2 injured after shooting on Chef Menteur Highway
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Police said they are investigating a shooting incident near Pines Village on Friday. Police said they responded to a shooting call at the 6000 block of Chef Menteur Highway around 12:30 p.m. There, officers said one victim was suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS...
Audit finds thousands of questionable addresses on New Orleans trash rolls
(The Center Square) — New Orleans has been paying private contractors using a service list that includes thousands of addresses that may be vacant, duplicated, nonexistent or otherwise ineligible for taxpayer-funded trash collection. A Louisiana Legislative Auditor review released Wednesday found 12,915 of the city’s 1
Severe thunderstorms move through southeast Louisiana, bringing hail, high winds
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:15 p.m. for southwestern Orleans Parish and north central Jefferson Parish. At 3:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Marrero, moving northwest at 5 mph. The storm could produce 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size h
Funeral arrangements announced for Jacque St. Ann after Plaza Tower fall
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the teenage who died after falling inside New Orleans' Plaza Tower.
NOPD: Woman and rideshare driver attacked by gunman
The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a suspect who is accused of pulling a gun on a rideshare driver and firing shots at a woman.
Man booked in 2006 New Orleans murder after overlooked, decade-old arrest warrant discovered
A man serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder and armed robbery was rebooked Wednesday on a second-degree murder count stemming from a 2006 Irish Channel killing after an overlooked warrant popped up when he was paroled last week. Dustin J. Lee, 37, appeared Wednesday in Orleans Parish Criminal District...
Algiers Woman Wanted in Garden Oaks Auto Theft, Home Break-In Spree
New Orleans police are searching for a 24-year-old woman accused of stealing a car, breaking into an occupied home, and resisting officers during an incident on the West Bank earlier this week. Investigators have identified the suspect as Keyara Robin, who is also wanted in connection with a separate, unrelated auto th
Jerome Smith, New Orleans Civil Rights icon, dies at 87, family members say
New Orleans Civil Rights icon Jerome "Big Duck" Smith died after his battle with a lengthy illness, his family members confirmed Friday.
Two Shot on Chef Menteur Highway as New Orleans East Violence Persists
Two people were shot Friday afternoon on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East, with one victim treated and released at the scene and the other taken to a hospital, according to police. New Orleans Police Department officers responded to the 6000 block just after 12:30 p.m. and found the shooting had left two people
‘They found him and he was already gone:’ Woman loses beloved cat in Napoleon...
A group of residents is starting the clean up process after a home with multiple units on Napoleon Avenue caught fire Thursday night. The New Orleans Fire Department said the fire started just before 7 p.m. Nobody was injured but according to the Red Cross, seven people are displaced. Chandler...
