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• Did you hit the jackpot? A winning Powerball ticket sold in New Orleans area is worth $2M. July 16, 2026
  A Louisiana Powerball player came up lucky Wednesday when a ticket purchased in the New Orleans area hit for $2 million, according to the Louisiana Lottery.
  BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
• Woman killed in Lower 9th Ward crash, New Orleans police say July 16, 2026
  A woman was killed in a Lower 9th Ward crash overnight Thursday, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
  BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
• From coffee sacks to Wrigley Field, how this Louisiana company became a $40M tarp empire July 16, 2026
  The tarps rolled onto fields during rain delays at major league ballparks, the massive grain covers that protect mountains of freshly harvested grain across the Midwest and the wrapping on the scaffolding at the U.S. Capitol ahead of Joe Biden’s…
  BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer
• Louisiana bills to regulate AI did not pass this year. Will they come back? July 16, 2026
  During Louisiana’s recent legislative session, a slew of bills restricting the use of artificial intelligence stalled after President Donald Trump’s administration said it wanted to create a national regulatory framework around the technology – and threatened states’ federal broadband funding…
  BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer
• New Orleans launches new tool that’ll help you find closed roads, city construction projects July 16, 2026
  New Orleans launched an interactive dashboard Wednesday that tracks infrastructure projects and maintenance activities across the city.
  BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
• Hackers tried to breach Louisiana’s tourism agency. Here’s what we know. July 15, 2026
  Hackers attempted to breach computer systems at Louisiana’s state tourism agency over the weekend, but they were unsuccessful, the agency said.
  BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
• Liz Murrill seeks to purge judge who oversaw her indictment from all AG cases July 14, 2026
  Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking to remove Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Leon Roche from dozens of cases her office is prosecuting before him, after Roche oversaw grand jury proceedings that led to a bombshell criminal indictment against her,…
  BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
• A Louisiana mayor earns about $12 an hour as this town fights to escape financial crisis July 14, 2026
  The Town of Elton is slashing salaries for its mayor and police chief amidst financial turmoil that stems back several years.
  BY JOEL THOMPSON | Staff writer
• Preliminary injunction granted in suit challenging state law that slashed New Orleans judges July 14, 2026
  BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
• Trump admin orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after deadly shootings, AP source says July 14, 2026
  BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  BY PATRICK WHITTLE, JACK BROOK and MIKE SISAK Associated Press