Thirty people displaced after fire at motel on Chef Menteur Highway
The New Orleans Fire Department was dispatched to a two-alarm fire on Saturday. When they got to the scene in the 6300 block of Chef Menteur Highway, firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from a room on the third floor at the front of the Super 8 Motel. Firefighters...
Man shot in Bourbon Street fight didn’t realize he was hit until hours later,...
NEW ORLEANS — A fight on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning escalated into a shooting, though the victim didn’t realize he had been hit until hours later, according to New Orleans police. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Bourbon Street. Police said the...
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras train ‘blows away’ ridership expectations
Amtrak service on the Gulf Coast stopped after Hurricane Katrina damaged transportation infrastructure in 2005. | Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons. Amtrak's newly revived Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama is exceeding expectations for ridership, timeliness,...
A cold front brings rain and much cooler weather for Easter Sunday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An approaching cold front will bring rain and storm chances before cooler, drier air moves in. Storm coverage will increase for the north shore and areas west of the lake Saturday evening and overnight. Severe weather is not expected, but a few storms could be strong.
Algiers Point church exceeds $1.5 million medical debt forgiveness goal
ALGIERS POINT, La. (WVUE) - A small church in Algiers Point exceeded its goal to forgive $1.5 million in medical debt for people in southeast Louisiana this Easter weekend. Mount Olivet Church and its 30 parishioners spent three months working toward a $15,000 fundraising goal. The church hosted corner bar concerts,...
A ‘happy hour grocery,’ market pop-ups join this blissful New Orleans riverfront spot
Picture a grocery stocked specifically for outdoor happy hours and picnics. Now fuse that with a wine shop and an espresso bar and plant it by a restaurant row of food trucks on a grassy lawn with a sweeping view of the Mississippi River. This is the scene that’s been...
Hidden ‘Mexakase’ Sushi Counter Sneaks Into New Orleans Cbd Taqueria
Sushi By Us, a compact omakase counter from Veho Hospitality Group, has quietly slipped into the back of Tacos del Cartel in the Central Business District. The reservation-first spot serves a chef-guided, course-by-course tasting that blends Japanese technique with Mexican flavors under the direction of chef Johan...
30 people displaced after two-alarm fire at New Orleans motel, NOFD says
A motel on Chef Menteur Highway caught fire Saturday after an apparent electrical malfunction, New Orleans Fire officials said in a news release. Firefighters arrived to the Super 8 Motel around 6:30 p.m. an saw heavy smoke and flames coming from a room on the third floor. A second alarm...
Easter duck-hunting trip in New Orleans turns nearly deadly until last-minute prayer brings miracle
A near-death experience during a duck hunting trip across the bay from New Orleans leads a stubborn skeptic to faith, love and a second chance at life.
New Orleans attorney asks for new trial after fraud conviction
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Attorney Vanessa Motta asked a federal judge Thursday for a new trial, saying prosecutors broke their promises and created an unfair trial that led to her fraud conviction in March. Motta and her law firm were found guilty of fraud, obstruction and witness tampering. The biggest...
