This is what Lincoln Beach looks like now and what planners hope it will look like eventually. Images: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios; Rendering: Sasaki New Orleans officials say they won't be able to break ground this year on the city's first public beach in decades.

Week 8 is upon us, and the New Orleans Saints (1-6) are ready for kickoff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2) in their first NFC South rivalry game of the 2025 season. It's a big opportunity for New Orleans to right the ship after a couple of losses and show their fans and coaches the development we're looking for out of such a young roster.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took advantage of four New Orleans Saints turnovers in a 23-3 win against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome. Buccaneers linebacker Anthony Nelson logged two of those takeaways in the first half. He knocked the ball out of Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler’s hands at the end of a 7-yard scramble.

The RTA’s decision to settle with BRC Construction Group, LLC comes despite a state appellate court ruling in April that the contractor had failed to provide sufficient evidence to compel a payment from the transit authority.

The Saints suffered another brutal loss in Week 8, and while a few players showed promise, the rest struggled. This team has more duds than studs:

When your team struggles in a major way, fans begin to look toward the offseason sooner rather than later. For the New Orleans Saints, expectations entering this campaign were not particularly high, and the team's performances have proven those doubts correct on a nearly weekly basis.

Here are your Five Things to Know about the New Orleans Saints for Monday, October 27: 1. The New Orleans Saints fell in Week 8 in a 23-3 loss to the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their first NFC South matchup. Catch up on all the action, stats and reactions in our Game Center at NewOrleansSaints.com.

In a colorful, creative city, the Bywater stands out. Here’s why this riverfront neighborhood is well worth exploring.

Entergy's outage map shows about 4,000 customers without power on Sunday afternoon, mostly in the Mid-City neighborhood. Thousands of Mid-City residents were without power on Sunday afternoon hours after thunderstorms rolled through the city, according to Entergy.

Defensive lapses hurt Boston in its first two games. The Celtics gave up 42 points in the fourth quarter of a season-opening 117-116 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Two nights later, the Knicks outscored them, 42-14, in the second quarter of a 105-95 loss.

An Oshkosh woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the early morning of Oct. 21, hours before her 27th birthday.

New Orleans Police are investigating after a man was shoot in the 8000 block of Downman Road. According to police, Seventh District officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly before midnight on October 26, 2025.