French Quarter business owner faces $50K water bill
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A French Quarter restaurant owner said she is drowning in a more than $50,000 water bill. Christina Marullo owns the French Market Restaurant and Bar on Decatur Street, where the Sewerage and Water Board has been replacing water mains. Marullo said the construction fencing has killed...
Infamous crow has attacked 10 or more near this Uptown corner: ‘Don’t mess with...
I was attacked by an infamous Uptown crow earlier this year, and the moment went viral with more than 1,000 people online asking questions I couldn’t answer. So I’ve spent the last month researching about the bird and learning more about how crows tick and if I could truly convince this crow to be my friend. I also tal
Coca-Cola® Announces All-Star Lineup and Cultural Experiences for the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture®
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 30, 2026-- Coca-Cola® today announced its entertainment lineup and cultural programming for the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture ®, taking place July 3-5, 2026, in New Orleans. Celebrating its 31 st consecutive year as a festival partner, Coca-Cola will feature performances from rising
S&WB officials admit power complex unreliable, will switch to in-house turbines during storms
After a new power complex for New Orleans’ drainage system recently failed its first major test, Sewerage & Water Board officials said Tuesday they will rely on backup power to keep the city’s streets dry during major storms, a dramatic turn after S&WB for years touted the complex as the solution to perennial power fai
John Curtis freshman defensive lineman Broderick Sanders with offers from LSU, Ole Miss, Texas...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Broderick Sanders stands 6′4″, weighing in at 220 pounds, and he just finished the eighth grade at John Curtis. The defensive lineman may be young, but he’s dominant for the Patriots. His relentless work ethic and talent secured Sanders a scholarship offer from LSU.
Rush Expands Gulf Coast Peterbilt Network With Louisiana Acquisition
Rush Enterprises is expanding its Peterbilt dealer network in the Gulf Coast region with the acquisition of Peterbilt of Louisiana and the formation of a Gulf South Region. The acquisition adds five full-service Peterbilt dealership locations, one collision center, and one PacLease operation to the Rush Truck Centers n
NOPD investigating after woman’s body found wrapped in blanket in Central City apartment
A death reported Monday evening in Central City has been reclassified as a homicide, according to New Orleans police. Officers were called to the 1900 block of Josephine Street around 6:41 p.m. Monday after a neighbor reported smelling a foul odor coming from an apartment, police said. The neighbor entered...
21-year-old woman dies five days after being shot in head outside Metairie home
Five days after she was shot outside of a Metairie apartment complex, authorities said a 21-year-old succumbed to her injuries Monday morning. The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office identified the victim as Sharde Cooper, of Metairie. Cooper and Kennedy George, 33, of Waggaman, were arguing outside of her residence in t
Community mourns death of Jean Lafitte’s police chief: ‘A mountain of a man’
Marcell Rodriguez, police chief of the town of Jean Lafitte for the past 15 years, died Monday at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero following a brief illness. He was 75. "Marcell was a strong man with integrity and an honest toughness to do the job. But he had that...
Nine-time felon accused in Gentilly Ridge gunfight held on $220K bond
Bond was set at $220,000 for a nine-time felon accused of shooting his stepdaughter's boyfriend and the boyfriend's mother during a gunfight in Gentilly Ridge last Thursday. Ralph C. Doughty, 50, was booked into the Orleans Justice Center that night on two counts each of aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated
