South Carrollton News

At Lafayette Academy, teachers stuck to their battle plan. Once again, the school's fourth-grade LEAP scores have jumped.

A Fidelity Homestead bank on South Carrollton Avenue was robbed around 10:00 a.m. this morning, said FBI spokeswoman Shelia Thorne.

Posted by Stephanie Bruno, Contributing writer, The Times-Picayune May 16, 2009 4:50AM Categories: Streetwalker Stephanie Bruno / The Times-Picayune 'Northwest Carrollton' signs have sprouted on lawns, an expression of neighborhood pride.

Audubon Charter School is scheduled to reopen today after being closed for three days because one of its students tested positive for the swine flu.

Smoke and flames poured from a window in the building at Notre Dame Catholic seminary this morning.

Not a fancy place by any means. But this is as close to a neighborhood pizza place in the South Carrollton area.

An oversize Helm paint can and a sign advertising "Dollar and Beauty Supply Store: 100 percent Human Hair, Wigs, African Ceramics" stand outside 8126 Earhart Blvd.. But those businesses are long gone.

Auto maintenance is one area economists say could weather the recession since car owners are likely to hold on to their vehicles longer.

Jesuit High School is getting a facelift, a modern upgrade to an old Mid-City landmark.

Voters who were wrongly barred from voting on an Uptown security fee on Nov. 4 will get another chance to weigh in, thanks to a court order for a new election in April.