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WWII veteran Samuel Meyer, 99, speaks with reporters after being awarded with the rank of chevalier, or knight, in the French Legion of Honor, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Meyer is best known in New Orleans as the longtime proprietor of Meyer the Hatter, a landmark hat business begun by his grandfather in 1894. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)

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New Orleans hat seller honored by France for service in WWII
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,02/27/24-1:51PM , 289 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family's landmark hat store on St. Charles Avenue was honored by the president of France on Tuesday for his military service during World War II.
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Anne Kirkpatrick speaks during a news conference after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, back left, announced Kirkpatrick as her nominee to head the New Orleans Police Department, Sept. 11, 2023, in New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Department's progress in complying with an 11-year-old reform agreement has “accelerated dramatically,” a federal judge said Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, but she gave no indication when she would feel comfortable relaxing court oversight of the department. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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11 years later, still no end to federal intervention in sight for New Orleans police
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Wed,02/21/24-5:29PM , 114 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department's progress in complying with an 11-year-old reform agreement has “accelerated dramatically,” a federal judge said Wednesday, but she gave no indication when she would feel comfo
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The Louisiana Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A major Louisiana health insurer's plan to reorganize and sell itself to insurance giant Elevance Health for $2.7 billion was shelved hours ahead of a scheduled public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Baton Rouge, where critics of the sale have voiced various concerns over the proposal. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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A $2.7 billion sale of a major Louisiana health insurer is off table for the second time in a year
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Wed,02/14/24-12:47PM , 178 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major Louisiana health insurer's plan to reorganize and sell itself to insurance giant Elevance Health for $2.7 billion was shelved hours ahead of a scheduled public hearing Wednesday in Baton Rouge, where critics of the sale have voiced various concerns over the proposal.
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New Orleans’ Carnival season is nearing its “Fat Tuesday” climax, with the last lavish Mardi Gras parades rolling through historic neighborhoods. (Feb. 13)

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New Orleans bids another joyous 'Fat Tuesday' farewell to Carnival season
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Mon,02/12/24-11:07PM , 101 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the Fre
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