NOFD rescues woman from two-alarm blaze at New Orleans apartment complex
Crews with the New Orleans Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at a four-apartment building on the evening of Friday, July 3.
Holiday Gunfire Rocks Canal And Carondelet In Downtown New Orleans
Early Saturday morning in downtown New Orleans, a man was shot near the busy intersection of Canal and Carondelet, prompting a swift response from police and emergency crews and adding fresh anxiety to an already tense holiday weekend. Police response and investigation. Officers with the New Orleans Police Department a
Flood Advisory for parts of southeast Louisiana & southern Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – A Flood Advisory has been issued for Saturday evening in parts of our area that have seen heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This advisory impacts north central Tangipahoa and northwestern Washington parishes along with Pike and Walthall counties until 10: 45 p.m. on Saturday. The National Weather Se
Thousands pack Uncle Sam Jam for 250th Independence Day celebration
METAIRIE (WVUE) - It was Fourth of July eve, but in Jefferson Parish, thousands partied at Lafreniere Park for the 31st Uncle Sam Jam, the parish’s premier Independence Day celebration. The festival typically draws families from across the New Orleans metro area eager to kick off the holiday a...
A hot & mainly dry 4th of July with higher rain chances arriving for...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Happy Independence Day! We’re in for typical summertime Louisiana weather today. High heat, humidity, and a few pop-up storms. But higher rain chances are ahead. Expect today’s high to return to around 94 degrees. The humidity will make the feels-like temperature climb to around 105...
I discovered the hidden world of voodoo and other secrets of New Orleans counterculture
"People have this idea that voodoo is used for harm," says guide Andersen Gabrych, plunging a needle through the unblinking button eye of his feathered voodoo doll. "But these workshops are helping to change that narrative by showing how voodoo can actually be used for good, for healing." It's a...
In 1864, N.O. celebrated the emancipation with a Freedom Jubilee
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. The voices of children rose over Congo Square on June 11, 1864, as they sang to thousands of Black New Orleanians gathered for the city’s largest Freedom Jubilee celebration. Just a month earlier, delegates to Louisiana’s Free...
Man killed in hit-and-run on Danziger Bridge, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run on the Danziger Bridge early Friday morning. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. to the 5400 block of Chef Menteur Highway, where they found a man dead in the westbound lanes. Police said a driver struck the pedestrian and left the scene.
Amtrak cancels City of New Orleans for more than a week: Analysis
CHICAGO —Amtrak’s City of New Orleans has not operated since Saturday, June 27, for reasons the company’s website has not publicly explained to potential travelers. Meanwhile, an eastern heat wave has led to bus substitutions for at least three round trips of the Raleigh-Charlotte, N.C., Piedmont because of host-railro
Essence Festival brings crowds and economic impact to New Orleans
The Essence Festival has begun in New Orleans, offering three days of events focused on women empowerment, fashion, health, and beauty, while providing a significant economic boost to the city. Crowds are thickening as the festival gets underway, with police directing traffic near the convention center. Traffic is jam-
