Texas Man Goes Viral For Handing Out Machetes To Homeless People
Machetes and free liquor? This doesn't sound like the greatest idea.
Ron Faucheux: A sense of possibility for New Orleans
There’s an attitude change underway in New Orleans. The recent city elections have transformed a feeling of dysfunction and hopelessness into something more positive, more productive. The window of opportunity is open. The elections of. as mayor and three new, young members of the City Council — Matthew Willard,...
A hub of New Orleans’ Latino community is quieter as people fear immigration raids
NEW ORLEANS — Kim Krivjanick is not afraid of hard work. In the 32 years she’s owned and operated her North Broad Street business “Ricard’s Inc.,” it’s taken plenty of sweat and toil to keep the lights on. “I’ve survived hurricanes, the pandemic, the buyout of a partner, all of these things, and I’ve never […]
Virgin Hotel’s fire-sale price signals a brutal New Orleans hotel slump
New Orleans’ hotel market is in the middle of an unusually turbulent chapter, as a cluster of marquee properties have quietly — or in some cases very publicly — been put up for sale at steep discounts to their replacement cost or even to valuations from just a few years ago. Brokers, operators and industry analysts...
Choir Director from New Orleans church deported back to Honduras
Border Patrol has released a list of people who agents have either arrested or are searching for because they're wanted for violent offenses but also caught up by Border Patrol agents is the Choir Director for a local church.
Now that Baptist advisor has been chosen, we have hint at campus’ future
The old Baptist Hospital will start to come down next month , but the city is set to hire the people who will write the plan for what comes after the demolition next week. The city has selected Bayou District Consulting as the redevelopment advisor to begin the long work of planning what will replace the former...
Eugene Green III, son of New Orleans City Council member, announces Louisiana House run
Eugene Green III Dec. 5 formally launched his campaign to replace outgoing New Orleans Rep. Matthew Willard in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The son of New Orleans City Council Member Eugene Green Jr., Green III has been quietly building support for his run since Willard won his race to replace Mayor-elect...
New Orleans Shines in Record Year for Amtrak
NEW ORLEANS – Amtrak closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25: Oct. 24 – Sept. 25) with record ridership and revenue, reflecting growing demand for passenger rail across the United States, including the Gulf South, and marking another year of strong performance for a system that has connected more than 500 destinations across...
New Orleans on track to see fewest murders since 1970, according to data analyst
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As of Dec. 4, data from the New Orleans City Council crime dashboard showed there were 105 murders in the city. That figure represents a 6% drop compared to the same time last year, but when compared to 2022, when the city had 243 homicides, the murder rate has dropped more than 56%. Jeff Asher...
Criminal defense attorney accused of fraud could lose law license, legal expert says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A criminal defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of hundreds of thousands of dollars could lose her law license, according to a legal expert. Tanzanika Ruffin is accused of telling her client’s family she needed $250,000 to cover restitution in their case,...
