Essence Festival Commitment
The CEO of Sundial Media and Technology, Kirk McDonald says Essence Festival wants to remain in New Orleans. Contract negotiations are underway.
Guest Column: Louisiana’s most vulnerable wound patients are being left behind
During a recent visit to Touro's Comprehensive Wound Healing Center in New Orleans, I joined a professional services team for their weekly patient rounds, reviewing patients with persistent, hard-to-heal wounds that would benefit from a second clinical perspective. But this call was different. The field team, licensed
Heavy storms developing Friday morning
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A stormy start to Friday and the holiday weekend is here as a tropical wave moves in from the Gulf. Heavy downpours are expected for the duration of the Friday morning commute. Expect the heaviest rain to be concentrated on the south shore and near our coastal communities. Any rain will be capable
NORA to Auction Over 140 Properties Online
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) will conduct a citywide online auction featuring more than 100 residential lots and 40 Non-Housing Development Option Lots. The auction is open to the public, and anyone may register to bid. Online bidding will begin Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at...
Parents of slain New Orleans honors graduate question bond disparity for teenage suspects
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Ferdinand Woolens’ parents said he was not just a good kid. He was great. “Brilliant, respectable,” said his mother, Kendra Woolens. “He knew his purpose. He was intentional. He had a heart that could save the world.”. Ferdinand was shot at a graduation...
Hung jury for pair accused of murder in NOLA accident scam
A jury has reached a partial verdict in the New Orleans staged accident scam murder trial, but without a conviction for the death of Cornelius Garrison. The four-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ended Thursday in a mixture of verdicts that local media described as shocking its
New Orleans police turn to drones amid officer shortage
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police say a drone program set to launch later this year will help address the department’s understaffing. “We can put a drone up and get to you so much faster than a police car can,” New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at a press conference earlier this w
Boosie Badazz & C-Murder Release New Collab Album, ‘Hood Stories’
Boosie Badazz and C-Murder are bringing two corners of Louisiana hip-hop together on Hood Stories, a 15-track album due that reunites the former cell mates-turned-longtime friends. The collaboration links Baton Rouge rapper Boosie with New Orleans’ C-Murder. It also marks their first full-length project together. Their
Local developers buy historic CBD apartment building: ‘It’s going to be big for downtown’
The former National American Bank Building on Carondelet Street, a historic high rise in the Central Business District that was converted to an apartment complex after Katrina, has new, local owners with fresh plans for the nearly century-old structure. Michael Merideth and Andre Lewis, co-founders of the New Orleans-b
NOPD says early morning shooting on Kerlerec Street sends woman to hospital
Friday started with gunfire near the I-10 and Esplanade in New Orleans."New Orleans Police are investigating a shooting incident," Sgt. Barry Fletcher told the media. "Officers responded to the 1500 block Kerlerec Street shortly after 5:10 a.m."

















