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Marco Cartolano

Jacksonville, New Orleans

Breaking news/trending reporter at NOLA News

Bad Cuban American, above average Italian American. City Hall Reporter @telegramdotcom, Formerly @journalcourier (he/him)

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  • 1 day ago | nola.com | Kasey Bubnash |Marco Cartolano

    Say goodbye to cool mornings and sleeves of any kind. An incoming heat wave is expected to put an end to those mild spring temperatures you were probably really enjoying this week, instead bringing muggy, suffocating heat to south Louisiana. National Weather Service forecasters said temperatures will likely start ramping up across the region on Wednesday, with afternoon highs forecast to enter the 90s in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette later this week.

  • 6 days ago | nola.com | Marco Cartolano

    After a week of alternating rainy and clear skies, with storms especially heavy on Wednesday, Friday will likely bring even more rain to New Orleans and southeast Louisiana. After isolated showers and a gloomy start to the morning, a few severe storms could hit southeast Louisiana Friday in the afternoon to evening, according to the National Weather Service. Storms could bring damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of a tornado, according to the NWS.

  • 1 week ago | nola.com | Marco Cartolano

    White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take the helm of the Roman Catholic Church. The man who emerged was a surprise to many and a historical first for the faith: Pope Leo XIV will be the first American pope. Here are five things to know about Leo XIV, who will succeed the late Pope Francis: Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was born in Chicago and grew up in the nearby south Chicago suburb of Dolton, Illinois.

  • 1 week ago | nola.com | Marco Cartolano

    A 19-year-old Harvey man was indicted on federal charges last week stemming from an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

  • 1 week ago | nola.com | Marco Cartolano

    Multiple 18-wheeler truck cabs caught fire early Wednesday morning in Kenner, according to the Kenner Fire Department. Photos shared by fire officials at about 5:07 a.m. show multiple trucks enveloped by flames in a business parking lot on the 30 block of East Airline Drive. The fire was under control by 5:46 a.m., Jason Dyer, chief of administration with the Kenner Fire Department said.

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Marco Cartolano
Marco Cartolano @marco_cartolano
14 Apr 25

RT @mikemcdermott76: The Worcester Telegram & Gazette @telegramdotcom is now hiring a municipal government reporter. Here's what you need t…

Marco Cartolano
Marco Cartolano @marco_cartolano
22 Jan 25

RT @NOLAnews: New Orleans braces for bone-chilling temps, roads covered in ice. See Wednesday forecast. https://t.co/wwQA1EVQJk

Marco Cartolano
Marco Cartolano @marco_cartolano
7 Jan 25

This week I start my new role as a breaking news/trending reporter for @NOLAnews I wrote a 10 key takeaways from what we know so far about the Bourbon Street attack. https://t.co/Ar6og5GfAX