THC-focused bar to open on Frenchmen Street
A New Orleans THC influencer is opening up a nonalcoholic bar on Frenchmen Street this weekend. Why it matters: It'll be the first THC-dedicated bar along the popular entertainment corridor. Catch up quick: Monica Olano opened her Metairie store, Cali Sober Market, earlier this year, aiming to educate and build...
Police Seek Suspect in Early Morning Phone Theft on Decatur Street
New Orleans Police are looking for Erin Jacoby, a Black male born on October 19, 1997. He is wanted for a theft that happened on October 17, 2025. The theft involved a cellular phone taken around 1:00 a.m. in the 1100 block of Decatur Street.
Spectacular Green Meteor Sighting Ignites Excitement in New Orleans
A meteor was recently spotted streaking across the sky in the New Orleans area, causing quite a stir on social media. The celestial event was described as a large, green object that was seen in Old Jefferson moving towards New Orleans. The sighting was unexpected and left many in awe of the spectacle.
Family tragedy: New Orleans man accused of fatally stabbing father, a SUNO professor, and...
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man is in custody after his family says he stabbed his father and two sisters, leaving his father, Samuel Eweni, dead. Family members didn’t want talk on camera Wednesday but confirmed to WWL Louisiana that Samuel Eweni was a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans.
Gayle Benson, others to plan inauguration for New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans will mark a significant transition Jan. 12, when Mayor-elect Helena Moreno is sworn into office along with newly elected city officials. The inauguration is expected to highlight optimism, momentum and a shared commitment to moving the city “in a new, right direction,” according to...
I-20 speeder arrested for drugs
A New Orleans woman stopped on Interstate 20 for speeding near Ruston was arrested on drug charges Nov. 7. Taliyah Allen, 20, was clocked on radar by Lincoln Parish deputy at 82 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone. With a deputy approached the vehicle, he detected the odor of green marijuana coming from inside. Alan, the...
WDSU Investigates: State of DCFS has lawmakers, doctors, judges fearing for children’s safety
The death of Bryan Vasquez rocked the New Orleans community to its core. After WDSU Investigates first uncovered the horrific abuse of the nonverbal boy by his own mother, we exposed that Bryan was failed not only by his mom, but by the system meant to protect him. Bryan Vasquez’s...
Undercover cameras catch NOPD officers at home while clocking hours
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department’s highest overtime earner, Sergeant Henry Burke, collected $245,903 in 2024. NOPD pay records show Burke earned nearly a quarter of a million dollars despite a base salary of just over $83,000. Burke earned $121,460 in overtime last year, more than his regular...
Undercover ICE Arrest at Construction Site Sparks Community Outrage
In a recent incident reported on social media, two agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were spotted arresting an individual near a construction site on River Road, directly across from Jefferson playground. The agents, who were donned in vests bearing the ICE insignia, were seen using...
Class action lawsuit filed against men’s clinic owners
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The owners of a Metairie men’s clinic that closed without warning now face a class action lawsuit. The FOX 8 Defenders first uncovered complaints after the shuttered clinic left patients with large loans and treatments they say never worked. Now, an Arkansas attorney who saw our investigations...
