HUD knocks management of Guste Homes complex, directs New Orleans housing authority to halt...
As New Orleans’ public housing authority prepares to take direct control of a Central City housing complex, federal officials this week gave a stinging critique of the site’s management and urged the authority to block all funding to its management partner. That management partner, the Guste Homes Resident...
French Quarter businesses affected from Decatur Construction project seek legal action
French Quarter owners are planning to take legal action as they say a Sewerage and Water Board project on Decatur is affecting their bottom lines. Recently, there have been block parties in an effort to bring in foot traffic, but they say the extra efforts aren’t offsetting all the construction.
Tenants at The Willows must move out as new owners plan major renovation
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Next week, all tenants at The Willows apartments in New Orleans East must move out. The change comes four years after our FOX 8 Defenders reports first exposed the deplorable living conditions at the complex. At the time, it was owned by a religious nonprofit. Now, the new owners say they are commi
Arrests, chases and seized cars: Inside NOPD’s crackdown on a ‘street takeover’
New Orleans police this week touted "Operation Speed Bump," a multi-agency crackdown on an illegal street takeover promoted on social media and described by officials as an unsanctioned counterpart to the fully permitted Gumball 3000 rally that rolled through Bourbon Street last Saturday night. Though NOPD Superintende
Man stabbed in French Quarter altercation, police say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man was stabbed in the head and hand during a fight in the French Quarter on Friday night (June 12), police said. The incident happened around 8:24 p.m. in the 400 block of Burgundy Street. The victim and suspect got into an argument, according to...
Two Suspects Accused of Installing Card Skimmers at Multiple Louisiana Businesses
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Prosecutors in Jefferson Parish have formally charged two Romanian nationals accused of operating a credit card skimming scheme that targeted multiple stores across the area earlier this year. According to authorities, the suspects allegedly installed skimming devices on payment terminals in an
Will Sutton: Essence Festival can’t afford major hiccups, mess ups as it bounces back
In just a few days, New Orleans will once again host the Essence Festival of Culture, a major event that has called Louisiana home for more than 30 years. Essence Fest got a lot of heat last year. Performances ran late, going into the early morning. Production and sound quality weren’t good. Fans expected the yearslong
NOCC Trainees Build Tiny House and Skills
NEW ORlEANS – Many of the young adults who walked into New Orleans Career Center (NOCC) Building Trades program in August 2025 had never picked up a drill, read a blueprint, or stepped onto a construction site, but on June 11 at 1:00 p.m. they handed over the keys to a fully code-compliant tiny house they built from th
Essence Festival of Culture Returns to New Orleans July 3–5, 2026
The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® is scheduled to return to New Orleans from July 3–5, 2026, bringing together music performances, cultural programming, business exhibitions, wellness experiences, and community-focused events throughout the city during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The annual event, now recog
French Quarter Hideaway Bar Tonique Shakes Its Way Onto Esquire’s Best Bars List
Bar Tonique, a compact craft cocktail bar tucked on the quieter edge of the French Quarter, has landed on Esquire’s 2026 roundup of the best bars in America. The national shoutout zeroes in on the bar’s famed Ramos Gin Fizz, a cloudlike, orange‑flower‑scented classic that bartenders shake until the foam practically flo
