WOJ 500: Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto talks crime fighting
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is a longtime sponsor of the Wheel of Justice reports, and Sheriff Joe Lopinto joined us for our WOJ 500 special report.
Road Patrol: Lakeview family calls for urgent action on deepening sinkhole
A Lakeview family is raising concerns about a growing sinkhole in the service alley behind their home, which they first noticed at the end of May on garbage pickup day. “It’s definitely no pothole. It looks ‘sinkhole-ish’ to me,” Karlin O’Neill, a homeowner, said. The...
Streetcar Station Snoballs celebrates four years in business
In a packed East Bank District storefront , local businesswoman Erica Gilliam celebrated among Shreveport-Bossier dignitaries and stakeholders the fourth year of Streetcar Station. On Friday, July 31, Streetcar Station Snoballs — an authentic New Orleans Snoballs & New Orleans Ice cream shop — celebrated its fourth yea
Al Patin started out as a nurse in Lafayette. He’ll soon oversee eight hospitals...
When Al Patin started as a cardiac nurse at Lafayette General Hospital after he graduated from college in 1997, he was set for a career: He was going to be a heart nurse for the rest of his life. But then he started taking notice of things around him. The...
Louisiana’s steamy Saturday forecast ahead of Sunday morning storms possible
Dangerous Heat Lingers Across Louisiana as Weekend “Less Muggy Front” Brings Storms, Subtle Relief. Another relentless day of dangerous heat is gripping Louisiana, but a slow-moving cold front heading down from the Midwest promises to break up our stubborn atmospheric pattern with much-needed rainfall this weekend poss
The French Quarter is the Original Mixed-Use Neighborhood
Across America, you’ll find attempted revitalizations of dormant downtowns long abandoned for the suburban mall or big box store. Cities are turning to the mixed-use concept to bring back Main Streets, constructing apartments over restaurants and communal workspaces over retail in hopes people return. Some are on the v
New Orleans Fire Department relocates headquarters to City Park Avenue after over 100 years
After over 100 years in the French Quarter, the New Orleans Fire Department is officially relocating its headquarters next week to a newly renovated building on City Park Avenue. The fire department's headquarters, at 317 Decatur St., will have its final day on Wednesday, Aug. 5, officially closing at 2...
New Orleans police arrest Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee accused of drug possession, trafficking
An Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department on allegations of drug possession and human trafficking, the OPSO announced.
Former Kenner resident charged with trafficking teen to cover dad’s $10K debt
The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office formally charged a suspected smuggler accused of taking a man’s 16-year-old daughter in exchange for a $10,000 debt owed by the father, according to Kenner police. Juven Paz, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., was charged Thursday with trafficking of children for sexual purposes,...
Boaters, children rescued in Kenner boat fire
A group of boaters are safe after a boat fire in Kenner on Thursday, July 30.
