Three months ago, a cluster of foil balloons struck a power line and knocked out electricity for thousands of people in New Orleans, everywhere from the French Quarter to Mid-City to New Orleans East.

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: Entergy is taking the air out of mylar balloons with a new PSA. It says over ominous music, “Balloons add beauty to celebrations… but Mylar Balloons are a threat to ...

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday moved to ban the release of balloons made of foil and other electrically conductive material, joining other cities and states in curbing a tradition that ...