Stanton Road Knife Attack, NOPD Hunts Suspect With Children Present
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking public assistance to locate Michelle Mary Arceneaux, a white female born on October 25, 1991, in connection with a stabbing on the 900 block of Stanton Road on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred around 4:45 p.m., allegedly involved the victim’s children being present....
LSU’s first Black medical graduate reflects on breaking barriers in 1970
BATON ROUGE — LSU School of Medicine first opened its doors in New Orleans in 1931, but didn’t see its first Black graduate until 1970. Dr. Claude Jenkins Tellis went on to spend decades working as a pulmonologist in the Baton Rouge area. When Dr. Tellis graduated from...
New Orleans man credits dog for alerting him to house fire near City Park
The New Orleans Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire on Cadillac Street near City Park. The house appears to be fully engulfed in flames and partially collapsing. The NOFD tells us a family of three escaped from the home safely. Another home next door and a...
Grandmother of 7-year-old boy shot in Algiers calls for justice
NEW ORLEANS — As a 7-year-old boy continues to recover from gunshot wounds, his grandmother is calling for justice and urging police to make an arrest, saying her grandson’s recovery will be especially difficult because of an underlying medical condition. Seven-year-old Noah remains hospitalized after he was shot...
French Quarter business owner loses family home in New Orleans fire: ‘Just pray for...
A French Quarter business owner who also hosted Egyptian food pop-ups across New Orleans lost his family home in a fire Thursday morning. Khaled Hegazzi, 57, awoke at around 4:30 a.m. to the sound of his dog scratching at his bedroom door. He got up to take him outside but quickly realized the dog was alerting him to...
Delta Utilities customers face sticker shock as gas bills double following Entergy takeover
For Mid-City resident Gordon Turkalj, opening his December gas bill was a moment of pure disbelief. “It’s definitely higher,” Turkalj said, looking at a total that reached nearly $200. "Prior to moving to Delta, I never had a gas bill that was almost $200. That’s insane to me."
Fox 8 investigation finds NOPD officers violated dept. policy while under investigation
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two New Orleans Police Department officers who were the subject of a Fox 8 investigation violated department policy in the weeks after the investigation, newly obtained documents reveal. The findings come just a day after the NOPD arrested one of the officers, accusing him of payroll...
Louisiana Robbery Suspect Arrested in Walton County Traffic Stop, Nearly $150,000 Found
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A woman wanted in Louisiana on robbery-related charges was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Walton County after a coordinated traffic stop involving multiple law enforcement agencies, authorities said. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, a be-on-the-lookout alert was issued for a...
The Truth About Where Mardi Gras Started in America
Most people think Mardi Gras started in New Orleans, but history tells a different story. The first Mardi Gras in America may have happened in Alabama, and the truth surprises a lot of folks.
Sticker Shock in the Superdome as Savannah Bananas Tickets Go Bananas
The Savannah Bananas are hauling their high-energy Banana Ball circus to New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on March 14 and 15, right in the thick of St. Patrick's Day weekend, and the ticket market is already getting wild. What was supposed to be a relatively cheap, family-friendly outing has turned into a scramble on...
