Gov. John Bel Edwards and other Louisiana officials must increase their efforts to safeguard the billions of dollars that will be spent on coastal restoration and hurricane protection, says a new report from the Public Affairs Research Council. "The ultimate measure of success will be whether the state chose...
The Orpheum Theater, one of New Orleans’ classic stages, reopens in style
That's how sixth-grader Mary Grace von Kurnatowski, scaling a metal stepladder, introduces the second-floor mezzanine of the refurbished Orpheum Theater. The iconic Beaux-Arts building was first opened in downtown New Orleans in 1921 and has been shuttered since Hurricane Katrina. Mary Grace's parents...
South Shore Harbor amphitheater cleared for development
A proposal to revive the idle South Shore Harbor marina into an amphitheater, open-air market and restaurant overlooking Lake Pontchartrain sailed through the City Planning Commission on Tuesday, clearing the way for one of the most high-profile projects on the New Orleans lakefront in the last decade...