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Archaeologists find clues to 1700s fires under New Orleans street

In its document, FEMA, which is helping fund the project, said it expected excavation at the site to be completed by Dec. 19.

People walk along Bourbon street days after a U.S. Army veteran drove his truck into the crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 6, 2025.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen protesting against the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in New Orleans, in early December.

The protesters that proved antisemitism is alive and real - opinion

Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman speaks alongside other elected officials at a press conference to address reported federal operation targeting Somali immigrants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US December 3, 2025.

Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, federal officials say

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances Yehuda Kaploun as antisemitism envoy


David Corenswet, the next Superman, has deep Jewish roots in New Orleans

David Corenswet, the first Jewish Superman, keeps his life private. He was married by a rabbi and a priest.

 David Corenswet will be Hollywood's first Jewish Superman.

Ex-NJ gov. Chris Christie's niece kicked off flight, injures 6 deputies

Shannon Epstein accused a Latino family of "smuggling drugs" on a Spirit Airlines flight and allegedly injured six sheriff's deputies when they tried to escort her off the plane.

A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse

Quiana Lynell brings New Orleans flavor to Israel's Hot Jazz series

The forthcoming local tour will offer us a pungent and infectious whiff of early New Orleans jazz, when joyous and eminently danceable sounds and rhythms were the order of the day

 JAZZ SINGER Quiana Lynell – performing at eight shows around the country.

One dead, two injured in shooting at Louisiana high school graduation ceremony

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) announced that the "subject has been detained," while others at the scene are under questioning.

Police tape.

In Hurricane Ida's wake: Jews of New Orleans prepare for High Holy Days

After being scattered by hurricane Ida, with winds stronger than Katrina’s in 2005, the Jews of New Orleans prepare for the High Holy Days.

A NINE-PANEL sculpture by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam stands near the entrance of the Holocaust Memorial in New Orleans.

Hurricane Ida destroys Jewish family’s home where Louis Armstrong stayed

The family bought Armstrong’s first trumpet, with the repayment being Armstrong would ride on the wagon for a year and blow the whistle. The famed jazz musician was reputed to wear a Magen David.

 A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana, US, August 29, 2021.

Online New Orleans-Israel Festival: Funking down from New Orleans

As we have all have had our fair share of challenges to contend with in recent times, it stands to reason to arrange a music festival that may help us to offload some of the emotional detritus.

VOCALIST-BASSIST George Porter Jr. brings some seasoned vibes over from New Orleans

Policemen fired over Facebook post suggesting AOC be shot

A Louisiana policeman who suggested on Facebook that high-profile U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez needed to be shot was fired on Monday, along with a second officer who "liked" his post.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) looks on during a march organised by the Women's March Alliance in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 19, 2019

Tropical Storm Barry dodges New Orleans, decreasing flood threat

Further weakening to a tropical depression was expected on Sunday as Barry moved inland, the NHC said.

A resident bikes down a flooded street after Hurricane Barry in Mandeville

Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat

A tropical storm warning was posted on Thursday afternoon for metropolitan New Orleans, and a hurricane warning for a stretch of the Louisiana coast south of the city.

Flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, 2005