NOPD: Man shot to death in Plum Orchard Wednesday morning
The New Orleans Police Department is on the scene of a homicide in the Plum Orchard neighborhood Wednesday morning, July 8.
Vappie’s allegedly gifted gold NOPD ring admissible in Cantrell fraud trial, judge rules
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Federal prosecutors can tell jurors that a gold NOPD ring allegedly gifted from Jeffrey Vappie to LaToya Cantrell helps prove they had an inappropriate romantic relationship and withheld it as evidence from FBI agents, a judge ruled Tuesday (July 7). The government says the gold ring...
Will New Orleans’ Iconic Bayou Castle Ever Find a New King?
Located on New Orleans' Irish Bayou, the unusual residence has become a local landmark thanks to its medieval-inspired design.
Ousted New Orleans attorney accused of swindling family out of $250,000 slated to accept...
New Orleans criminal defense attorney Tanzanika Ruffin is slated to plead guilty next month in her federal wire fraud case, according to a notice filed Thursday in federal court. Ruffin, 48, is scheduled to change her plea on Aug. 27 over a felony fraud charge. She is accused of lying...
Episode 293: After 128 Years, a New Chapter in the Adler’s Jewelry Legacy Begins
One of New Orleans’ most recognized luxury brands, Adler’s Jewelry may be closing its retail locations following Coleman Adler II’s retirement, but this is not the end of the story. Tiffany Adler is continuing her family legacy with the launch of two new businesses. She shares all...
Person fatally shot in the Seventh Ward
A person was shot and killed in the Seventh Ward Tuesday, July 7.
Initial demolition work begins at blighted Lindy Boggs hospital in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Initial work has begun to demolish the former Lindy Boggs Medical Center, a long-blighted property in Mid-City that some residents still refer to as Mercy. Workers have begun removing steel coverings from the building as the first steps of the demolition process get underway. Jeff Schwartz,...
How a 198-year-old New Orleans synagogue became one of America’s fastest-growing Jewish communities
(The Forward) NEW ORLEANS — A Reform synagogue on the Mardi Gras route — with no dues and fluid denominational lines — is a catalyst for Jewish life after catastrophe.
Meet the New Orleans film editor who worked on ‘Broken Land’ now on Amazon,...
Before he worked on hit movies like "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "This Is The End," Brent Joseph fell in love with film when he was a boy growing up in Terrytown. But it was at Brother Martin High School in 1990 that the future film editor got his first chance to see movie-making up close, when director Ol
Woman shoots into cars after crashing on I-110, police say; Gov. Jeff Landry blasts...
A woman was arrested after police said she crashed her car on Interstate 110, exited the vehicle, began shooting at cars and hit one person. Leila Habib, 63, of New Orleans, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on counts of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, simple dam
