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• Shooter acquitted in Bourbon Street gun battle that killed Chicago mom October 16, 2026
  A New Orleans jury acquitted a Texas man Thursday in the killing a Chicago woman who was caught last year in a shootout on Bourbon Street.
  BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
• Louisiana will soon choose whether to give governors lifetime term limits. Here’s what to know. October 16, 2026
  When they head to the polls for early voting on Tuesday, Louisianans will decide whether to bar Louisiana governors from ever serving more than two terms.
  BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer
• Boil water advisory lifted for parts of New Orleans East after water main break October 16, 2026
  A boil water advisory that was issued earlier this week for a portion of New Orleans East has been canceled, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board said Friday morning.
  By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer
• How the national debate over AI, data centers plays into Louisiana's Senate race October 16, 2026
  Democrat Jamie Davis and Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, the two candidates vying for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat, are taking different approaches to addressing heightened public concerns about AI and the data centers that power the technology.
  BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer
• Inside the 117-year-old Louisiana refinery that pumps out 6 million pounds of sugar every day October 16, 2026
  Deep within an upper floor of the Domino Sugar Chalmette refinery, there’s a high-tech hub hidden beneath the plant’s antique shell.
  BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer
• Suspect arrested after two homes burn down in the 7th ward October 15, 2026
  A man has been arrested in connection with a two-alarm fire that burned down two unoccupied houses in the 7th Ward early on Monday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.
  BY WILLIE SWETT | Staff writer
• 5 people believed dead following shooting at Oregon elementary school, 2 officials say October 15, 2026
  Authorities believe at least five people are dead following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.
  BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
• New Orleans police make four homicide arrests in 24 hours October 15, 2026
  New Orleans Police Department detectives made four arrests in four separate homicides Wednesday, including one same-day arrest, capping a busy 24-hour span that included an unrelated SWAT roll and killings in Milan and New Orleans East.
  BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
• Nearly 2,500 people lost power in Mid-City, according to Entergy outage maps October 15, 2026
  Nearly 2,500 Mid-City homes temporarily lost power on Thursday afternoon, according to Entergy New Orleans.
  BY WILLIE SWETT | Staff writer
• Ex-OPSO custodian pleads guilty to malfeasance for role in New Orleans jail escape, receives sentence October 15, 2026
  BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer