New Orleans police seeking car, occupants in deadly hit-and-run
The New Orleans Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a car and its occupant(s) in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Pines Village on July 3. Police say the hit-and-run happened around 3:50 a.m. in the 3500 block of Chef Menteur Highway. Drivers reported seeing...
Florida teen sentenced for making ‘swatting’ calls and bomb threats to Jefferson Parish schools
An 18-year-old from Florida was sentenced after he admitted to calling in false bomb threats to two Jefferson Parish schools and targeting a Metairie teen's residence with multiple prank "swatting" calls, according to court records. Jayden Bullard of Leesburg, Fla., pleaded guilty July 1 to one count of terrorizing, tw
Analyst: Investigation into Orleans Parish grand jury over Murrill indictment “raises concerns”
Questions remain over the Orleans Parish grand jury's decision to indict Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on 16 felony counts. Governor Jeff Landry says he wants State Police to get answers through an investigation, but Loyola University law professor William Snowden says that investigation may cause a new set of
Florida Teen’s Swatting Hoax Terrorized Metairie Schools, Now He Is Headed To Prison
An 18-year-old Florida man who phoned in a wave of fake bomb threats and swatting calls to schools in Metairie and other communities is now headed to prison, after a Jefferson Parish judge ruled the hoaxes wasted police resources and rattled students and staff for no good reason. Judge Hands...
Beloved Terrytown Cafe closing after 41 years
TERRYTOWN, La. (WVUE) - A longtime Westbank coffee and donut shop will close its doors after 41 years in business. Terrytown Cafe announced on social media that its final day would be Wednesday, saying the building’s owners sold the property and did not renew the cafe’s lease. “This...
Walk-On’s closes Slidell restaurant, leaving just one St. Tammany Parish location
The Slidell location of Walk-On's Bistreaux and Bar has shuttered its doors. The Town Center Parkway location of the popular Louisiana-based sports bar chain officially closed on June 1, the company said. The 8,000-square-foot branch first opened in 2019. The company did not provide a reason for the closure. "We...
Auditor: New Orleans faces $700M pension hole; warns sanitation fees could rise
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans has made progress climbing out of a financial crisis, but a new state audit says problems remain with sanitation fees and firefighter pensions. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack said the city has narrowed its projected deficit since his office stepped in last September to
New Orleans homeowners face insurance cancellations over tree maintenance delays
NEW ORLEANS — Old trees in the city give us shade and a beautiful landscape, but when storms hit, they destroy property, take out power, and cause fatalities. And now there's another problem. They are causing some people to have their homeowner's insurance to be cancelled. A century-old sycamore...
Trial date set for teens accused of killing St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputy in high-speed...
A trial date has been set for three teens who face charges in the death of a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputy who was killed during a high-speed police chase in 2025. The two-week trial is slated to start on Feb. 16, 2027, according to a spokesperson for Northshore District Attorney Collin Sims' office.
Demolition underway at Clearview City Center
Demolition is underway at Clearview City Center. A massive redevelopment project was announced for the site back in 2019, and now Metairie residents will start to see the old mall come down. People are weighing in about what they’d like to see at the site. “I think we need...
