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As thousands of visitors head to New Orleans for the Essence Festival of Culture and the Fourth of July holiday, state and local officials are urging everyone to celebrate responsibly and plan a safe ride home.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A former New Orleans Police Officer alleges the city and the department violated his constitutional rights in a lawsuit. Former officer Chad Cockerham filed the suit in March 2026 after NOPD Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick fired him for breaking the department’s rule on Honesty and Truthfulness.

The new owners of One Canal Place, the 32-story office tower at the foot of Canal Street, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection less than three months after acquiring the high rise for $28 million. Brothers Michael and David Shabsels, New York-based real estate investors who acquired One Canal...

An Orleans Parish Inspector General report accuses an unnamed New Orleans Police Department officer of falsifying overtime reports to earn more than $300,000 over two years. Between January 2022 and June 2024, the officer is accused of working full overnight shifts and overtime while on personal trips. The report state

NEW ORLEANS – Ahead of New Orleans & Company’s annual COOLinary dining promotion in August, restaurants across the city are introducing seasonal menus, special events and expanded programming aimed at attracting customers. The initiatives include new food menus, anniversary promotions, themed events, chef collaboration

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A longtime cook at a West Bank steakhouse is hoping for an arrest soon, a week after he was shot by an alleged co-worker. Vida Reyes is recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect identified as 40-year-old Jeffrey Williams.

A woman whose body was found inside a Central City apartment this week was identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office Thursday. Her death was labelled a strangling. Lynne Doyle, 61, was found with her body wrapped in a blanket inside an apartment in the 1900 block of Josephine Street Monday evening, according to

The trial for former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been pushed to next year.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office formally charged a San Antonio woman with stealing more than $500,000 from the Elmwood event company where she'd been an employee, according to court records. Michelle Stroud, 58, was charged Monday with felony theft valued over $25,000. She is accused of taking the money

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An Orleans Parish grand jury has indicted Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in connection with a probe into alleged threats she made to New Orleans city leaders in May, according to Orleans Criminal Court Judge Laurie White. A $400,000 bond was set for Murrill, according to...