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• W French Quarter hotel sells for $25.5 million

  April 1, 2013 4:08 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The W hotel in New Orleans' French Quarter has been sold but will keep its name. News releases say Chesapeake Lodging Trust bought the W New Orleans-French Quarter for $25.5 million from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Both chains say Starwood has a longterm contract to... more »

• Cleanup begins in New Orleans after Mardi Gras

  February 13, 2013 12:13 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The crowds and music of Mardi Gras gave way to street sweepers and push brooms in New Orleans' French Quarter this morning. Business owners hosed off sidewalks outside bars, restaurants, strip joins and souvenir shops. A few tourists dodged the Ash Wednesday cleanup, many with smudged... more »

• 1 arrested, 1 sought in French Quarter shooting

  February 11, 2013 5:53 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - One man is in jail and police are searching for at least one other person believed responsible for the weekend's quadruple shooting on Bourbon Street, in the city's historic French Quarter, New Orleans Police says 23-year-old Deron Bridgewater, of Marrero, surrendered to authorities Monday after seeing his... more »

• Woman accused of mentoring teen prostitute

  December 20, 2012 12:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 25-year-old Metairie woman has been arrested and accused her of teaching a minor how to be a Bourbon Street prostitute. The Times-Picayune reports Emilie "Bunny" Cook was booked at the New Orleans jail on a charge of trafficking of children for sex purposes. State Police say... more »

• Marine killer's girlfriend gets 2 years in prison

  December 18, 2012 10:45 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The girlfriend of a Houston man accused of fatally stabbing a decorated Marine wearing his dress blues in the French Quarter has been sentenced to 26 months in prison. The Times-Picayune reports 23-year-old Helaina Amrine pleaded guilty this summer to obstruction of justice and accessory after the... more »

• Suspect held in strip club shooting

  December 3, 2012 5:31 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police say they have arrested a suspect in the robbery and shooting of an employee at a French Quarter strip club. WVUE reports that 22-year-old Marion George was arrested Monday at a home in eastern New Orleans. Police say he was booked on charges of armed robbery... more »

• In a musical city, a plea to turn down the volume

  March 23, 2012 9:51 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Like the architecture that gives the French Quarter an ambiance of a by-gone era, music is a treasured part of its culture. A thriving club scene is an essential part of the city's tourism-based economy. But there is more to the French Quarter than Bourbon Street. The... more »

• Rebirth added to FQ Fest lineup

  March 15, 2012 6:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been added to this year's French Quarter Festival lineup. The free, four-day music festival is slated for April 12-15 in the historic French Quarter, and the lineup includes Cyril Neville and the Royal Southern Brotherhood, Deacon John, George Porter Jr., Papa... more »

• Mardi Gras teen curfew

  February 20, 2012 10:46 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are enforcing a new curfew for teens during Mardi Gras this year. No one under 16-years-old is allowed to be alone and to be without adult supervision in the French Quarter after 8pm. So far during this Mardi Gras season New Orleans... more »

• French Quarter Fest set for April

  February 9, 2012 2:21 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The lineup for this year's French Quarter Festival, one of the largest free music festivals in the country, was announced Thursday. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, blues singer Deacon John, clarinetist Pete Fountain and Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw are among the talent lined up for this year's... more »

• NO City Council OKs change to French Quarter curfew

  January 5, 2012 3:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- The New Orleans City Council has approved an amendment to the city's curfew law. The change would ban those 16 years old or younger from the French Quarter and Marigny (MARE-ih-nee) after 8 p.m. on weekends. Councilwoman Kristen Palmer said Thursday she wants to keep youth off French... more »

• French Quarter horse death not due to neglect

  December 30, 2011 8:50 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana SPCA says veterinarians have not found any sign of mistreatment in the body of a draft horse that collapsed and died in the French Quarter. Spokeswoman Katherine LeBlanc said Thursday that more tests will be done because a necropsy at Louisiana State University's veterinary hospital... more »

• Horse pulling a cart dies on Bourbon Street

  December 19, 2011 8:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- A horse pulling a cart has died on Bourbon Street. Louisiana SPCA spokeswoman Katherine LeBlanc tells The Times-Picayune that the group was told about 2 p.m. Sunday that a horse had passed out in the French Quarter. She says that by the time an official arrived, the horse... more »

• Attacks in 2 French Quarter robbery attempts

  November 25, 2011 4:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Would-be robbers attacked two men in the French Quarter when their efforts were stymied. New Orleans Police say a man was walking in the 700 block of Burgundy Street about 10:30 p.m. Thanksgiving night when two men attacked him with glass bottles, then pulled a knife... more »

• Suspect in French Quarter shooting surrenders

  November 5, 2011 11:23 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans teenager has surrendered to police to face a charge he opened fire on a tourist-filled street in the city's French Quarter earlier this week. One man was killed and seven were wounded in the shooting. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant on a second-degree... more »

• Suspect in French Quarter shooting surrenders

  November 4, 2011 4:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans teenager has surrendered to police to face a charge he opened fire on a tourist-filled street in the city's French Quarter earlier this week. One man was killed and seven were wounded in the shooting. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant on a... more »

