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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since he was a toddler, Frank Avila has been fighting for his life and winning. His battles include two kidney transplants and two double lung transplants. “I was born healthy and it wasn’t until I was 3 years old that I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis,”...

New Orleans is one of the great culinary capitals of the world, thanks in no small part to its unique cultural background. Backed by Creole and Cajun communities, and shaped by generations of different cultures, these iconic New Orleans recipes just could not have been invented anywhere else in the whole world.

Women's empowerment rolled through Marrero as the all-female Krewe of Nandi took to the streets with purses, teapots, and a message of sisterhood.

Early today turned deadly in New Orleans' Hollygrove neighborhood, where police say a man was shot and later died after officers responded to a call on Hamilton Street shortly before 12:48 a.m. Officers found the victim on the 3300 block of Hamilton Street, and New Orleans EMS rushed him to a hospital, where he was...

Jefferson Parish is shifting into digital auction mode once again, with its online surplus property sale starting tomorrow, February 12, 2026, and will keep going until February 26, 2026, in partnership with GovDeals. Items up for grabs include a mix of vehicles and equipment, notably trucks, vans, buses, zero-turn...

Los Angeles favorite Patrick Warburton — known to many as “Puddy” on “Seinfeld” and the voice of Joe Swanson on “Family Guy” — has been crowned King Bacchus LVII for the 2026 Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. This Sunday, Feb. 15,...

Water that may contain sewage has been leaking into the Dwyer Canal in New Orleans East for almost two months, according to residents and New Orleans City Council members. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) officials, however, told the council during a joint committee meeting on Tuesday that its crews...

New Orleans residents are sounding the alarm over what they say are eye-popping jumps in their natural-gas bills, and they are taking those frustrations straight to City Hall. Dozens packed council chambers on Tuesday to demand answers after seeing sudden, hefty increases on their monthly statements. Neighbors from...

Law enforcement agencies in the New Orleans area are participating in a new federal task force, officials said, targeting cartels and trafficking operations. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans announced the partnership Tuesday morning, though it kicked off several weeks ago. It’s co-led by the FBI and the...

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, said in a speech on the Senate floor that the “knuckleheads” in the Krewe of Carrollton who are accused of aggressively throwing objects at police officers should be prosecuted. “I want to choose my words carefully here because I love Louisiana,” Kennedy said...