Coroner identifies 29-year-old man shot to death inside a car in New Orleans
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the man shot to death inside a car near the Universal Furniture store in the West Lake Forest neighborhood last week. Brian Westbrook, 29, was one of two passengers inside a vehicle when gunfire rang out in the 5700 block of...
Family of teen who died inside Plaza Tower plans to file lawsuit
The family of a teen who died inside Plaza Tower held a news conference Monday to announce that they plan on filing a lawsuit in connection with their son’s death. Jacque St. Ann, 17, of Belle Chasse, died of blunt force injuries after falling from a staircase inside the blighted tower in the New Orleans Central Busine
Will Blodgett on the Reform That Quietly Transformed Affordable Housing Finance
A 1986 tax reform financed most of the affordable housing built in America over the past four decades. A preservation-first CEO would like it to get its due — and its next round of expansion — because it is a key policy success story for keeping families housed. For a resident in an affordable apartment […]
Abe’s Place: Thriving black owned restaurant
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) -Robert Abraham and Carolyn Coleman own Abe’s Place on Chancery Lane, just off East Johnson Avenue. The fine dining restaurant blends flavors and atmosphere from New Orleans with the blues and soul of Memphis. Live music every weekend. The restaurant features local and regional musical talent,...
Northshore Furniture Maker Moving to a Standalone Brick-and-Mortar Location
The French Address is renowned for its custom furniture
Woman shot on Canal Street in New Orleans, police say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A woman was shot on Canal Street in New Orleans Sunday evening (Aug. 30), police say. Police were called to the 700 block of Canal Street shortly before 7 p.m. They found an adult woman who had been shot in the arm. New Orleans EMS took...
Pizza delivery driver attacked and robbed
Cops say a man delivering a pizza was beaten by a pair of robbers."Subject number 1 tried to take the pizza, while subject number 2 punched the victim and hit him with a plastic pole," according to an initial NOPD report.
‘It needed a lot of love’: A congregation works to give an older New...
As the Rev. Ben Cunningham walks around the open space of the Church of the Resurrection in New Orleans, he sees more than just a sanctuary soon to be filled with churchgoers. There are longer-range plans: A coffee area. A place for community to gather. Even a school. But for...
Weak tropical low expected to bring more rainfall starting Sunday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A weak low-pressure system in the Gulf, dubbed Invest 97L, will bring higher rain chances through early in the week. An active weather pattern continues in its wake. Invest 97L has been given only a 10% chance of developing in the next 48 hours and a...
City Park Gator Fed Near Trail, Officials Now Hunting a Bigger One
A 7.5-foot alligator that regularly turned up near the walking trail at Marconi Drive and Allen Toussaint Boulevard in New Orleans City Park has been captured by Louisiana wildlife officials, who confirmed the catch after a resident's video showed the animal eating food left out for it near the path. Officials say they
