Analysts, crime lab techs among NOPD jobs targeted in cuts: ‘The linchpin of investigations’
Crime analysts, crime lab workers, social workers and police technicians are among the civilian positions slated for elimination under proposed 2027 budget cuts to the New Orleans Police Department. The cuts, which would slash approximately 62 full-time-equivalent positions, would save the city an estimated $4.3 million. But some criminal justice...
Impact Day Friday & Saturday: Red Flag Warning & Wind Advisory stretches across Southeast...
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Red Flag Warning for all of southern Mississippi and parts of southeast Louisiana on Saturday due to critical fire weather conditions. The warning is in effect from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CDT Saturday, replacing the previous Fire Weather Watch.
NOPD records, surveillance video reveal more details about missing homicide victim
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For more than two months now, the New Orleans Police Department has searched for homicide victim Alphonse Hogan. “At this point, his remains have yet to be found. We are still using all available resources to us,” NOPD Lt. Andrew Waldron said at a press conference on Thursday.
$600M Omni Hotel under construction, could bring millions in property taxes
NEW ORLEANS — Construction is underway on a $600 million Omni Hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and a proposed 45-year tax agreement could generate at least $3 million annually in property taxes. The 27-story hotel is expected to have 1,000 rooms and take about three...
Chalmette Hosts First-Ever Oyster Culture Festival This Weekend, $5 Gets You In
St. Bernard Parish is about to smell like butter, garlic and brine. The Louisiana Oyster Culture Festival makes its debut Saturday and Sunday at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, bringing two full days of local food, live music and crafts to a parish built on the seafood industry.
Femme Fatale Mardi Gras krewe breaks ground on $4M headquarters and event venue in...
A hay-strewn lot on Cypress Acres Drive on the West Bank was the site of a high-spirited celebration Friday, as the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale Mardi Gras parading organization broke ground on a new $4 million headquarters facility. The 20,000-square-foot structure in Algiers will not just be for the...
Louisiana attorney, staged accident scammer, finally sentenced
Danny Keating, an attorney who was one of the masterminds of the Louisiana staged accident scam, was sentenced Thursday to 32 months in federal prison. Keating’s sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. He also must pay $657,405.34 in restitution. Keating was one of the most...
Suspect arrested after two homes burn down in the 7th ward
A man has been arrested in connection with a two-alarm fire that burned down two unoccupied houses in the 7th Ward early on Monday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The man was arrested on Tuesday by the fire department's arson division and is being held in custody, NOFD...
One team’s ‘lights-out’ defense has the Warren Easton-East Jefferson winner eyeing a district title
Warren Easton rode a dominant defense and a second-half spark from its offense in turning back East Jefferson, 22-6, in notching its third consecutive District 8-5A victory Thursday night at Joe Yenni Stadium. Easton (3-4, 3-0) remained on track for a possible 8-5A championship in its first season in the...
Audit Finds Police Vehicles Make Up 64% of New Orleans Vehicles Without GPS
New Orleans City Hall — Approximate City Government Oversight Site. New Orleans is paying $1.4 million a year for fleet-tracking software, but nearly 40 percent of the city's 2,577 vehicles still don't have it installed, according to a new watchdog report. The gap includes roughly 64 percent of the vehicles without the software being police department vehicles, leaving a wide swath of public vehicles unmonitored even as the city has invested heavily in GPS and maintenance-alert technology meant
