The Theatres at Canal Place opened its doors for the first time Wednesday evening for the midnight premiere of the film “Sex and the City II,” debuting an elegant space for people seeking dinner and a movie in one place.

After the largest environmental catastrophe since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a New Orleans environmental organization has stepped up to prepare workers for the hazards of oil spill clean-up.

Louisiana experts are disputing newly published findings that high concentrations of lead in the poorest and oldest parts of New Orleans posed significant risks to residents, even before hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Four men who pleaded guilty to illegally sneaking into U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office were each sentenced to probation and fines in federal court on Wednesday.

SUNO adopted the new, more stringent admissions standards as a result of a 2005 Board of Regents mandate to raise statewide standards by fall of 2012.

The Obama administration’s oil spill specialist on Monday rejected the notion of taking over the crisis, despite BP’s many failed attempts to stop the leak, according to The Associated Press.
“To push BP out of the way would raise a question, to replace them with what?” said Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen, who is heading the federal response to the spill.

The scent of smoked barbecue, mixed with the residue of cigarette smoke, filled the sticky, breezeless air at the Fifth Annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo festival Sunday evening, joining the relaxed clutter of families, booming sounds of musicians and fluid rhythm of boats floating along Bayou St. John.

An amendment that would establish open primaries for state congressional elections appeared one step away from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s desk, legislators said.

Louisiana must continue to emphasize the safety and quality of seafood in its marketing initiatives in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a town hall meeting Tuesday.