New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With an estimated population of 391,006 in 2018, it is the most populous city in Louisiana. Serving as a major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States.
The search continues in New Orleans for a construction worker, buried in the rubble of the Hard Rock Hotel. It partially collapsed Saturday. Mireya Villarreal reports. CBS News - Published
New Orleans demolition crews on Sunday used controlled explosions to take down two damaged construction cranes at the site of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans that partially collapsed last week,..
The mayor of New Orleans on Saturday night told reporters the fatal collapse of a Hard Rock hotel under construction that killed at least two people was a "real tragedy" and that they were bringing in..
Amateur video captured the Hard Rock Hotel's outer wall come crashing down as horrified passengers on a New Orleans trolley watched on Saturday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
One person was killed and at least 18 were injured after the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans collapsed on Saturday (October 12), authorities said. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Rescue crews in New Orleans spent the day searching for a missing worker after a hotel under construction collapsed on the outskirts of the French Quarter. At least two people were killed when the Hard.. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
Hurricane Nate made landfall as a category one hurricane in southeast Louisiana Saturday night, and then again this morning, outside Biloxi, Miss. It has since weakened to a tropical storm. Mark.. CBS News - Published
New Orleans' chief public defender tells Anderson Cooper that until he can ensure every client gets the defense they deserve, he'll continue to turn cases away. CBS News - Published
The mayor of New Orleans took down a monument to the Confederate general. Who asked him to do it? One of the city's most famous musicians: Wynton Marsalis CBS News - Published
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu tells Anderson Cooper why he feels monuments to the Confederacy need to be removed and where two of the monuments temporarily stand. CBS News - Published
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu tells Anderson Cooper why he pulled down four Confederate statues, and where he's stashed two of them. CBS News - Published
While covering Hurricane Maria in 2017, CBS News correspondent David Begnaud met Carmelo Diaz and his wife Bere Padilla. Diaz had been battling ALS for nearly three decades, and was forced to evacuate.. CBS News - Published
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu helped lead the charge to remove Confederate statues in his city. Now he’s leading an initiative that calls for a reckoning with the legacy of racism. The.. CBS News - Published
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu hasn't officially endorsed Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, but he feels Biden is the one most capable of defeating President Donald Trump in 2020... USATODAY.com - Published
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is tackling the race issue, starting with a report called "Divided by Design," based on surveys and interviews with people in 28 communities in 13 Southern.. USATODAY.com - Published
Officials set off thundering explosions Sunday to topple two cranes looming precariously over a partially collapsed hotel in New Orleans, but most of one crane appeared to be left dangling atop the.. CBS News - Published
A man injured in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse is being detained by immigration authorities, according to his attorney. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson Bryan Cox confirmed to CBS.. CBS News - Published
Officials say demolition of 2 precariously learning cranes atop a partly collapsed New Orleans hotel went 'exactly' as expected; efforts would now focus on finding and removing 2 bodies still in ruined.. USATODAY.com - Published
Here are the top stories for Sunday, October 20th: US troops leaving Syria for Iraq; Thousands protest corruption in Lebanon; New Orleans tries to demolish cranes after partial hotel collapse; Qantas.. USATODAY.com - Published
Tropical Storm Nestor barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast on Friday, packing life-threatening storm surge, with New Orleans preparing to demolish two damaged construction cranes officials fear could.. Reuters - Published
With a storm moving through the Gulf of Mexico, the authorities were hurrying to bring down the cranes at the site of a building collapse that killed three people. NYTimes.com - Published
There are fears of another possible collapse at a construction site in New Orleans where a new Hard Rock Hotel is being built. A new video shows workers were concerned about the safety of the.. CBS News - Published
There's disturbing new video from inside the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, purportedly shot two days before part of it collapsed. It was uncovered by our New Orleans affiliate, WWL-TV. The video,.. CBS News - Published
"This is seriously bad," one worker is heard saying in the video purporting to show the condition of the half-built Hard Rock Cafe hotel in New Orleans before it collapsed CBS News - Published
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving Louisiana's restrictions on abortion providers. The law leaves the state's three abortion providers at risk of closure. CBS News reporter Kate Smith.. CBS News - Published
Two people were killed and 19 injured Saturday when a Hard Rock Hotel construction project in New Orleans collapsed. At least one person is missing.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to rule on a controversial abortion law in Louisiana. CBS News reporter Kate Smith joins CBSN from New Orleans with details. CBS News - Published
Rescuers in New Orleans are still searching for a missing construction worker in the rubble of a deadly building collapse. Dramatic video captured part of the Hard Rock Hotel toppling onto a busy.. CBS News - Published
Hundreds of ISIS supporters escape, as most U.S. troops in Syria pull back in response to the Turkish invasion. Also, dramatic video shows a hotel in New Orleans toppling onto a busy street. All that.. CBS News - Published
Trace Adkins and Victoria Pratt married Saturday in New Orleans. Helping the pair tie the knot was none other than Adkins' friend Blake Shelton.
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One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans on Saturday when part of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed, filling a street with wreckage and clouds of dust. Reuters - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
A large portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapsed Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring 19 others, authorities said. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
The construction of a Hard Rock hotel on Canal Street collapsed Saturday morning in New Orleans. You can watch the harrowing moments here.
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A New Orleans-based genetics testing company and its three principals will pay $42.6 million to resolve charges they defrauded the federal government by paying kickbacks for referrals and billing for.. Reuters - Published
A surprise in London, offensive explosion in Houston and lockdown performance in New Orleans were among the big highlights of NFL Week 5.
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My Late Deals ranked cities around the world for their street food, based on number of vendors, affordability, number of street tours and sanitation.
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In natural disasters, people often focus on the major cities hit hardest — New Orleans, Houston, Miami — but what of the small towns in between? The CBSN Originals documentary, "Thicker Than.. CBS News - Published
Swiss women tackle Homer Simpson’s food tour of New Orleans, huge muscle car auction becomes event of the summer in Iowa, and more
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The Sazerac House, a New Orleans cocktail museum named after one of the city’s most famous libations, opens to the public next month. (Sept. 10)
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People in New Orleans brace for tropical storm Nate to hit Gulf Coast this weekend, 48 Hours on the murder of a NYC police officer CBS News - Published
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