• New ordinance: Don't cuss while begging

  October 23, 2011 4:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- French Quarter beggars can't be cussers. At least, not intimidating ones. An ordinance passed last week by the New Orleans City Council bars aggressive solicitation in the city's oldest and most famous neighborhood. That includes "approaching or following pedestrians, repetitive soliciting despite refusals, the use of... more »

• Fire reported on edge of French Quarter

  April 7, 2011 7:19 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A fire engulfed a French Quarter building early Thursday, sending flames through the roof before firefighters were able to extinguish it. No one was injured. Fire Superintendent Charles Parent said authorities had a report from a witness who saw someone cut a lock and enter... more »

• Lundi Gras crowds jockey for prime spots on parade route

  March 7, 2011 5:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The stakeout started Monday for prime spots along the Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans, with legions of Carnival die-hards jockeying for the best places to vie for beads when floats roll on Fat Tuesday. Along streets littered with beads and trash from Sunday night's... more »

• Solar panels near French Quarter draw protests

  January 17, 2011 1:18 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - It's a collision of environmentalism and preservationism in the French Quarter. Homeowner Glade Bilby wants to install solar panels on his 19th-century home at the edge of the historic district in New Orleans. But city officials say the panels threaten the neighborhood's historic integrity. Tax incentives and... more »

• Pat O'Brien's bartender murdered

  November 27, 2010 11:47 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Earl Wheeler, a popular bartender at Pat O'Brien's in the French Quarter, was shot to death after a confrontation as he drove home from work. Wheeler was driving home after work on Thanksgiving when the deadly meeting happened. Police say a man walked in front of the... more »

• NOPD Looking for suspects in French Quarter shootings

  November 1, 2010 10:06 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened in the French Quarter. One was fatal. Most recent, a dead body was found about 6:30 this morning, on the corner of Burgundy and St. Louis streets. No suspects or motives have been identified yet. NOPD is also... more »

• La. man dies after French Quarter stabbing

  November 1, 2010 6:01 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 23-year-old Metairie man died from stab wounds after getting into an argument with a motorist in the French Quarter. New Orleans police say the stabbing occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday when Ryan Lekosky and his wife were walking on the sidewalk when a man drove... more »

• Gun goes off at famous French Quarter restaurant

  September 25, 2010 9:44 AM

  Friday lunches can get a bit rowdy at Galatoire's, the stately French Quarter restaurant that has been serving up French Creole cuisine for more than 100 years. A New Orleans tradition for the city's blue bloods, politicians and powerbrokers, this Friday's lunch dished up a new thrill - a gunshot... more »

• NFL kicks off season New Orleans style

  September 9, 2010 1:19 PM

  WBRZ will be live in New Orleans as NFL opens the 2010 season with the Saints and Vikings in the Superdome. The pregame celebration begins with a Mardi Gras style parade in the French Quarter at 5:00 p.m. Jackson Square will be center stage for a concert featuring... more »

• Football fever sweeps NO as Saints, Vikings meet

  September 9, 2010 12:46 PM

  Tailgating began near sunrise around the Louisiana Superdome though the New Orleans Saints' season-opening NFL game with the Minnesota Vikings wasn't scheduled to start for more than 12 hours. As the Saints prepared to open the defense of their Super Bowl title, the city was in Mardi Gras mode:... more »

• Stolen Blue Dog paintings recovered

  June 23, 2010 6:09 AM

  The Blue Dog paintings stolen from George Rodrigue's French Quarter gallery have been recovered. New Orleans police say a tipster led them to the paintings in a warehouse. Police say they are searching for a 60-year-old New Orleans man in connection with the theft of the paintings. more »

• GOP victim unsure if attack was political

  April 16, 2010 12:40 PM

  The boyfriend of Gov. Bobby Jindal's chief fundraiser says he's unsure whether protesters were responsible for attacking them April 9 outside a Republican event in the French Quarter. Joseph Brown, 29, told police protesters were outside Brennan's restaurant during the Louisiana Republican Party event. But most had left... more »

• Seven wounded in New Orleans shooting

  April 11, 2010 10:13 AM

  New Orleans police have not made any arrests in a shooting that left seven people with non-life threatening wounds near the French Quarter overnight. Police say the shooting happened outside a fast-food restaurant on Canal Street. Investigators believe one of the victims, a 17-year-old boy, was the gunman's... more »

• Judge OKs hospital projects in New Orleans

  April 1, 2010 10:05 AM

  A federal judge has ruled to allow the development of two hospitals to replace facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Opponents have argued the projects would wipe out a historic neighborhood. The hospitals would be built on 25 city blocks near the French Quarter. more »

• Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg in N.O.

  February 25, 2010 5:11 AM

  Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates and Whoopi Goldberg are among a cast of actors in New Orleans this month for thefilming of "Earthbound," a new romantic drama set for release in theaters this fall. Filming has taken the actresses and other cast and crew in recent weeks to tucked-away French Quarter... more »

• 3 shot, hurt in French Quarter Bowl celebration

  February 8, 2010 5:08 AM

  New Orleans Police are investigating the shooting injuries of a man and two women in the French Quarter during the Super Bowl celebration. The shooting occurred at approximately 12 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon Streets. A 25-year old man sustained a wound to his right ankle... more »