Joseph Cranney

The former head of the authority is said to be under federal scrutiny after the local sheriff referred a criminal complaint alleging misappropriation of funds to the FBI.

A running fire hydrant at the corner of Second and Freret streets in New Orleans, photographed on Sept. 30, 2022.

More than 700 blocks across New Orleans have dead or malfunctioning fire hydrants and lack any that are up to the task of fighting a typical house fire.

A Louisiana appeals court halted a rape trial in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court on Wednesday after prosecutors said the judge presiding over the case dismissed a complaint that a male juror made inappropriate comments to a female member of the prosecution team.

Prosecutors said a male juror twice made unwanted advances toward a female member of the District Attorney's Office. Judge Benedict Willard called the woman a "distraction," prosecutors said.

The last-ditch legal challenge by Sheriff Susan Hutson failed, and construction on Phase III will proceed.

After Labor Day's dry weather, daily downpours are expected to return with flash flooding possible Wednesday morning, forecasters said.

Forecasters said parts of South Louisiana could see two to four inches of water, per hour, Wednesday.

A 39-year-old man drowned in St. Charles Parish on Sunday evening after jumping into the water off Old Spanish Trail Bridge, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office said

A heavy stench lingered over the New Orleans City Council meeting on Thursday. And it had nothing to do with city business.