Suspect arrested in 2022 7th Ward hit-and-run that killed 2 people, NOPD says
Four years after a hit-and-run driver killed two people after slamming into a car, flipping and hitting at least five pedestrians, New Orleans police said they have arrested the woman responsible for the deadly crash. Destiny Goodman, 26, allegedly confessed to the killings after being pulled over on Tuesday for...
Two Sisters’ Soul Food Has Fed New Orleans Since 1972. Now Treme Came Calling.
Two Sisters soul food returns to New Orleans in Treme, serving smothered turkey wings, oxtails, and 50-plus years of family recipes since spring 2026.
‘We want to stay in New Orleans.’ Essence responds to New Orleans’ demands
As the Essence Festival of Culture nears the end of its five-year contract with New Orleans this month, Essence officials on Wednesday touted the event’s 30-year history and a laundry list of reasons it should remain in New Orleans long term. Sundial Media Group, Essence’s parent company, has asked...
Louisiana expands alligator hunt as population swells to 3 million
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After deadly alligator attacks in urban areas — one killing a 12-year-old boy, another a family dog — the state is expanding its recreational gator hunt. The first round of a gator lottery is over, and next month, hunters could take up to 10,000 more alligators.
Body found in bag floating in Bayou St. John identified
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office has identified remains found floating in a bag in Bayou St. John. According to the coroner, the remains were identified as Benita Robinson, 44, of New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Department began investigating the disturbing find in the Fillmore neighborhood near City Park...
Big Joe Henry says: Drew’s Bayshore Bistro is one of New Jersey’s best kept...
Drew's Bayshore Bistro in Keyport brings bold Cajun cooking to New Jersey with a loaded menu and great food.
A recycling operation in Louisiana grinds discarded glass into sand and used 50 tons...
Discarded glass does not usually end up holding a coastline together. But in June 2023, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, that’s what it did. About 100 volunteers spent two days stacking burlap sacks filled with recycled glass sand. The result was a 300-foot barrier across a broken stretch of marsh. The sacks h
Mid-City Good Samaritan Gives Ride, Watches Suspect Speed Off in Her Camry
A woman who offered a stranger a ride in Mid-City ended up watching him drive away in her own car, according to the New Orleans Police Department, which is now asking the public for help identifying and locating the man responsible. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at a business in the 300 block of South
Louisiana balloon release ban inspires Sci High students to rethink tradition
It’s a recent Tuesday morning at New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School. In Rahn Broady’s environmental science classroom, groups of three or four students analyzed an assignment as instrumental trip hop played through a speaker. Broady is a biologist by study, but he’s been a teacher...
Metairie road rage shooting justified, according to sheriff’s office
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A shooting on Wednesday left a woman critically injured in Metairie. According to Brandon Veal of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, the shooting took place near Airline and Clearview around 7:30 a.m. The victim in this morning’s shooting was shot in the chest. According...
