OPSO employee fired, arrested after internal investigation
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office officials said they fired and arrested an employee on a charge of malfeasance in office. According to OPSO officials, video footage at the Orleans Justice Center shows now-former employee Imyri Johnson conducting security rounds when an inmate threw a cup of water th
City Hall finds funds to support Desire Square community center amid budget woes
The Desire Square community center, a long-awaited project to bring more retail and community resources to New Orleans' historic Desire neighborhood, is on track to be completed later this year after the city's budget woes threatened to snarl funding for the project. In a news release Monday, Mayor Helena Moreno's...
Massive termite tent covers Anne Rice’s former Uptown property
The massive termite fumigation tent at the former St. Elizabeth's Orphanage is turning heads across Uptown New Orleans. Why it matters: It takes a lot of tarps to cover an entire city block. The big picture: New Orleans photographer Paul Morse posted drone photos that show the complex wrapped in...
New Orleans man stabbed to death on charter bus in Bessemer identified
A New Orleans man who was stabbed to death while on a charter bus in Bessemer was identified Tuesday morning.
Four St John Parish restaurants hit with critical health violations in June
The L’Observateur Newspaper obtained food safety inspection information for the week of June. 1 to June. 16 from the Louisiana Department of Health. Four addresses with the most critical violations […]
The Cash Money And No Limit Tour Could Settle One Of Southern Hip-Hop’s Loudest...
New Orleans rap history is moving from the Verzuz stage to arenas across the country. The Cash Money tour with No Limit Records is set to hit 17 cities this […] The post The Cash Money And No Limit Tour Could Settle One Of Southern Hip-Hop’s Loudest Catalog Arguments appeared first on Baller Alert .
First-Ever Art Collection Commissioned for the City Hall Council Chamber
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Arts New Orleans and the New Orleans City Council unveiled Voices of the People, a new site-specific public art collection commissioned for the New Orleans City Council Chamber through the City of New Orleans Percent for Art Program. On June 2, artists, civic leaders...
Entergy to replace 500 utility poles along Veterans Boulevard in Metairie
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Entergy will replace 500 utility poles along Veterans Boulevard from the Orleans Parish line to Clearview in a three-month project aimed at hardening the grid. The utility warned of lane closures and increased traffic during the work, which will take place in phases between late June...
Uptown Riverfront Showdown: Batture Feud Puts New Orleans Hangout On The Line
A bitter legal fight between two childhood friends turned business partners has burst into public view and put the fate of The Batture, the 10-acre riverfront project in Uptown New Orleans, squarely in the spotlight. Co-founder Casey Burka has filed a civil suit against fellow co-founder Ben Jacobson, accusing him of b
I tried a nostalgic dessert at this Mississippi Gulf Coast pizzeria flying under the...
Uncle Joe’s Pizza and Wings is a family-owned restaurant with humble beginnings. Opening its flagship location near Diamondhead in 2007, the pizzeria and arcade quickly became a local hangout spot for pizza, wings and the honey hot sauce that folks drench on chicken, french fries and even mac and cheese bites.
