A Calcasieu Parish jury has found a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of 72-year-old Sheila Ortega in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says it took just over an hour for a jury to convict 43-year-old Christopher Cater of first-degree murder and unlawful disposal of remains….
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The longtime face of New Orleans Mardi Gras is calling it a career. Arthur Hardy, the longtime publisher of the Mardi Gras Guide magazine, says after a half century, the 2026 edition will be his last.
Hardy launched the Mardi Gras Guide with his wife in 1977 as a way to make it easy for people to keep up with parade schedules. It’s now published by Georges Media and will continue to bear Hardy’s name.
Drought conditions are starting to develop across Louisiana as the state is in store for another dry weekend. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is starting to test seafood for contamination following last month’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. LDEQ is testing them for heavy metals and petroleum-related chemicals. It’s collecting samples in the Tangipahoa River and Lake Pontchartrain.