There are no reports that any sailors aboard the USS New Orleans were injured by a fire that broke out while the ship was near Okinawa, Japan, a Navy official said.

An emergency medical services worker was struck by a vehicle in the 7th Ward Wednesday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The worker was hit at around 7 a.m. at the intersection of North Miro Street and Elysian Fields Avenue. He was taken to a hospital, police said.

A fire on the USS New Orleans prompted firefighting efforts by Japanese forces near White Beach Naval Facility, NHK reported.

CNN Originals has produced a powerful new docuseries on Hurricane Katrina's impact. 'New Orleans: Soul of a City' premieres on Sunday, Aug. 24:

New Orleans stand-up comedian Matt Owens will tape his “Come With Me” special at the French Quarter’s Toulouse Theatre this weekend.

"He goes absolutely wild, he goes one against five" - Bill Walton on Pete Maravich being frustrated playing for the New Orleans Jazz originally appeared on Basketball Network.

A federal indictment alleged Mayor LaToya Cantrell spent $70,000 of taxpayer dollars to support a bombshell romantic relationship.

The mother of an alleged victim of sex trafficking in New Orleans says the trauma her daughter endured makes it difficult for her to testify in a trial. One crime watchdog group says that puts prosecutors in a very difficult position.

The New Orleans Police Department and Crimestoppers have partnered together in the search for two children missing out of New Orleans.