https://nolatribune.com/ Straight news with the city's distinct voice. en-us https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-beat-giants-34-27-tyler-shough-four-touchdowns/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-beat-giants-34-27-tyler-shough-four-touchdowns/2026-10-19T06:00:00-05:00Down 10-0 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 18, New Orleans ran off 34 unanswered points behind Tyler Shough and a season-best running game, then needed one last stop near its own goal line to close out a 34-27 win and end a three-game losing streak. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-steelers-paris-game-still-on-nfl-october-25/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-steelers-paris-game-still-on-nfl-october-25/2026-10-19T06:00:00-05:00The league said on Sunday, Oct. 18, that preparations for the Oct. 25 game at the Stade de France are continuing on schedule, and the Saints, who were due in Paris early Monday, say their own staff on the ground has seen no disruption at team sites. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-activate-zach-wood-elevate-cedric-tillman-giants/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-activate-zach-wood-elevate-cedric-tillman-giants/2026-10-18T06:00:00-05:00The Saints made two roster moves on Saturday, Oct. 17, activating long snapper Zach Wood from injured reserve and elevating wide receiver Cedric Tillman from the practice squad for Sunday, Oct. 18, at the New York Giants. https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-waive-kobe-bufkin-jalon-moore-roster-18/https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-waive-kobe-bufkin-jalon-moore-roster-18/2026-10-18T06:00:00-05:00The Pelicans announced on Saturday, Oct. 17, that guard Kobe Bufkin and forward Jalon Moore had been placed on waivers, trimming the roster to 18 players, 15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals. https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-beats-memphis-31-17-six-turnovers/https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-beats-memphis-31-17-six-turnovers/2026-10-17T06:00:00-05:00The Green Wave defense took the ball away six times on Friday night, Oct. 16, TJ Smith returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, and Tulane beat a Memphis team that arrived as a seven-point favorite, 31-17, for its first American Conference win of the season. https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-beat-wizards-107-106-preseason-finale/https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-beat-wizards-107-106-preseason-finale/2026-10-17T06:00:00-05:00Saddiq Bey scored 19 points off the bench on Friday night, Oct. 16, New Orleans built an 11-point lead through three quarters at the Smoothie King Center, and the Pelicans survived a 36-point Washington fourth quarter to win their preseason finale 107-106. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-final-injury-report-giants-kamara-olave-questionable/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-final-injury-report-giants-kamara-olave-questionable/2026-10-17T06:00:00-05:00The final injury report of the week, released Friday, Oct. 16, rules out linebackers Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings for Sunday at the New York Giants, and lists Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, Nathan Shepherd, Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Zach Wood as questionable. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-thursday-injury-report-olave-misses-second-practice-giants/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-thursday-injury-report-olave-misses-second-practice-giants/2026-10-16T06:00:00-05:00Chris Olave, Kaden Elliss, Anfernee Jennings and Nathan Shepherd missed practice again on Thursday, Oct. 15, Alvin Kamara stayed limited with a back injury, and Tyree Wilson and Colby Wooden moved back to full work ahead of Sunday at the New York Giants. https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-hosts-memphis-friday-night-yulman/https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-hosts-memphis-friday-night-yulman/2026-10-16T06:00:00-05:00The Green Wave, 2-3 and still looking for a first American Conference win, host a 5-1 Memphis team on Friday, Oct. 16, at Yulman Stadium, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and the program’s first drone show on the night’s schedule. https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-close-preseason-wizards-smoothie-king-center/https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-close-preseason-wizards-smoothie-king-center/2026-10-16T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans plays its fourth and final preseason game on Friday, Oct. 16, at home against Washington, two nights after a 101-97 win at Dallas, with the regular season opener against Indiana set for Wednesday, Oct. 21. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-injury-report-olave-illness-giants-week-6/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-injury-report-olave-illness-giants-week-6/2026-10-15T06:00:00-05:00Chris Olave and Nathan Shepherd missed practice with illness, Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings were also out, and Tyler Shough and Zach Wood practiced fully on the first injury report of Week 6. https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-hold-off-mavericks-101-97-fears/https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-hold-off-mavericks-101-97-fears/2026-10-15T06:00:00-05:00Jeremiah Fears scored 16 points with five assists on his 20th birthday, Karlo Matkovic added 11 and New Orleans survived a 34 point Dallas fourth quarter to win 101-97 and move to 2-1 in the preseason. