Updated track: Isaias to arrive slightly earlier, gains strength rapidly
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 […]
Louisiana AG says Kenner City Council members violated state law with airport board letter
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
New Orleans coroner IDs two men slain in separate homicides
The New Orleans coroner on Wednesday identified two men killed recently in unrelated homicides. Tyree Parker, 29, died Friday of a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue, the coroner said. New Orleans police said Parker was allegedly trying to invade a home in that block at around 7 a.m. when a man shot him
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office recruit arrested on battery charge
An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office recruit was arrested Tuesday and accused of hitting a person in a New Orleans East incident that occurred earlier in the week, according to the department. Brittany Dupre was booked on a misdemeanor count of simple battery. She is accused of striking the victim...
Entergy Louisiana CEO lets it slip on Meta’s electricity demands
(The Center Square) — Entergy Louisiana CEO Phillip May accidentally disclosed Tuesday that Meta’s Richland Parish data center is expected to draw 4,500 megawatts of electricity, revealing for the first time a closely guarded figure that shows the extraordinary scale of the project’s power demand. For perspective,...
Parish-by-parish weather impacts from Isaias in southeast Louisiana
Here are the parish-by-parish impacts to southeast Louisiana based off the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Isaias from the National Hurricane Center. WIND: Sustained winds of 20-30 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph Friday afternoon through Friday evening. RAINFALL: Accumulations up to 0.25in with locally higher amoun
Emergency lane closures on North Causeway Boulevard, West Esplanade Avenue leads to traffic delays
Lanes of North Causeway Boulevard and West Esplanade Avenue will be closed until Friday, Oct. 9, while crews repair drain lines, drainage boxes and a recently discovered sinkhole.
Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Gulf: forecasted as a hurricane later this...
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Mostly sunny for Wednesday and Thursday, with highs in the upper 90s. TROPICS: Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Gulf and is expected to become a hurricane later this week. The new forecast shows the storm making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast between...
City flagged unpermitted work at French Quarter building months before partial collapse
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A city commission flagged unpermitted interior demolition at a historic French Quarter building months before part of it collapsed, according to public records reviewed by FOX 8. The structure at 631 Dauphine Street partially collapsed on Sept. 14. The property was built more than 200 years...
Future Ready Northshore Wins $150K for Workforce Initiative
NEW ORLEANS — Future Ready Northshore, a partnership between Junior Achievement and Elevate HTM, has won up to $150,000 for a three-year workforce development initiative connecting students in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes with career exploration, mentorship and potential pathways to local employment.
