrimp are cooked and served with the shell on and then peeled at the table. It’s a rich and delicious dish but…
Economy Flights Not Safe for Black Women, Says New Orleans Mayor
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has defended using taxpayers’ money to purchase first-class seats on international flights and insisted she will not pay the money back after previously stating that it is unsafe to fly economy as a black woman. Cantrell, a Democrat, made the comments at a press conference on Sept. 8 where she insisted that she…
The Legacy of Camellia Beans: 99 Years of Supplying Quality Ingredients to Make Louisiana’s Favorite Dishes
New Orleans is a city steeped in ritual. There are different versions of the popular myth explaining how “red beans and rice”—a creamy stew of red kidney beans, herbs, and (traditionally) ham ladled over rice—became a staple Monday dish. One claims that after serving big Sunday meals with ham, New Orleanians would use the leftovers…
Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 2 After HS Graduation at University
NEW ORLEANS—An elderly woman was killed and two males wounded when an argument between two females erupted into gunfire Tuesday at a university campus after a high school graduation there, New Orleans police said. The males received wounds that were not life-threatening—one hit in a shoulder, the other in a leg, authorities told news outlets….
3 Shot, 1 Dead at High School Graduation Ceremony at Xavier University: Officials
At least three people were shot, including one fatally, during a graduation ceremony in New Orleans’ Xavier University on Tuesday, officials said. An elderly woman was shot and killed, while two men were injured after a gun battle broke out during the conclusion of the ceremony, police and witnesses recalled to local news outlets. A…
Acclaimed Chef Steve McHugh on Overcoming Life’s Challenges to Find the True Spirit of Cooking
May 22, 2022
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Five-time James Beard Foundation Award finalist Steve McHugh is nothing short of an acclaimed chef. The owner of the highly respected, game-changing restaurant Cured and the restaurant Landrace, which opened last year, says he really “stumbled right into” becoming a chef. Though McHugh’s introduction to food may have been a happy accident, over the course…
4 Teens Accused of Dragging Woman to Death Plead Not Guilty
NEW ORLEANS—Four teens charged with murder in the dragging death of an elderly New Orleans woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Shackled and clad in red jumpsuits, the 17-year-old boy, 16-year-old girl, and two 15-year-old girls entered the pleas to a charge of second-degree murder in the March 21…
Beyond Bourbon Street: Touring the Delta
On a tour of the Mississippi River Delta, I hardly expected to find myself in a beautifully restored 1934 Art Deco airport terminal. But there I was, standing on a large marble compass inlay admiring the surrounding flight-themed murals by Xavier Gonzalez. Once called the “air hub of the Americas,” New Orleans’s diminutive Lakefront Airport…
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