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-owner-gayle-benson-calls-1-4-start-not-acceptable/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-owner-gayle-benson-calls-1-4-start-not-acceptable/2026-10-14T06:00:00-05:00Speaking to the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Benson said the 1-4 start falls short of what fans deserve and put responsibility on the coaches, the football staff, the players and herself. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-make-six-roster-moves-price-adomitis-rechsteiner/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-make-six-roster-moves-price-adomitis-rechsteiner/2026-10-14T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans re-signed Decamerion Richardson, released Cal Adomitis, waived Jayden Price and Brock Rechsteiner, and cut Ulysses Bentley and Trey Palmer from the practice squad on Tuesday, Oct. 13. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-jordyn-tyson-will-not-practice-this-week/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-jordyn-tyson-will-not-practice-this-week/2026-10-13T06:00:00-05:00Head coach Kellen Moore said Monday, Oct. 12, that the No. 8 overall pick will not return to practice this week. Tyson has been on injured reserve all season with a hamstring injury and has yet to make his NFL debut. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-fall-23-13-vikings-week-5/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-fall-23-13-vikings-week-5/2026-10-12T06:00:00-05:00Minnesota stayed unbeaten at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday while the Saints fell to 1-4 with their third straight loss. Tyler Shough threw two interceptions, and the Vikings pulled away with 10 fourth-quarter points. https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-army-20-17-walkoff-field-goal/https://nolatribune.com/culture/tulane-army-20-17-walkoff-field-goal/2026-10-12T06:00:00-05:00Cale Hellums ran for a career-high 223 yards and Dawson Jones hit a 25-yarder as time expired, handing Tulane a gutting loss in its American Conference opener at Michie Stadium. https://nolatribune.com/coast/coast-guard-rescue-42-burning-vessel-grand-isle/https://nolatribune.com/coast/coast-guard-rescue-42-burning-vessel-grand-isle/2026-10-12T06:00:00-05:00The Coast Guard said Monday, Oct. 12, that 42 people had left a burning research vessel in life rafts about 100 miles south of Grand Isle and been transferred to nearby good Samaritan vessels, while aircrews remained on scene to account for all personnel. https://nolatribune.com/coast/rem-andes-fire-extinguished-42-evacuated-grand-isle/https://nolatribune.com/coast/rem-andes-fire-extinguished-42-evacuated-grand-isle/2026-10-12T06:00:00-05:00Reports on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, identified the burning vessel as the seismic survey vessel Rem Andes, said the fire was out by about 2:50 p.m. Central time, and reported no injuries among the 42 people who left the ship in life rafts south of Grand Isle. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-six-roster-moves-vikings-week-5/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-six-roster-moves-vikings-week-5/2026-10-11T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans got two young defenders back from injured reserve, elevated two practice-squad players, and waived two more on Saturday ahead of Sunday's noon kickoff against the 4-0 Vikings. https://nolatribune.com/culture/wwe-money-in-the-bank-2026-results/https://nolatribune.com/culture/wwe-money-in-the-bank-2026-results/2026-10-11T06:00:00-05:00Stratton became the first two-time women's Money in the Bank winner, Penta won the men's ladder match, Roman Reigns retained his title, and Liv Morgan reclaimed the women's world championship. https://nolatribune.com/business/aao-2026-morial-convention-center/https://nolatribune.com/business/aao-2026-morial-convention-center/2026-10-11T06:00:00-05:00The American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting runs Oct. 9-12, billed as the world's largest congress for eye-care professionals, with the Expo and product launches running through Monday. https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-landfall-destin-panhandle-aftermath/https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-landfall-destin-panhandle-aftermath/2026-10-10T06:00:00-05:00The season's first hurricane came ashore Friday night with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Airlines extended travel waivers at New Orleans' airport through the weekend. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-vikings-final-injury-report-week-5/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-vikings-final-injury-report-week-5/2026-10-10T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans will be without three starters Sunday against the 4-0 Vikings, while Chris Olave is set to play and Alvin Kamara's status stays uncertain. https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-fatalities-flash-flood-threat-saturday/https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-fatalities-flash-flood-threat-saturday/2026-10-10T06:00:00-05:00The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Saturday that the flooding story is not over. https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-nears-category-3-panhandle-landfall/https://nolatribune.com/coast/isaias-nears-category-3-panhandle-landfall/2026-10-09T06:00:00-05:00The first hurricane of 2026 is forecast to reach Category 3 today before shear weakens it ahead of a late-night Panhandle landfall. New Orleans sees 1 to 3 feet of lake surge and a tropical storm warning on the far coast. https://nolatribune.com/culture/wwe-money-in-the-bank-smoothie-king-center/https://nolatribune.com/culture/wwe-money-in-the-bank-smoothie-king-center/2026-10-09T06:00:00-05:00More than 11,000 tickets are sold for Saturday’s show at the Smoothie King Center, headlined by Reigns vs. Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship and two ladder matches. https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/nopd-closes-judge-holmes-wwl-complaint/https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/nopd-closes-judge-holmes-wwl-complaint/2026-10-08T06:00:00-05:00An Oct. 1 police report finds "no violation there or criminal offense" in the station’s reporting, closing a case that began with a judge’s Sept. 11 complaint. https://nolatribune.com/coast/hurricane-isaias-gulf-coast-friday/https://nolatribune.com/coast/hurricane-isaias-gulf-coast-friday/2026-10-08T06:00:00-05:00Tropical storm warning runs to the Jefferson-Plaquemines line; coastal flood advisory for New Orleans takes effect Friday morning with heavy rain and dangerous surf ahead. https://nolatribune.com/culture/tipitinas-foundation-name-restored/https://nolatribune.com/culture/tipitinas-foundation-name-restored/2026-10-07T06:00:00-05:00The Tip-It Foundation is the Tipitina's Foundation again. The fall brings free Sunday Youth Music Labs starting Oct. 25 and a documentary marking the venue's 50th anniversary in 2027. https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-rally-past-thunder-116-110-preseason/https://nolatribune.com/culture/pelicans-rally-past-thunder-116-110-preseason/2026-10-07T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans' starters outlasted Oklahoma City's deep reserves in Tulsa, storming back from 24 down for a 116-110 exhibition win. https://nolatribune.com/culture/falcons-rout-saints-45-24-mnf-domecoming/https://nolatribune.com/culture/falcons-rout-saints-45-24-mnf-domecoming/2026-10-06T06:00:00-05:00Bijan Robinson ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns as Atlanta turned the 20th anniversary of the Superdome's post-Katrina reopening into a rout. The Saints fall to 1-3. https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/kasheena-daniels-i10-good-samaritan-killed/https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/kasheena-daniels-i10-good-samaritan-killed/2026-10-06T06:00:00-05:00The New Orleans mother stopped on westbound I-10 near Elysian Fields on Sept. 25 to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car. A second vehicle struck the stopped cars and sent her over the side. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-falcons-mnf-domecoming-20th-anniversary/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-falcons-mnf-domecoming-20th-anniversary/2026-10-05T06:00:00-05:00The 1-2 rivals square off at the Caesars Superdome with at least a share of first place in the NFC South on the line, while ESPN commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ emotional 2006 return after Hurricane Katrina. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-final-injury-report-falcons-mnf/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-final-injury-report-falcons-mnf/2026-10-04T06:00:00-05:00The final injury report leaves New Orleans without three defensive players for the prime-time division game at the Caesars Superdome. Pete Werner and Noah Fant are questionable. https://nolatribune.com/culture/fried-chicken-festival-10th-anniversary-final-day/https://nolatribune.com/culture/fried-chicken-festival-10th-anniversary-final-day/2026-10-04T06:00:00-05:00More than 40 restaurants, Nelly and Big Freedia on the stages, and a decade of the bird: the National Fried Chicken Festival wraps Sunday at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-etienne-ir-kamara-starts/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-etienne-ir-kamara-starts/2026-10-03T06:00:00-05:00The $52 million back aggravated his hamstring in the Raiders loss and must miss at least four games. The Falcons come to the Dome on Monday. https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/city-asks-scotus-to-review-clerk-election/https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/city-asks-scotus-to-review-clerk-election/2026-10-02T06:00:00-05:00The city filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review the Louisiana Supreme Court decision upholding Act 15, which abolished the elected Clerk of Criminal District Court after voters elected Calvin Duncan. https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/property-tax-impact-calculator/https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/property-tax-impact-calculator/2026-10-02T06:00:00-05:00The October 1 tool lets homeowners estimate the monthly and yearly cost of a 2027 roll forward as the council prepares a public hearing on the millage rates. https://nolatribune.com/coast/new-orleans-weekend-flood-threat/https://nolatribune.com/coast/new-orleans-weekend-flood-threat/2026-10-01T06:00:00-05:00Tropical moisture from the Pacific, the Caribbean and the Gulf of America surges north this weekend. Forecasters say New Orleans could see 3 to 5 inches, with a level 2 of 4 flash flood risk in place Saturday and Sunday. