Ashley Hamilton

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — The New Orleans City Council has approved a pilot agreement for the Rivana Apartments, ensuring 220 of the 900 units will be affordable for mixed-income households.

Following heavy flooding over the weekend, New Orleans City Councilwoman Aimee McCarron toured Drainage Pump Station Seven with Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans officials.

Heavy rain over the weekend flooded parts of New Orleans for hours.

Following months of back-and-forth, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans and French Quarter business owners have reached an agreement after hearing in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.

Two things everyone in south Louisiana knows don’t mix well are high temperatures and humidity.

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — Plaquemines Parish officials are getting ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha, which is expected to bring minor to moderate storm-surge flooding and gusty winds to the area.

The New Orleans City Planning Commission is holding off on new guidelines for data centers as they start to emerge in the state as paperwork is redone.

As dangerously high temperatures continue, many people are turning down their thermostats. Though for some renters, the ability to stay cool depends on their landlord.

New Orleans city council members approved several ordinances for what they call a new day for the Sewerage and Water Board.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — The grand jury who indicted State Attorney General Liz Murrill may need legal help to protect themselves, and a group of defense attorneys is offering that help.