Orleans Sheriff Michelle Woodfork wants to end federal jail oversight. Here’s what she’s facing.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork wants to get New Orleans' jail out from under its decade-old federal consent decree within her first year in office. A 197-page report, compiled by a team of court-appointed monitors and detailing conditions at the lock-up under former Sheriff Susan Hutson, shows just how much w
Booziest Middle Eastern restaurant in NOLA opens in Lakeview with hot pita, happy hours
The collective New Orleans memory may sometimes leapfrog back to the best of times. And so, the Lakeview address where Byblos now has its new location is still remembered by many as the former home of Mondo, rather than the three short-lived restaurants that followed it. A large bar was...
Basic housing remains out of reach for nearly half Louisiana renters, study finds
A new study that examines the cost of housing for low-wage earners across all 50 states underscores the affordability crisis facing roughly half of the nearly 600,000 renting households across Louisiana. According to the annual report, jointly produced by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and HousingLOUISIANA,
Major downtown Shreveport property owner selling portfolio to focus on New Orleans
Downtown Shreveport’s largest nongovernment property owner is selling all of its holdings in the city to focus on New Orleans. Over the past 16 years, Hakim family corporations have purchased some of the most important historic properties as well as a prominent high-rise office building in Shreveport. The properties...
DA says funding cuts, fewer judges threaten New Orleans public safety gains
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams warned Thursday that violent crime in the city is at risk of rising as funding and resources decrease, threatening recent public safety progress. “It is certainly putting the public safety gains that we have achieved in jeopardy,” Williams said during...
Unchecked Overtime: NOPD officer arrested on multiple counts of payroll fraud
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana State Police have arrested a New Orleans Police Department officer following Fox 8’s series of investigations into unchecked overtime at the department. Troopers booked Senior Police Officer Brandon Coleman on multiple counts of payroll fraud Thursday morning. Coleman was placed on emerge
Liz Murrill seeks recusal of 2nd New Orleans judge from AG cases over ‘comments...
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday she will seek to recuse a second Orleans Parish criminal court judge from all cases handled by her office in the wake of the July 2 indictment against her that special prosecutor Laurie White has since dismissed. Murrill, whose office filed to recuse...
New Orleans committee kicks off study of new city hall and New Orleans East...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans is one step closer to potentially having a new city hall. Thursday morning (Aug. 6), the city’s Municipal Complex Advisory Committee held its first meeting. The committee is made up of appointees from Mayor Helena Moreno, the city council and the Civil District...
Manning Family Children’s Names 2026 Louisiana Legacy Award Recipient
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Manning Family Children’s has announced Mrs. Betty Lauricella as the hospital’s 2026 Louisiana Legacy Award recipient in recognition for the significant impact she has made on child wellbeing across the state and region. The award will be presented during the 2nd annual Louisiana Legacy ce
DePaul Opens New Central City Resource Center
NEW ORLEANS – DePaul Community Health Centers has opened a new 4,305-square-foot Community Resource Center in Central City designed to connect patients and community members with services addressing food insecurity, housing, transportation, insurance enrollment, financial assistance and other factors that can affect he