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-work-out-seven-free-agents/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-work-out-seven-free-agents/2026-10-01T06:00:00-05:00Seven free agents worked out Wednesday at the Saints' facility, including former 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell, as injuries to Travis Etienne Jr., Anfernee Jennings and Pete Werner thin the depth chart. https://nolatribune.com/utilities/tulane-energy-forum-wraps-2026/https://nolatribune.com/utilities/tulane-energy-forum-wraps-2026/2026-09-30T06:00:00-05:00More than 150 energy leaders, policymakers and researchers spent Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 on Tulane's uptown campus, with the Tuesday session on power prices, data centers and grid affordability landing squarely on questions New Orleans is already debating. https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-raiders-dome-20/https://nolatribune.com/culture/saints-raiders-dome-20/2026-09-28T06:00:00-05:00Four fourth-quarter takeaways erased a 27-16 Saints lead. Next: the Falcons, near the 20th anniversary of the post-Katrina reopening. https://nolatribune.com/culture/donnas-bar-grill-jazz-museum-exhibit/https://nolatribune.com/culture/donnas-bar-grill-jazz-museum-exhibit/2026-09-28T06:00:00-05:00The Oct. 29 exhibit remembers the Rampart Street club that ran from 1993 to 2010. https://nolatribune.com/opinion/editorial-budget-is-biography/https://nolatribune.com/opinion/editorial-budget-is-biography/2026-09-28T06:00:00-05:00The 2027 spending plan will tell New Orleans what its new government believes. https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/nopd-after-consent-decree/https://nolatribune.com/public-safety/nopd-after-consent-decree/2026-09-27T06:00:00-05:00The consent decree ended Nov. 19, 2025, after 12 years and $20 million in monitoring costs. The test now is durability. https://nolatribune.com/opinion/column-city-that-budgets-in-public/https://nolatribune.com/opinion/column-city-that-budgets-in-public/2026-09-27T06:00:00-05:00New Orleans does its hardest math where everyone can watch. That is a feature, not a bug. https://nolatribune.com/utilities/lead-service-lines-ballot-amendment/https://nolatribune.com/utilities/lead-service-lines-ballot-amendment/2026-09-26T06:00:00-05:00SB 228 would amend the constitution to allow public funding for finding and replacing lead service lines on private property. https://nolatribune.com/business/holywater-opens-french-quarter/https://nolatribune.com/business/holywater-opens-french-quarter/2026-09-26T06:00:00-05:00Brothers Alex and Miles Pincus opened the 3,500-square-foot French Quarter restaurant Sept. 23. https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/millage-vote-2026/https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/millage-vote-2026/2026-09-25T06:00:00-05:00The council's annual property tax vote is the revenue side of the mayor's budget math. https://nolatribune.com/neighborhoods/goldring-woldenberg-riverfront-park/https://nolatribune.com/neighborhoods/goldring-woldenberg-riverfront-park/2026-09-25T06:00:00-05:00The six-acre Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park opened April 16 on the old Governor Nicholls wharf, linking the Quarter, Marigny, and Bywater to the river. https://nolatribune.com/coast/mid-barataria-aftermath/https://nolatribune.com/coast/mid-barataria-aftermath/2026-09-25T06:00:00-05:00The canceled sediment diversion leaves disagreement over its science and governance, and a search for what comes next. https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/moreno-2027-budget-proposal/https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/moreno-2027-budget-proposal/2026-09-24T06:00:00-05:00The mayor's first spending plan closes a nine-figure gap with about $77 million in proposed cuts and $22 million in one-time sources. The council decides this fall. https://nolatribune.com/business/hospitality-summer-slump/https://nolatribune.com/business/hospitality-summer-slump/2026-09-24T06:00:00-05:00June hotel occupancy sat near 55 percent. International arrivals fell off. Workers felt it first. https://nolatribune.com/coast/coastal-annual-plan-fy2027/https://nolatribune.com/coast/coastal-annual-plan-fy2027/2026-09-24T06:00:00-05:00143 active projects, 70 in construction, and 18 dredging jobs moving 52.6 million cubic yards of sediment. https://nolatribune.com/utilities/entergy-formula-rate-extension/https://nolatribune.com/utilities/entergy-formula-rate-extension/2026-09-23T06:00:00-05:00The plan would run through 2030 annual filings, alongside a $29 million battery-storage program and $13 million in Francine storm costs. https://nolatribune.com/neighborhoods/fortify-nola-roofs/https://nolatribune.com/neighborhoods/fortify-nola-roofs/2026-09-23T06:00:00-05:00The city's $635,375 in gap grants pair with a $100 million state fortified-roof push. Orleans Parish is among the top recipients. https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/sanitation-fee-reset/https://nolatribune.com/city-hall/sanitation-fee-reset/2026-09-22T06:00:00-05:00The city says collections cover only $37.7 million of $62.5 million in costs. The council approved the reset on Sept. 3; the new rate takes effect Oct. 1. https://nolatribune.com/utilities/drainage-pump-corrosion/https://nolatribune.com/utilities/drainage-pump-corrosion/2026-09-21T06:00:00-05:00Assessments of the aging drainage machinery fit inside the current budget. Repairs could run to $15 million.