NOMA'S Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Host Jane Pauley visits the Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

• May 18
• 00:45

The French Quarter's historic ironwork, and the craftsmen who keep it alive

A city known for its centuries-old ironwork needs an expert who can keep it looking like new. Correspondent Michelle Miller, the former first Lady of New Orleans, is our guide to some of its most iconic designs. She meets with Darryl Reeves, one of just a handful of restoration blacksmiths still working in New Orleans, where vintage, wrought iron pieces survive in the French Quarter.

• May 18
• 02:33

New Orleans' rich history, and the resilience of the people who live there

Known as a thriving hub for art, culture and cuisine, New Orleans has also faced its share of challenges — and survived.

• May 18

For many, the seersucker suit is a New Orleans staple

Southern gentlemen know all about the beauty and coolness of the seersucker suit, and its connection to New Orleans. Correspondent Jamie Wax, a Louisiana native, takes viewers on a trip through the sartorial side of the city — from a historic men's clothing store to an iconic suit maker and, finally, to a fashionable New Orleans party.

• May 18
• 04:01

Longue Vue House & Gardens

Host Jane Pauley visits Longue Vue House & Gardens, a 20th-century estate and architectural masterpiece designed by Ellen Biddle Shipman.

• May 18
• 01:26

How childhood meals inspired two chefs' acclaimed menus

New Orleans is known for its music, Mardi Gras and, especially, its food. Correspondent Mo Rocca visits with two award-winning chefs who created extraordinary menus by reaching back into their childhood memories of cooking and culture. Rocca speaks with Nina Compton and her husband, Larry Miller, about the impact of St. Lucia on the cooking at Compere Lapin, and with chef Serigne Mbaye and his business partner Dr. Effie Richardson, who bring a Senegalese flavor to the food at Dakar Nola.

• May 18
• 05:00

New Orleans transit official says streetcars are integral to the city's identity — here's why

By the 1960s, New Orleans had replaced nearly all of its streetcars with buses. But some continued on humming. Lona Edwards Hankins, the CEO of the New Orleans Transit Authority, tells correspondent Michelle Miller that as the city reintroduced contemporary streetcars in recent decades, it also maintained a few originals. Anthony Maggio, a seasoned machinist, shares how he and an army of craftsmen keep them running.

• May 18
• 03:03

Welcome to New Orleans

In the 1930s, it's said that playwright and longtime New Orleans resident Tennessee Williams counted the city among America's top three. "Everywhere else," his saying goes, "is Cleveland." Known as a thriving hub for art, culture and cuisine, New Orleans has also faced its share of challenges — fires, wars, diseases, hurricanes and, most recently, a terrorist attack — and survived. Correspondent Lee Cowan shines a light on the city's rich history, and the resilience of the people who live there.

• May 18
• 06:12

Video shows 10 inmates escaping New Orleans jail; 7 remain on the run

Ten inmates were discovered missing during a routine head count, the sheriff's office said. Three have since been found.

• May 17

Outrage grows in New Orleans after inmates' escape

Ten criminals escaped a New Orleans jail on Friday, sending hundreds of officers on an exhaustive manhunt, searching across state lines. Kati Weis has the story.

• May 17
• 01:59

Louisiana jailbreak hunt continues

An intense manhunt is still underway for seven of the 10 inmates considered armed and dangerous who broke out of a New Orleans jail on Friday. Authorities say the men removed a toilet from the wall and escaped through the gaping hole left behind.

• May 17
• 02:41

What to know about New Orleans jail escape

In New Orleans, 10 inmates, at least one a convicted murderer, broke out of a jail -- and officials say there are indications they had inside help. Kati Weis reports.

• May 16
• 02:37

Watch: New Orleans jailbreak caught on video

CBS News has obtained security footage from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office showing the moment 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday. Police have captured one inmate, but nine remain at large.

• May 16
• 02:36

Fire destroys Nottoway Plantation House in Louisiana

The Nottoway Plantation House, a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation, was "the South's largest remaining antebellum mansion."

• May 16

NOLA police searching for 9 escaped inmates

Authorities in New Orleans are searching for nine inmates after they escaped from Orleans Parish Jail on Friday morning. Police captured a 10th inmate in the afternoon and said an 11th inmate previously believed to have escaped was found in a different jail cell. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has the details.

• May 16
• 03:14

Saltwater threatening NOLA drinking water

Communities along the Mississippi River are facing a growing threat of saltwater intrusion from the Gulf. CBS News' Kati Weis reports on the impact on the seafood industry and concerns about the safety of New Orleans' drinking water.

• May 13
• 02:49

Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

• May 10

2nd suspect charged with murder in death of Super Bowl reporter

A second suspect has been charged with murder in the death of a television reporter who traveled to New Orleans in February to cover the Super Bowl, authorities say.

• May 6

Alleged ISIS member questioned in Iraq over New Orleans terror attack

U.S. officials say they have not established a direct link between the suspect in Iraq and the man who carried out the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people.

• Apr 29

Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River threatens livelihoods

Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and swatch of saltwater intrusion.

• Apr 28

Eye on America: A city's safer roads and more

We visit an Indiana city using roundabouts to make roads safer while helping the environment. And we head to New Orleans, where they're preserving the work of a legendary street artist years after Hurricane Katrina. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.

• Sep 19, 2022
• 22:15

Eye on America: Food safety and more

We take a look at food safety in America and see how lawmakers in California are trying to do what the FDA hasn't. And we meet a New Orleans' music icon, Trombone Shorty, to see how he's using his talents to support the next generation of musicians. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.

• Mar 27, 2023
• 22:30

Mar 5: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

The man allegedly behind Abbey Gate bombing at the Kabul airport was extradited to the U.S.; U.S. pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

• Mar 5
• 43:35

Mar 5: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

Trump's address to Congress appears to signal rejection of bipartisanship; Mardi Gras 2025 celebrated as major win amid historic security, severe weather threats.

• Mar 5
• 44:04

Bourbon Street should be closed to traffic, security report recommends

A report recommends making Bourbon Street a pedestrian zone from Canal to Dumaine Street, approximately eight blocks, after the deadly New Year's Day terror attack.

• Apr 8

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