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Hurricane Ida knocks out power of New Orleans, inundates coastal Louisiana

Ida finally became a tropical storm again 16 hours after making landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4, closes in on Louisiana coast

Ida threatened a region already reeling from a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, thanks to low vaccination rates and the highly contagious delta variant

Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to make directorial debut with documentary on Grammy-winning New Orleans musician Dr John

Dr John was known as the funky New Orleans “night-tripper” musician who blended several musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl. He was a six-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer who was a white man that found a home among Black New Orleans musicians.

NBA: New Orleans Pelicans part ways with coach Stan Van Gundy after just one year

A brief statement from the Pelicans said Van Gundy's departure had been made my "mutual agreement" following a disappointing 31-41 regular season campaign which saw the team finish 11th in the Western Conference.

NBA: New Orleans Pelicans say some staff, players have received COVID-19 vaccine

On Tuesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards encouraged anyone 16 years or older with medical conditions that put them at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus, including asthma, hypertension and being overweight, to get vaccinated.

Rare photographs of Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson gifted to the New Orleans Museum of Art

Collectors Cherye R and James F Pierce have given the museum more than 260 important photographs and have further promised another 300 works in the future.

Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans take a backseat, as COVID-19 restrictions shutter public spaces

Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included cancelled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street.

'I voted for a guy named Trump': US president casts an early vote in Florida's West Palm Beach

Democrat Joe Biden hasn't voted yet and it likely to do so in person in Delaware on Election Day, 3 Nov. Delaware doesn't offer early, in-person voting like Florida

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas

With hours of violent weather ahead, officials said the extent of destruction likely wouldn't be clear until daybreak, when search and rescue missions will begin

Storm Marco expected to make landfall in Louisiana today; 'Laura' kills 11 in Dominican Republic, Haiti

The National Hurricane Center cautioned that Storm Marco could still cause life-threatening storm surges and dangerous winds along the Gulf Coast