A Smaller, Whiter, Less Affordable New Orleans
“Katrina: 20 Years Later” is Word In Black’s series on Hurricane Katrina’s enduring impact on New Orleans, and how Black folks from the Big Easy navigate recovery, resilience, and justice. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, the waterlines from the once-in-a-generation storm are still visible....
18-Year-Old Was Just a Frozen Embryo When He Was Rescued from Katrina. He Has...
"I’ve been on this earth for more than 21 years — but technically, I’ve only been born for 18," Noah Markham says
Man fatally shot in New Orleans
A man was shot and killed in New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 31.
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, one contractor remembers the hope in rebuilding homes after...
Douglas Callais remembers the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and how he and the people of New Orleans bonded together to rebuild their homes and lives.
Jefferson Parish deputies investigate second fatal shooting Labor Day morning
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in Harvey on Monday, Sept. 1.
World War II ended 80 years ago. A KY vet reflects on serving in...
NEW ORLEANS – The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14 on a stage in the cavernous U.S. Freedom Pavilion in the National WWII Museum. With vintage war planes hanging overhead from the ceiling, Sanford L. Jones Sr. of Richmond peered out...
Phaedra Parks of ‘Real Housewives’ fame named grand marshal of Metairie’s Athena parade
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Television personality Phaedra Parks, of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame, will serve as grand marshal of the 2026 Krewe of Athena parade in Metairie, the Carnival organization announced Monday (Sept. 1). Parks will lead the 5:30 p.m. parade down Veterans Boulevard on Feb. 15,...
Former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Employee and Slidell Resident Indicted for Alleged Theft and...
Two Louisiana residents, a former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) employee, and a Slidell resident, have been indicted for their alleged roles in a conspiracy involving theft and bribery of federal funds, according to a recent announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson. The indictment handed down...
Two decades after Katrina, a different kind of storm threatens. History will judge our...
In 2005, as a reporter embedded with a Missouri National Guard unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I witnessed one of the largest disaster relief operations in American history. On the ground with the men and women of a Missouri Guard military police company, I was far removed from the decisions — and the […]
Tropical Depression to potentially form in Atlantic this week
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The tropical wave located in the far eastern tropical Atlantic off the coast of Africa continues to see an increased chance for possible formation. According to the National Hurricane Center, this area is “producing disorganized showers and showers” as environmental conditions appear favorable...
