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"The pumps have been keeping up, but too much rain in a short period of time now leading to some street flooding."

The Louisiana Streets to Success Act, or House Bill 211, passed in Louisiana in June 2026 and permits the arrest of anyone sleeping outside without authorization. This policy is a failure for several reasons. The bill does not fix homelessness; it only hides it. It creates an additional barrier because once individuals

Fall Fest is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Parc des Familles in Marrero, with a free pumpkin for every attendee, according to WGNO. The park's cypress trails and open fields will provide the setting for the West Bank gathering. The program also includes live...

Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero is on lockdown after leaders say a threatening phone call was made to the school. JPSO deputies are on scene to investigate. In a statement to the community, school leaders say they are hopeful this is a prank or hoax but they say they are taking it seriously. They stress everyone

In 1985, St. Bernard Parish Pet Cemetery owner Dorothy Lou Thompson disappeared. Her body later turned up mysteriously in the Mississippi River, but initial investigations went cold. Decades later, a new witness came forward claiming that Dorothy’s ghost pushed him to talk. A new HBO docuseries “The Pet Cemetery...

The Blood Center is urging donations and extending its hours ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias.

A 55-year-old man riding an e-bike was hospitalized with a broken leg after being struck by a car in Kenner Wednesday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and Loyola Drive. Kenner police said the crash happened after 6:30 a.m. when the e-bike rider ran a red...

NEW ORLEANS — After more than two decades of turning graphic art into something people can wear, collect, laugh at and occasionally question, artist and filmmaker Jason Laurits is bringing Paste to New Orleans. The independent, artist-driven brand founded by Laurits in 2004 has opened its first full-fledged store...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Wind speeds have increased to 45 mph inside of Isaias. Hurricane strength will be reached by Thursday. Category 2 strength is likely ahead of interacting with the coastline on Friday night. This is a positive shift for SE LA. A storm that tracks further east would allow for most of our […]

The Louisiana attorney general found Wednesday that four Kenner City Council members had violated state open meetings law after they sent a letter making nominations to the the New Orleans airport board. Attorney General Liz Murrill determined that the members had unlawfully nominated three people to the New Orleans Av