Blake Paterson

of 2 With a flashlight in hand and sweat dripping down his face, Ashley Van der Muelen climbed over storage boxes in a scorching hot attic in Metairie methodically checking off a list of questions.

The chair of the Regional Transit Authority's board of commissioners resigned Friday, marking the latest shake-up at the public transit agency since a mass exodus of board members earlier this year.

The Indiana-based health care company has purchased four of the seven properties formerly owned by Bob Dean in the New Orleans area and Houma.

A dispute among Jefferson Parish officials over a bus advertising contract has erupted into a political firestorm, revealing bitter divisions that could define the balance of power in Louisiana's most populous coastal parish.

Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle has issued evacuation orders ahead of Tropical Storm Francine , which is expected to become a hurricane before landfall in Louisiana this week.

Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng says she plans to issue a mandatory evacuation order for residents living outside of the federal levee protection system ahead of Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to become a hurricane before landfall in Louisiana this week.

A motorcycle driver died after colliding with an SUV in Metairie Tuesday night, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Flooding and power outages inundated Jefferson Parish Wednesday evening after Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana.

"We just had pumps that could not keep up with the amount of rainfall that Francine put down on us."

BY BLAKE PATERSON and LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writers A Kenner resident cleans up after Hurricane Francine on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2024.