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New Orleans’ proposed 2027 city budget includes a $5 million cut to a city-operated low-barrier homeless shelter, which could lead to its closure and displace hundreds of people. The shelter, located at the former VA hospital, does not require sobriety tests, IDs, or payment, and has helped almost 500...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With a large New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board facility in the background, a top U.S. Energy Department official joined Entergy New Orleans in making an announcement. “We’re here to announce the beginning of a new grid hardening project made possible by the Department of Energy....

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sue Ann Staton, 59, is suspected of counterfeiting money, NOPD said. Staton was identified as a suspect after White Collar Crimes detectives investigated counterfeit currency manufacturing, NOPD said. Police have issued a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of being a principal to monetary instrume

A once celebrated New Orleans bartender who fell from grace when he was accused of raping a woman 10 years ago was arrested this month on a slew of drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to court records. Matthew Steinvorth, 42, was arrested Sept. 11 and...

New Orleans school and law enforcement officials are finalizing a deal to allow New Orleans public safety agencies to use a vacant 9th Ward high school building that was rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina as a permanent training facility. The former Alfred Lawless Senior High School campus already houses the New...

A jury has convicted a New Orleans man in the 2023 murder of his ex-girlfriend. Kelvin Atkins was found guilty of shooting and killing Johnshane Powell at the intersection of New Orleans and North Rocheblave streets. Court documents show that just two days before her death, Powell had Atkins arrested...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk is celebrating 40 years on the New Orleans riverfront with new retailer announcements, continued growth in dining and a special anniversary parking offer for Louisiana residents. Leading the center’s newest additions is Pandora, coming soon to Riverwalk.

Mark Major, a former Regional Transit Authority executive who didn't reach the final round in the agency's search for a new CEO, is now back in the running. The RTA's board of commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday adding Major, the former deputy CEO at the RTA, to its list of three finalists.

Imagine walking into a building the size of an entire city block, every corner stacked with old doors, fancy mantels, and shiny hardware that once belonged in grand New Orleans homes. That is exactly what you get at Bank Architectural Antiques, a family-run treasure trove tucked along Felicity Street. People...

Crews with the Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department and Atmos Energy are responding to a gas leak in Metairie on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Jefferson Parish Councilman At-Large Scott Walker.