Meta’s $50 Billion Data Center Planned In Louisiana
A massive investment is coming to Louisiana, but with it, some big questions about power use and costs for locals. Let's break it down.
Dispute over use of crime camera footage in national show
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department might lose access to a tool used to solve crimes. Project NOLA, a non-profit with more than 5,000 crime cameras throughout the city questions how people’s last moments recorded on its cameras wound up on the network TV show Homicide Squad New Orleans.
Inside the ‘dysfunctional’ New Orleans court plagued by murder case delays: ‘Like the Wild...
The murder case of Widner DeGruy was already three years old when his defense attorney asked to reschedule a hearing so he could escort his wife to a Mardi Gras ball. The judge granted the request. That delay in 2018 was one of many that stalled the case over 10...
11 years later, Central City murder remains unsolved
On September 3, 2014, police responded to a shooting in the the 2100 block of Foucher Street. 11 years after the attack, the crime remains unsolved.
Man shot while riding in car on Interstate 10 near Bonnabel exit
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — A man was shot while riding in a car on Interstate 10 near the Bonnabel Exit in Metairie, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. JPSO officials said the shooting happened around noon on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The victim was an occupant in the vehicle, not the driver. He was taken […]
Body recovered from Lake Pontchartrain
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Authorities say a body has been recovered from Lake Pontchartrain. Officials confirmed the recovery Wednesday but said the person’s identity has not yet been determined. However, the United States Coast Guard and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Marine Division confirmed Sunday, Aug. 31,...
Orleans Sheriff’s office downloads ransomware
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office says it is dealing with a ransomware attack, but computers used in the jail are not affected. The sheriff’s office says the jail’s computers are on a server separate from the one infected with the virus.
Driver of stolen motorbike dead in Metairie crash
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash early Thursday morning in Metairie, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says the bike had been reported stolen from New Orleans.
Lower Ninth Ward leaders rally to reopen MLK High School
NEW ORLEANS — Some community leaders in the Ninth Ward are vowing not to give up on their dream of having a high school in the neighborhood. After rebuilding and reopening nearly a decade ago, the Orleans school board voted to close MLK High School, but some in the community say the fight is not over.
Triple shooting under investigation in Central City
Three people were hospitalized following shooting in Central City on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
