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The holiday shopping season is underway and the National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales to increase four-percent over 2018. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Louisiana retailers can expect a similar increase in sales. “What’s really driving a lot of this, is the high consumer...

This evening Lakeside Mall in Metairie will throw open its doors and all stores participating in Thanksgiving night shopping will be open for business. Thanksgiving, it's not just Turkey, football and food comas anymore. With the shortest holiday shopping season upon us, it's about getting a jump...

Officials say a 63-year-old woman apparently plugged space heater into an overloaded power strip, sparking a fire that killed her. "At around 7:32 p.m., NOPD and NOFD responded to a one alarm fire at a home in the 1500 block of Dante Street," Public Information Officer Paris Holmes said in an email...

New Orleans police say three women armed with nontraditional weapons held up a store in the 400 block of North Peters in the French Quarter. "One suspect produced a Taser, second suspect produced brass knuckles and made threats toward store manager and security guard," according to police reports...

Does your pet get a seat at the Thanksgiving table? What foods are okay for them? Louisiana SPCA spokeswoman Alicia Vial says there are some foods that are okay, including the turkey. “Turkey is actually a really wonderful lean protein that you can share with your pet. You just want to make sure...

Time for revenge? Tonight the Saints battle the Falcons in prime time Thanksgiving game. We talked to Who Dats who say Atlanta won't beat us two times in a season. "Dirty bird" for Thanksgiving? Saints fans are hoping so. "They just need to play solid, and they're going to win," said one fan. "I...

Our Thanksgiving should be nice with morning lows in the 40s and 50s to start the day. Highs will get up to the upper 60s to near 70 by the afternoon. "The 'good-feel' air will last through Black Friday with warmer and more humid air quickly returning on Saturday as a warm front moves northward out...

The NOPD is investigating a homicide that occurred this evening. Police say it happened at the intersection of Gordon and North Robertson streets. At about 6:44 p.m., the NOPD received a call of an aggravated battery by shooting at the location. NOPD Fifth District officers arrived at the scene and...