New Orleans council meeting gets heated over Mardi Gras parade violations, hanged dolls
New Orleans City Council members on Monday grilled Mardi Gras parading groups over several incidents that darkened this year’s celebration, including throws of dolls with beads around their necks, throws that advertised a business and a throw that injured a child. Seated before the council and dozens of onlookers,...
Lakeside Shopping Center Adds Coach
METAIRIE — Lakeside Shopping Center has added a new luxury retailer with the opening of a Coach boutique, the only full-price Coach retail location in Louisiana. The new store is located in the Dillard’s wing across from Vuori and brings the brand’s latest collections of handbags, small leather goods, ready-to-wear...
Driver of stolen car flees troopers, crashes in New Orleans… pregnant woman injured, unborn...
Louisiana State Police today announced the Force Investigation Unit is looking into a weekend crash after troopers tried to stop the driver of stolen car. “The crash occurred after the driver evaded Troopers who were attempting to conduct a stop,”
Moreno to ask council to raise sanitation fees for New Orleans residents
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor Helena Moreno plans to ask the City Council to increase the $24 fee New Orleans homeowners currently pay for trash pickup. Moreno did not say how high of a fee increase she will seek. “We really have to find a way to fix this,” Moreno...
OPINION | One grocery store cannot fix decades of neglect in New Orleans East
New Orleans East, formally known as a “Black Suburb,” has faced major socioeconomic issues since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Several grocery stores did not return, and two decades later, this neighborhood is still classified as a food desert compared to wealthier areas of the city. As a Native...
Sewerage and Water Board activates additional staff, new power equipment ahead of weekend flood...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is bringing on additional staff overnight and Sunday to run drainage pumps as the city faces a low-end flood threat through the weekend. According to the agency, 85 of 93 main drainage pumps are available. Eight pumps are...
Tana Mongeau opens up about sobriety, gives Tulane women relationship advice
Chances are, if you spent time on YouTube in recent years, you know about Tana Mongeau, a creator from Las Vegas, Nevada, known for her dramatic and often unbelievable “storytimes.”. On Wed. March 4, Tulane University students welcomed Mongeau with loud applause as she entered McAlister Auditorium for a...
Old Six Flags site cleared as developers seek $50M in taxpayer funding
NEW ORLEANS — The former site of Six Flags New Orleans has officially been cleared, marking a major step toward the long-awaited redevelopment known as Bayou Phoenix. Developers say demolition of the old theme park structures is complete, and planning is now underway for the next phase of construction at the massive...
Deanie’s Seafood employee detained and accused of stealing over $25,000 from a Bucktown business
A longtime employee of a well-known Louisiana seafood restaurant has been arrested after authorities say she stole tens of thousands of dollars by manipulating cash register transactions. Investigators allege the theft occurred over several months and was discovered during an internal audit conducted by the business....
You’ll Find This Secret Garden Oasis Hiding Behind a Unassuming Wrought-Iron Gate on Dauphine...
A dark green door sits on Dauphine Street between St. Louis and Toulouse, next to a white mansion with Corinthian columns. No sign announces what’s behind it. Just a small plaque you’ll miss if you’re not looking. The door stays locked during the day, and walking past you’d never know seven cottages and what might […]
