TWILA: July 24, 2026
From global markets to Louisiana farm fields, this week's TWILA explores agriculture at home and abroad. We look at how renewed fighting in Ukraine is driving wheat prices higher, meet a veteran rice farmer helping the next generation take the reins during one of the toughest farm economies in decades, and visit Southe
Heat increases over the next few days
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Bertha has dissipated over TX, and now conditions improve throughout the Gulf Coast. Thankfully, no new tropical development is expected for the week ahead. Highs in the mid 90s inland today, and low 90s near the coast. Winds very calm around mph out of the SSW. Mid 90s through the weekend […]
Guest Column: New Orleans’ property task force needs an heirs-first track
Mayor Helena Moreno's new blight task force aims to move some of New Orleans' 6,500 adjudicated properties back into commerce, with focused work starting in the Lower 9th Ward and Hoffman Triangle. Citywide, more than 5,700 of those parcels are vacant lots, and over 3,800 have sat that way for...
Deputies: Marrero Woman Flipped From AI Sextortion Victim To Accused Orchestrator In Livingston Parish
A Marrero woman who investigators say was first treated as a possible victim is now accused of being the brains behind an AI-fueled sextortion scheme that rattled multiple people in Livingston Parish. Deputies say she set up fake online accounts, generated nude images with artificial intelligence and used them to threa
Woman accused of stabbing child who refused to go outside and play in the...
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a woman is accused of stabbing a child in the Seventh Ward. According to police, on Thursday, officers responded to a home in the 2500 block of AP Tureaud Avenue after reports of a stabbing. Police say a woman told children to...
Veteran New Orleans police officer fired for payroll fraud months after his arrest
A New Orleans Police Department sergeant was terminated Thursday on multiple counts of payroll violations and submitting inaccurate reports, NOPD officials confirmed. Henry Burke, 58, had been suspended without pay since his February arrest by NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau on four counts of public payroll fraud and si
New Orleans’ Lil Wayne will get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star as part...
Lil Wayne is set to join film and music industry royalty on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, earning a star as part of the landmark’s class of 2027, organizers announced Thursday. The New Orleans rapper will be the latest Crescent City native to get a star on one of...
City’s $30M VPP Can Become National Model
NEW ORLEANS — As city officials finalize plans for a $30 million virtual power plant (VPP) program, New Orleans has an opportunity to become a national leader in using distributed battery storage to strengthen the electric grid, improve storm resilience and lower energy costs. The initiative would aggregate battery...
One Tank Trips: Break Room NOLA
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans business is giving people a place to smash, splash and let go of whatever's been weighing on them. Break Room NOLA is a smash-and-splash therapy center where visitors can break things and paint to manage stress and anxiety. "Break Room Smash NOLA is...
New Orleans secures bond money to repair Broad Street on-ramp
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The city of New Orleans has secured bond funding to repair the Broad Street on-ramp from Earhart, a structure that has been closed for more than a year following the discovery of structural issues with its supports. A spokesperson for Mayor Moreno said the city received...
