New year starts with rising flu and COVID rates, expected to get even worse
As 2026 gets underway, Louisiana is once again making an unwelcome headline; ranking among the states with the highest influenza activity in the country. And doctors say the flu isn’t the only illness sending people to the emergency room.
La. Guard supports law enforcement during New Year’s, Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assisted local and state law enforcement with security operations in the New Orleans French Quarter during New Year’s Eve celebrations and the 92nd annual Sugar Bowl, Dec. 29, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2026. This New Year’s Eve marked one year since...
Letters: City and state need to get behind Canal Street revitalization
As founder of Celebrate Canal, the citizen-led initiative leading its revitalization, I am proud of the first year’s results, bringing families back to Canal Street. We are grateful for the support of so many citizens and Mayor-elect Helena Moreno and the City Council as we move forward. We have developed a doable...
New Orleans City Council approves $10.1 million in employee payments
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans City Council voted to approve payroll and fringe benefits for city employees totaling $10.1 million. The council approved $6.7 million for payroll covering city employees during the pay period ending January 3, 2026. Council members also voted to approve $3.4 million for fringe...
Two men injured after shooting in Hollygrove neighborhood, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS — A shooting in the Hollygrove neighborhood Tuesday night left two men hurt, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The shooting happened around 9:46 p.m. in the 3600 block of Livingston Street. When officers arrived, they found both men suffering from at least one gunshot wound. NOPD said they...
Double shooting Tuesday night near Orleans – Jefferson line
New Orleans Police say two people were shot about a block off Airline Highway near the parish line. “The NOPD is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 3600 block of Livingston Street,” Public Relations Specialist Karen Boudrie
Moreno confirms bonuses for New Orleans police officers will be paid despite missing funds
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor-elect Helena Moreno reaffirmed Tuesday that her administration will move forward with New Orleans Police Department retention payments, despite a lack of remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding previously set aside for the bonuses. RELATED: Civil Service Commission approves...
Sniper kills 9 people from New Orleans hotel roof on Jan. 7, 1973
Mark James Robert Essex began shooting people from the roof of the Howard Johnson's on Jan. 7, 1973. It was the second time he was a sniper in New Orleans.
More New Orleans City Hall employees laid off as city weathers budget crisis: ‘A...
New Orleans City Hall staffers learned their fates Tuesday as Mayor-elect Helena Moreno’s incoming administration sent notices announcing layoffs as part of her plans to curtail spending to rectify the city’s ongoing budget crisis. Emails and phone calls from Moreno’s transition team went out to dozens of workers...
What’s next for LaToya Cantrell
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell leaves office Monday with a legal fight ahead of her. Why it matters: The federal corruption charges will likely be her legacy — not COVID-19, Hurricane Ida or the other emergencies she handled during her eight years in office. The big picture: Cantrell's trial...
