Mayor LaToya Cantrell has three city cars. Mayor-elect Helena Moreno says that’s too many.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Mayor-elect Helena Moreno have traded punches in recent days over the size of the mayor's fleet of take-home vehicles, which Moreno says she plans to rein in as mayor. In a meeting with Times-Picayune reporters last week, Moreno, who will assume office on Jan. 12, highlighted...
Court paused during first day of rape trial for Antoine Massey
Opening statements began Tuesday in the rape trial for escaped inmate Antoine Massey. The first witness called was Diamond White, the woman at the center of the case. White took the stand and immediately told prosecutors she did not remember much of the night in question. She repeatedly stated she has “never said she...
Bezos Day 1 Fund Gives $1.25M to New Orleans Shelter
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter (NOWCS), the region’s leading shelter for intact families, has announced that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are recognizing the organization with a $1.25 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. This investment is the largest gift...
SPD: Joint investigation leads to arrests, weapons seizures, and major fentanyl disruption
Over the past several weeks, the Slidell Police Department Narcotics Division and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division – Task Force Group IV, in collaboration with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), conducted a joint investigation into a retail-level heroin and fentanyl...
Some familiar faces set to lead Moreno’s new administration
Mayor-elect Helena Moreno announced Tuesday afternoon the people who will occupy some of the top positions when she becomes New Orleans’ mayor next month.
Bond lowered for New Orleans jail janitor accused in mass escape
A judge in New Orleans lowered the bond this week for a jail plumber accused of helping 10 inmates break out of the parish lockup in a brazen May 16 escape. Judge Leon Roche reduced the bond for Sterling Williams from $1.1 million to $86,000. The judge also found probable cause for all 11 counts Williams faces,...
Two hospitalized in separate New Orleans shootings minutes apart
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating two separate shootings that hospitalized two people on Sunday, Nov. 30.
19 Buddhist monks walking across America praying for peace arrive in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nineteen Buddhist monks walking across the country to pray for peace in America and for all mankind are now in Louisiana. The monks are traveling on foot to Washington, D.C., and has now reached Louisiana. The group made a stop in Pineville on Tuesday and passed...
Viral videos show man giving out machetes to homeless in Louisiana
Keith Castillo, who goes by "povwolfy" on social media , recently posted videos of him handing out 18-inch machetes and alcohol to homeless individuals in New Orleans. Castillo claims handing out these items is for the unhoused individuals' benefit, yet he captioned one video "keeping the homeless in the streets."...
WANTED: Woman accused of spraying New Orleans police officers with bear spray
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department needs help identifying a woman accused of spraying bear spray on officers during an incident on November 23. Police said the battery of a law enforcement officer happened at Clouet Street and Higgins Boulevard, where the woman allegedly used bear spray on a group...
