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• New Orleans civil judge candidate should stay booted from race, Louisiana Supreme Court decides August 31, 2026
  The Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday agreed that Edward Washington III should stay out of a judicial election, denying his last-ditch effort to remain viable in a race to unseat Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Jennifer Medley.
  BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
• Family of teen who died at Plaza Tower plans to sue building’s owners: 'Numerous failures’ August 31, 2026
  The family of a teen who fell to his death from the blighted Plaza Tower earlier this month spoke out publicly for the first time on Monday, saying they plan to sue the building’s owners and the security and fencing…
  BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
• New Orleans sheriff's office major picked as 'Hometown Hero' for helping crime victims August 31, 2026
  Major Stephanie Minto-Gibson woke up on Jan. 1, 2025 to a phone call from an FBI agent, alerting her to the Bourbon Street terrorist attack.
  BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
• 7-foot alligator captured by trapper near City Park, euthanized over the weekend, LDWF says August 31, 2026
  A 7-and-a-half-foot alligator was captured near City Park over the weekend, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said.
  BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
• Lake Charles’ operating budget for next year is $80M higher. See why. August 31, 2026
  The city of Lake Charles has proposed a 2026-2027 fiscal year budget that is more than $80 million higher than the current budget, thanks to a jump in building projects.
  BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
• ‘It needed a lot of love’: A congregation works to give an older New Orleans church new life August 30, 2026
  Church of the Resurrection, an Evangelical Presbyterian community, started in a living room. A renovated property will welcome 600 members.
  BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer
• After 5 staff arrests, Louisiana juvenile detention facility faces scrutiny August 30, 2026
  Over the past 16 months, five women who worked at a Louisiana juvenile detention facility have been arrested and charged with a crime that prohibits prison guards from engaging in sexual conduct with detainees.
  BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer
• S&WB, New Orleans city officials say contractors overlooked voltage issue in power complex August 30, 2026
  Two months after the Sewerage & Water Board’s new, $300 million power complex tripped offline during severe weather, utility leaders are focusing an internal investigation on private contractors to determine who was responsible and what can be done to improve…
  BY BEN MYERS | Staff writer
• Former New Orleans attorney charged in connection with Hurricane Ida fraud scheme August 29, 2026
  An attorney who worked with a Texas-based law firm accused of defrauding owners of homes damaged during Hurricane Ida was charged by the U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans on Friday.
  BY WILLIE SWETT | Staff writer
• Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported after immigration arrest in Louisiana August 29, 2026
  British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.
  BY DAVE COLLINS | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS