Woman arrested after buying Lamborghini while getting Medicaid benefits, authorities say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A Louisiana woman is facing felony charges after the state attorney general’s office said she fraudulently obtained Medicaid benefits while generating millions in business revenue. Candace Taylor, 35, of Slidell, was arrested Monday by Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents. According...
One dead, one wounded in separate New Orleans shootings
The homicide happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday at a gas station on General DeGaulle Drive near Cypress Acres Drive in Algiers. The other shooting took place around 3 a.m. Wednesday on Prytania Street near Constantinople Street in Uptown.
Rain chances return, dropping temperatures back near normal
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - High pressure and sinking air have kept the stormy conditions away for the last few days. But the heat dome causing the above-average temperatures will shift west on Wednesday, allowing tropical moisture to move into the area through the early weekend. In return, spotty storms will...
New Orleans, Gulf Coast humidity higher than in previous decades, researchers say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you find yourself saying it feels more humid in the city, there’s now data to back you up. “We have some preliminary results of this particular study, and what we’re finding is that humidity is indeed going up across the City of New Orleans and across the Gulf South, really,” said Dr. Barry...
New Orleans opens overnight relief centers to escape extreme heat
Due to the extreme heat, people across New Orleans are looking for ways to cool off, including those in need.
It’s not your imagination: its getting more humid
“If your perceptions have been ‘it’s getting more uncomfortable out there,’ you would have been correct,” said LSU Health climatologist Barry Keim. “What we’re finding is that the vast majority of this region, humidity levels are indeed increasing.”
School zone camera revenue still in limbo in New Orleans
School zone cameras are expected to turn on Friday in New Orleans, but the fight over where the fines go is still unresolved. Why it matters: Parents and school leaders want to know if ticket revenue will reach classrooms this year. The big picture: A new law was meant to...
12 years later, Seventh Ward murder remains unsolved
Around 3:45 in the morning, on this day, in 2013, police were called to the 2200 block of Saint Bernard Avenue. 12 years later the murder remains unsolved.
Tourist-fed, 9-foot gator removed from Steamboat Natchez pier area
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State wildlife experts have removed a large reptilian predator from near the heart of one of the city’s busiest tourist areas. They moved in near the Steamboat Natchez pier area Monday night (July 28), after learning of close encounters between humans and a 9-foot alligator.
JPSO: Man murders woman in Harvey before killing himself
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide on the Westbank. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Monday on 3rd Avenue near 5th Street in Harvey.
