GERALD HERBERT

People walk as snow falls in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights.
 
FILE - New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and forward Taurean Prince in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New Orleans. Looking on at rear left is Lakers' LeBron James.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Putting in the extra work allows an AP photographer to make a soaring NBA shot
Gerald Herbert insists on making sure he provides the best coverage possible when photographing New Orleans’ NBA team. That means laboriously hanging remote cameras in the Pelicans’ arena hours before every home game.
 
A car is flipped at McDonalds on Old Spanish Trail after an apparent tornado touched down in south Slidell, La., Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (Scott Threlkeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Storms bring floods and damaging wind across the South; 1 dead in Mississippi
Officials in a Louisiana city are assessing the damage from a tornado spawned by a system of severe weather also blamed for a death in Mississippi and damage from Texas to the Florida panhandle.
 
Bald eaglet back in air after 2 weeks in wildlife hospital
A young bald eagle hatched in a New Orleans suburb has been released after two weeks in Louisiana State University’s Wildlife Hospital.
 
Born on the bayou: NYC ferry fleet builds for summer launch
The future of public transportation in New York City is taking shape at shipyards in Louisiana and Alabama. The new $335 million ferry service is being readied for a summer launch.
 
Honor stitches: Louisiana quilting club ‘hugs’ veterans
The Gilded Ladies quilting club in the southwest Louisiana town of Sulphur gives out fabric “hugs” each Veterans Day. The group of women has been stitching quilts for veterans for three years now.