Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

City officials on Tuesday opened the Treme Recreation Community Center on North Villere Street to anyone in need of a place to get warm, after the city's initial warming shelter at the Rosenwald Recreation Center on Broad Street became full. Both have beds available for guests to stay overnight.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order that will assist in efforts surrounding the unhoused community.

Take Landry’s approach with the heavily blue city of New Orleans, for example. The governor pushed the city’s much-criticized Sewerage & Water Board to better serve its long-suffering customers and has spearheaded an effort to repave streets and clean up the area around the Caesars Superdome in advance of next month’s Super Bowl.

New transitional shelter for 200 unhoused people opens as the state clears camps near major New Orleans landmarks.

Landry promoted Scott Ballard, one of the owners of PJ's Coffee, to chairman, and appointed prominent New Orleans trial attorney and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Roderick "Rico" Alvendia to the board that governs the LSU system, including two Shreveport campuses.

Board members overseeing the New Orleans area levee authority pushed back on some of the changes being pursued by a close adviser to Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday, with several urging the hiring of a new director and another questioning plans to expand its police force.

Emergency funding will support unhoused residents near the Superdome, French Quarter, and major highways with shelter and services.

City and state officials gave updates on how clear and safe roadways are on Wednesday. The City of New Orleans said there have been significant improvements on the roads, but ice

More than 1,300 flights to, from or within the U.S. were already canceled Wednesday morning and more than 900 were delayed, according to online tracker FlightAware.com. Both Houston airports

When the sun rose on the Gulf Coast Wednesday, palm trees were dusted with snow, waves crashed on icy beaches, and overjoyed Southerners grabbed whatever would slide and headed for the closest hill. This week's historic winter storm has dumped record-breaking amounts of snow from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle,