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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Day three of French Quarter Fest brought the hottest temperatures of the event, with crowds battling near-90-degree heat. The day kicked off with a 5K this morning. Festival-goers came prepared with neck fans, stroller fans and paper fans. One of the longest lines was for frozen...

ALGIERS, La. (WVUE) - A school that has been closed for seven years was rededicated as an outreach center Saturday (April 18), with Fischer Community Church celebrating with neighbors. The school needs significant repair work. The church has been working for seven weeks to clean up the building. “We’ve been...

Sewer main break spews raw wastewater into New Orleans Industrial Canal near Lower 9th Ward

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Something exceedingly strange began happening on a stretch of I-10 outside New Orleans about a decade ago—the 14-mile run of highway saw an improbable surge of crashes between cars and 18-wheelers. So many, in fact, that one LSU professor put the odds of the pattern being random at 1 in 750...

The South is often praised for its warm weather, southern hospitality, and laid-back lifestyle, making it a popular choice for retirees looking to enjoy their...

Every Wednesday evening, something insane happens in New Orleans. At promptly 7 p.m., Super Witch drops its weekly lineup online. This isn’t your standard scoop shop where you wait behind a glass counter. Super Witch operates entirely on a pre-order “drop” model. It feels less like dessert and more like securing front-row concert tickets. You either check out with your selection from...

NEW ORLEANS — The French Quarter Festival 5K kicks off the festival’s weekend on Saturday, April 18, giving runners a festive start to one of the city’s most popular events. The 5K serves as the start to French Quarter Festival weekend, one of the largest free music...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Amtrak is soon to welcome its 100,000th passenger on the Mardi Gras Service line, surpassing initial expectations set when the Gulf Coast light rail service first launched last August. Tourism leaders had projected the line would move 75,000 people across the Gulf Coast in a year....

Sewerage & Water Board crews responded Saturday to a 54-inch sewer force main break that is discharging water into the Industrial Canal near Florida Ave. The S&WB said it was alerted to damage the morning after a vessel apparently struck a submerged sewer force main at about 7 p.m. Friday, the agency Saturday afternoon.

NEW ORLEANS — The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans says crews are responding to a "54-inch sewer force main break" dumping wastewater into the Industrial Canal near Florida Avenue. Officials issued a statement on Saturday stating the main break began around 7 p.m. on Friday after a...