Tag: New Orleans

Man Arrested After Body Found in Freezer in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—Authorities investigating the disappearance of a woman who was reported missing found a headless human torso in a freezer inside an old bus parked beside a New Orleans home. A man who lived at the house was arrested on an obstruction charge after the remains were found, news outlets reported, but no charges were…


US Marshals Rescue 5 Missing Teens and Arrest 30 Sex Offenders in New Orleans

A monthslong law enforcement operation in New Orleans resulted in the arrest of 30 sex offenders and the recovery of five missing teenagers, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) confirmed last week. The multiagency effort dubbed “Operation Boo Dat” was led by the USMS New Orleans Task Force and lasted from mid-October to Dec. 24. The…


Schools Across the US See Last-Minute Closures Over COVID-19 Staffing Problems

Schools across the United States over the weekend announced last-minute closures due to the spread of COVID-19. Students in a number of districts are slated to return to class on Monday morning from the winter break. Some districts blamed the closures on staffing issues or the rise in cases driven by the Omicron variant. In…


Schools Across US See Last-Minute Closures Over COVID-19 Staffing Problems

Schools across the United States over the weekend announced last-minute closures because of the spread of COVID-19. Students in a number of districts were slated to return to class on Jan. 3 from winter break. Some districts blamed the closures on staffing issues or the rise in cases driven by the Omicron variant. In Massachusetts,…


New Orleans Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Aged 5 and Up for Indoor Settings

The New Orleans government announced it will expand its mandate for a COVID-19 vaccine, or negative test, to include children aged 5 and older for indoor settings. Other cities that will have COVID-19 vaccine mandates enacted for public indoor settings for those aged 5 and over include Philadelphia and New York City. New Orlean’s decision comes…


New Orleans Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Aged 5 and Up for Indoor Settings

The New Orleans government announced it will expand its mandate for a COVID-19 vaccine, or negative test, to include children aged 5 and older for indoor settings. Other cities that will have COVID-19 vaccine mandates enacted for public indoor settings for those aged 5 and over include Philadelphia and New York City. New Orleans’ decision comes…


Pelicans Beat Grizzlies 112–101 to Snap 9-game Losing Streak

NEW ORLEANS—Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Brandon Ingram returned from a seven-game absence to add 19 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112–101 on Saturday night to snap a nine-game losing streak. The victory was the first at home this season for the Pelicans, who had lost 12 of their first 13…


Ida Curfew Lifted in New Orleans; 11 New Deaths Reported

HOUMA, La.—New Orleans lifted a nightly curfew Wednesday as the city moved closer to regaining full power 10 days after Hurricane Ida, but hundreds of thousands of people outside the city were still without lights and water and more than a quarter of a million children were unable to return to schools. The city was…


Ida Curfew Lifted in New Orleans; 250,000 Students Still Unable to Return to School

BATON ROUGE, La.—New Orleans lifted a nightly curfew Wednesday as the city moved closer to regaining full power 10 days after Hurricane Ida, but hundreds of thousands of people outside the city were still without lights and water and more than a quarter of a million children were unable to return to schools. The city…


New Orleans Residents Rely on Each Other After Hurricane Ida

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, New Orleans bakes in a strange silence. The muffled buzz of a few generators and the splatter of cars cutting through inches-deep water are the only modern noises. A thick pudding of bayou mud covers the ground. For a while, there’s no barrier between nature and the bayou’s people….