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Despite some recent uncertainty, a Christmas Eve tradition is expected to be revived in the Mississippi River parishes west of New Orleans.
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Firefighters found the body on the second floor of his French Quarter home early Saturday after breaking into the "the heavily secured structure" about 3 a.m. because neighbors said the occupant might be inside, said Edwin Holmes, a New Orleans Fire Department spokesman.
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No one was reported injured in the blast around 10:25 a.m. Firefighters from the Marrero-Ragusa and Marrero-Harvey volunteer fire departments were battling the blaze. The incident happened about 30 yards from the $22 million St. Bahkita Apartments, which opened in April.
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The fire knocked out power to a few feeders from Iberville Street to Conti Street, Rampart Street to Decatur Street and the Hotel Montelone -- 800 customers were without power.
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Heather McClelland/The AdvocateOne worker was killed, and three seriously injured in an explosion and fire Tuesday at a pumping and storage station for crude oil owned by Marathon Petroleum Co. LLC near the St. James community in St. James Parish.
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An early morning fire on Maple Street uptown severely damaged at least ten businesses that shared a building before being brought under control around 7 a.m. An eclectic group of shops that included an antique shop, a salon, a photographer and an insurance agency were smoked filled and reduced to a pile of rubble.
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Firefighters say an explosion tore through the Abita Brewery near Abita Springs when a tank became over pressurized. Prior to the blast, Capt. Matt Huddleston, with St. Tammany Parish’s 12th Fire Protection District, said brewery crews were cleaning a large tank, a process that includes pressurizing the tank with carbon dioxide. READ MORE
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A large marsh fire in Bayou Bienvenue, about 1,000 yards west of Paris Road and the Intercoastal Waterway burned on Tuesday afternoon. According to the New Orleans Fire Department, the blaze is in an area that's inaccessible to NOFD equipment and are efforting to have the U.S. Coast Guard examine the blaze from the air. READ STORY
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Representatives of Mid-City residents met with officials from the New Orleans Fire Department today to try to convince city officials that the traditional bonfire could be safely held on Orleans Avenue. READ MORE
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The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire at a the Bulldog, a popular Mid-City bar. People were in the bar when the fire broke out, but they all got out safely, investigators said. READ MORE
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