Jaguar escapes, kills 6 animals at New Orleans zoo
The head of the zoo's institute said this was "the biggest tragedy we've had"
New Orleans
After 38 years apart, a father and son celebrate Father's Day together
Malcolm Alexander spent the last 38 years in prison, even though he was innocent. Now he's finally free to be with family
The $400-a-night rental built with taxpayer funds
A house rebuilt with public money in a poor New Orleans neighborhood is now renting at luxury prices
Woman going through withdrawal dies at New Orleans jail
Jail staff found the woman unresponsive around 9 p.m. Sunday and paramedics were unable to resuscitate her
Subtropical Storm Alberto heads toward U.S.
Storm watches are in effect from the New Orleans area to the Florida Panhandle, southwest of Tallahassee, as Subtropical Storm Alberto slowly moves from the Caribbean. Meteorologist Ed Curran of our Chicago station WBBM reports on what to expect.
Demos as black man's death in tussle with white officers ruled a homicide
Keeven Robinson, 22, died from injuries during confrontation with Jefferson Parish Narcotics Detectives
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu looks back on his eight years in office
"People say, well, you know, you're a rising star. I said, yeah, it took me 30 years to become an overnight sensation," said Mitch Landrieu
"Jazz Fest" kicks off
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, better known as “Jazz Fest,” kicks off next Friday. It’s an annual celebration of Louisiana music and culture going back to 1970. Of course, the roots of Jazz go back decades deeper than that. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on where it all began.
Preserving the relics found in the birthplace of jazz
The "New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival" -- better known as "Jazz Fest" -- kicks off next Friday
New Orleans mayor says Trump's election "emboldened" racists
Mitch Landrieu, a potential Democratic candidate for president, discusses racism in his new book "In the Shadow of Statues"
Man convicted of killing, dismembering ex's new boyfriend
Viusqui J. Perez-Espinosa was convicted for the 2016 murder of a man whose body parts were found in a canal
Former Saints cheerleader says she was fired over Instagram pic
Bailey Davis' complaint says the team has two sets of rules: one for the cheerleaders, who are all women, and another, for the players
New Orleans mayor on Confederate monuments, institutional racism
Mitch Landrieu chronicles the path toward removing the monuments in his new book, "In the Shadow of Statues"
The history and future of Confederate monuments
As debate over the takedown of Confederate monuments continues, 60 Minutes examines why and when the statues went up in the first place
Removing Robert E. Lee's statue
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
What happened to two removed Confederate statues?
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu tells Anderson Cooper why he feels monuments to the Confederacy need to be removed and shows where two of the monuments temporarily stand
3 shot dead, 5 wounded amid Mardi Gras celebrations
Police are seeking multiple suspects in three separate shootings that broke out during Tuesday's Mardi Gras festivities
Mardi Gras parade-goers disturbed by blackface figurines
"I thought maybe they were salt shakers or something like that. ... But the more I thought about it, the more upset I became about it."
Black Lives Matter activist fatally shot in New Orleans
Police say Muhiyidin d'Baha died in a hospital after being shot near the French Quarter on Tuesday
Jury finds man guilty of manslaughter in ex-NFL player's Joe McKnight's death
Ronald Gasser shot and killed the NFL running back in a December 2016 road-rage confrontation in suburban New Orleans
Death toll mounting from winter storm, deep freeze in South
Number of deaths attributed to weather is in double-digits; exposure, icy roads blamed in many cases
Vikings sting Saints, 29-24, with last play stunner
Vikings victory leads them to NFC championship game with one more win needed to become a first-time Super Bowl host
School board gets death threats after teacher handcuffed
A video of teacher Deyshia Hargrave getting handcuffed at a school board meeting has led to death threats against the school board
Sea ice melting at fastest pace in 1,500 years
Scientists remain concerned because the far northern region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe
LaToya Cantrell becomes New Orleans' 1st woman mayor
"Almost 300 years, my friends. And New Orleans, we're still making history," Cantrell told a cheering crowd in her victory speech
Crowds gather at anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies across the U.S., worldwide
Organizers say they are expecting millions of people to attend the events, and that there is at least one event planned in every state.
Hamas hands over remains of 2 more possible hostages, Israel says
Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this week, Hamas has handed over 20 living hostages and the remains of at least eight confirmed hostages.
Ex-ICE director says immigration crackdown putting agents in "terrible position"
Federal agents deployed tear gas on a crowd in Chicago, prompting a judge to ask the agents to wear body cameras.
2 survivors of U.S. military strike on a boat in Caribbean will be repatriated
President Trump on Saturday said the survivors, from Ecuador and Colombia, will be returned to their countries of origin.
After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump says Ukraine, Russia should declare victory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited to ask President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia persists.
Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence
In a post on Truth Social, the president said the ex-New York congressman has been "horribly mistreated" in prison.
Major SoCal freeway closes for military live-fire event attended by Vance
The 5 Freeway, a major artery in Southern California, had closed for a live-fire event at Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County that was being attended by Vice President JD Vance.
U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issues warning amid Venezuela tensions
Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are at an all-time high over deadly U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers.
California labor leader's felony charge over immigration protest is reduced
David Huerta was arrested in June outside a business where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations.