New Orleans’ west bank placed under boil water advisory after pressure drops Saturday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The entire west bank of New Orleans was placed under a boil water advisory early Saturday (July 25) after maintenance work caused an unsafe drop in water pressure, the Sewerage and Water Board announced. On one of the hottest weekends so far this year, the utility...
New Orleans police investigate armed robbery in the St. Claude neighborhood
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the St. Claude neighborhood on the morning of July 25.
Metairie Road businesses host summer tent sale with discounts up to 80% off
Shoppers looking for back-to-school bargains or a chance to support nearly 30 local businesses can find both Saturday during a tent sale along Metairie Road. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes indoor and outdoor shopping, with participating businesses offering refreshments, giveaways and discounts of up
He Claimed 4,500 Work Hours and Earned $282,000. NOPD Fired Him
A New Orleans police sergeant who claimed more than 4,500 work hours and received over $282,000 in 2025 has been fired following an internal investigation ... Read More
New Orleans to begin charging for custom Crescent City Connection light displays
The City Council has pulled the plug on free customized lighting displays on the Crescent City Connection, establishing new rules to charge fees to private groups that want to illuminate the bridge over the Mississippi River in colors of their choosing. The change comes more than 18 months after new...
Gov. Jeff Landry, former Mayor Mitch Landrieu spar on social media amid feud between...
Gov. Jeff Landry and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu traded barbs Friday on social media, as Landrieu accused the governor of attacking the city and the governor responded by blasting his record. The two have traded barbs on X, with Landrieu posting a recent guest column in the Times-Picayune...
Heat locks in across southeast Louisiana with little relief in sight
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The heat is back, and it is not playing around. Sunshine is taking over across southeast Louisiana this weekend as the region transitions away from the soggy, unsettled weather left behind by Tropical Storm Bertha. The atmosphere is running unusually dry for late July, and that combination of limit
Grant program aims to fill vacant storefronts in downtown New Orleans
The Downtown Development District in New Orleans is accepting applications for a grant matching program to help fill vacant ground-floor storefronts and support small businesses in the downtown area. Kandy’s Restaurant opened about a month ago in the former home of a hookah lounge. The space had been empty for...
An undeveloped plot of land in Kenner’s Laketown will soon become a $19M concert...
Kenner's Laketown area could begin to see thousands of visitors next year for concerts as a plan to build a $19 million amphitheater to spur economic development moves toward construction. Jefferson Parish Council Member Arita Bohannan announced Wednesday the concert venue would soon go out for construction bids, after
WDSU reporter Cassie Schirm is leaving New Orleans for Washington D.C.
WDSU-TV investigative reporter Cassie Schirm said Friday that she will leave the local NBC affiliate for a broadcast news job in Washington D.C. at the end of the month. Schirm, who has won multiple Emmy and Edward R Murrow awards, said in a Facebook post that after four years, "leaving New Orleans is one of the hardes
