Rat Seen Roaming in Window of Popular Louisiana Restaurant
A rat was spotted by a musician late at night in a popular New Orleans restaurant, we assume it was hungry too.
Entergy wants to use power it creates. That led to the May blackout.
Occasionally, we can experience a blackout, or what experts call a “load-shed event,” – usually when we have scorching summer temperatures on a weekday, when air conditioners are running overtime, factories are humming, and businesses are open. None of these were the case when New Orleans had...
Lawsuit over closed New Orleans area Save A Lot ends, several still pending
An Orleans Parish judge has ruled that second-generation grocer Brandon Trosclair must pay nearly $90,000 to Moran Foods, parent company of Save A Lot grocery stores, after Trosclair failed to pay rent and closed a former Save A Lot location. The judgment, signed last month by Orleans Parish Civil District...
Another felony defendant’s release from the Orleans Parish jail called a ‘grave error’
Before the May jailbreak and last week’s mistaken release of 30-year-old Khalil Bryan, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in December let another felony defendant out of the jail amid a mix-up with his bond paperwork, which attorneys described as an error that wasn’t discovered for more than four months.
Lawmaker suggests Sheriff Hutson violated new state law on rogue inmate notification
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) in June helped successfully pass a law that requires immediate notification of jail escapes in Louisiana. A month later, she says it looks like Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson broke it. “It appears that she broke that law, and what...
Editorial : It’s time all Louisianans step up to support public broadcasting
It’s been difficult to watch the fallout in Louisiana from cuts to public broadcasting without a sense of bewilderment. How did we get here? For a generation at least, public broadcasters have been providing news and information to every corner of the state while helping to promote its culture around the world.
Heights bars capitalize on White Linen Night, especially after 19th Street started charging admission
White Linen Night started on 19th Street in the Houston Heights. Now, many Houston businesses are getting on the spike in business.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport begins plans for a second terminal to be...
A second terminal is in the works for Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. The city’s aviation director, Kevin Dolliole, outlined the master plan to the city’s transportation committee last week, saying a steady increase in passengers necessitates the expansion. “An additional 15 gates, more ticket...
Man arrested in connection with fatal New Orleans hit-and-run
A man was arrested on Wednesday, July 30, in connection with a fatal hit and run investigation in New Orleans.
Man remained in custody for 21 hours after Orleans jail released wrong inmate
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Fox 8 investigation reveals a man sat in jail for another 21 hours last week after he was supposed to be released from the Orleans Justice Center jail. The man’s bail agent blames the jail’s mistaken release of a different inmate. “The wrong...
