The latest round of federal stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per person lifted sales at Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, as shoppers used their checks to buy clothing, home goods and other merchandise at stores and online. Walmart said Tuesday that sales at stores open for at least one year grew…… MORE
The following roads have reported street flooding after heavy rain moved over the New Orleans Metro area Tuesday morning: Orleans Parish: 2800 Joseph Steet St. Tammany Parish: High water signs: Soel Drive @ Jenkins Road off Highway 59 – CovingtonHelenberg @ 11th Avenue – CovingtonAllen Road off Highway 435 – Abita SpringsSurgi Drive and Wallis…… MORE
Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, has announced his candidacy for governor of New York in 2022, he told CNN on Tuesday. Giuliani will run for the GOP nomination in his bid to take over the position from embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who has been ensnared in scandals involving…… MORE
Even though Emma Watson has almost 60 million followers on Instagram and almost 30 million on Twitter, she hasn’t posted since last June and last August respectively. That was until Monday. Watson took to her verified Twitter account Monday to address speculation about her life. “Dear Fans, Rumours about whether I’m engaged or not, or…… MORE
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he opposed a bipartisan agreement for an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, siding with Republicans who have tried in recent days to downplay and move on from efforts to overturn the 2020 election. McCarthy’s opposition comes ahead of a House vote this…… MORE
Louisiana State University is closed Tuesday due to flooding in Baton Rouge and around campus. LSU made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter.Water rescues are underway in Baton Rouge after heavy rain caused severe flash flooding. READ MORE:LSU closed following flash flooding across Baton RougeCHECK OUT WDSU:Get all the New Orleans news you need. With the…… MORE
Some local businesses said not enough people are abiding by mask guidelines.Restrictions have eased up if you are fully vaccinated, but businesses can still enforce a mask for their customers. “It’s kind of like a battle every day there’s some people that comply some don’t,” Ajane Thompson, general manager of The Daily Beet Café on…… MORE
A vehicle’s deadly plunge Sunday night is leaving people in Metairie demanding more barriers between roads and open canals.The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says two women died when the car they were in veered off West Esplanade Avenue and into a canal at 11:20 p.m. Sunday. Both 28-year-old Nicole Conforto, of Kenner, and 25-year old…… MORE
Zion Williamson takes little comfort in how close the New Orleans Pelicans came to qualifying for the postseason.If anything, the 20-year-old All-Star put the club on notice about the urgency with which he’d like New Orleans to approach this offseason.“Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is kind of insane,…… MORE
Leaders of a New Orleans nonprofit organization started preparing for its 125th anniversary and found a disturbing and uncomfortable truth. Kingsley House is named after the 19th-century British clergyman, Rev. Charles Kingsley. Although during his time, many knew him as a social reformer, prolific author and advocate for the poor, he was also a racist.…… MORE
