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The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.

The city of New Orleans’ budget deficit for this year will be significantly larger than estimates previously provided by the New Orleans City Council.

City Councilmember Helena Moreno is heading back to City Hall after a resounding win in the Oct. 11 primary election, securing 55% of the vote.

A city of New Orleans panel overseeing a new multimillion-dollar affordable housing fund is calling for the city to dedicate the lion’s share of the fund, called the Housing Trust Fund, to small, multifamily affordable developments.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell entered a not guilty plea to 11 criminal counts — including conspiracy, wire fraud and obstruction of justice — during the arraignment hearing on Wednesday.

New Orleans mayoral candidate Arthur Hunter announced that he will be dropping out of the race and endorsing one of his opponents, state Sen. Royce Duplessis.

“It just feels really hard and disappointing that homeownership, which is part of the quote-unquote ‘American dream,’ can be so out of reach."

And is there anything that the city and the electric utility could be doing to decrease that likelihood – or, at least, mitigate its impact on local residents?

New Orleanians will have a new natural gas company in the next several weeks, after a recently formed company, Delta Utilities, officially takes control of Entergy New Orleans’ gas business.

Talk to most shrimpers and they will say this familiar foe is driving down the price of shrimp, making it nearly impossible for US shrimpers to hang on.