First phase of River District apartments will consist mostly of units for low-income renters
Designs for the long-awaited first phase of apartments to be built in the huge River District neighborhood development have been submitted to city and state housing agencies, and they feature a larger-than-expected share of units set aside for low-income renters. The consortium building the River District said this...
New Orleans Judge Darryl Derbigny resigns from bench amid scrutiny of his slow docket
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Darryl Derbigny, who has served on the bench for more than two decades and has presided over the court's slowest moving docket, will retire Aug. 1. Derbigny submitted his resignation letter to the Louisiana Secretary of State on Wednesday, according to a copy of...
DA: OPSO lapse in crime database risked inmate release
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says failures within the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office led to the near-release of a recaptured Orleans jail escapee. Williams said OPSO failed to properly input the escapee’s information into the National Crime Information Center, or NCIC. Local...
Zea Rotisserie & Bar relocates to new spot in Metairie
Zea Rotisserie & Bar is relocating to a new spot on Veteran's Boulevard in Metairie, complete with a redesigned style, set to open in February of 2026.
Don’t be startled by 163-foot alligator on the Westwego levee
A new mural is getting a lot of attention in Westwego. It is a giant painting of a 163-foot alligator along the levee.
Two SW La. educators honored as State Teachers of the Year
Two educators from Southwest Louisiana were recently honored by the Louisiana Department of Education for their exceptional dedication to education. Brooklyn Johnson-Botley, a teacher at Kinder Head Start in Allen Parish, was named Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher of the Year while Aaron Beaubouef, an agriculture...
This Day in History: Ships carrying 156 Acadians arrive in New Orleans on July...
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Every day leading up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, KNOE will bring you “This Day in History.”. Spain sent seven ships to France to relocate Acadian families from France to Spanish-held Louisiana in 1785. The first of those ships arrived in...
Unusual measures being applied to reduce extreme case backlog on Orleans judge’s docket
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Louisiana Attorney General’s office is partnering with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office to clear a court’s backlog of hundreds of felony cases. AG Liz Murrill and Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams met Monday (July 29) to discuss splitting the pending caseload...
Editorial: Another lapse at N.O. jail mars city’s progress in attacking crime
One of the most basic responsibilities of running a jail is making sure the people who are required to be held there remain locked up. Yet, once more, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has shown it's not up to the job. In a genuinely shocking security lapse, another inmate is...
Hutson suggests May 16 jailbreak was politically motivated at forum for sheriff candidates
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took the opportunity at a public campaign forum Tuesday (July 29) to suggest the May 16 jailbreak by 10 inmates at the facility she oversees was politically motivated. Hutson made the remark in response to a question submitted by someone at...
