Just one Dollar General remains in NOLA as sudden closures leave employees, customers blindsided
The air conditioning blasted inside Christy Moore’s car as she sat parked in a handicap spot outside the Dollar General in Fillmore’s Oak Park Shopping Center last month. It was a sweltering New Orleans afternoon as Moore jumped out to help her mother, Edwina Coleman, carry several plastic yellow grocery bags.
New Orleans City Council committees advance Mayor Helena Moreno’s picks for new S&WB
The New Orleans City Council’s Governmental Affairs and Budget committees August 13 gave the green light to Mayor Helena Moreno’s picks for the new Sewerage & Water Board. The committees advanced all of the mayor’s new appointees, including consultant Leslie Bouie, retired Gallo Mechanical executive David Gallo, urban
New Orleans police searching for bicycle-riding armed robbery suspect
In the video, a man is seen riding a bicycle while pointing, what police say, was a gun at a group of people on the sidewalk. Moments later, the man grabs a purse from a woman in the group.
New Orleans opens code enforcement case into blighted building after Fox 8 asks questions
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The City of New Orleans has opened a code enforcement case into a blighted building along I-10 after Fox 8 reached out about the city’s strategy for the building. Code enforcement records show the case was opened Thursday (Aug. 13) into 4300 Howard Avenue. City...
Bicycle Bandit Points Gun At Bystanders In Elysian Fields Purse Snatching
A man riding a bicycle grabbed a woman's purse during a predawn confrontation near Elysian Fields Avenue and Marais Street, then pulled a gun on bystanders who tried to intervene before pedaling off into the dark. New Orleans police are still searching for him weeks later, and they've released surveillance footage and
Canadian retailer Aritzia opens in Lakeside Shopping Center
Popular clothing store Aritzia has opened its doors in Lakeside Shopping Center on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Challenger says New Orleans Magistrate Judge Juana Lombard should be disqualified
A New Orleans attorney running to become the city’s elected magistrate judge has filed a challenge to the candidacy of incumbent Juana Marine Lombard, claiming she falsely certified that she’s filed state tax returns for the past five years. The challenge from Chanel Robinson Debose and voter Jackson...
Women injured, baby taken in reported Erato Street home invasion, NOPD says
A 21-year-old man is behind bars for reportedly attacking two women and abducting a baby in a home invasion, the New Orleans Police Department announced.
Man shot with his own gun early this morning in St. Claude neighborhood
Man shot with his own gun early this morning in St. Claude neighborhood
NOPD arrests man, confiscates guns
Cops say that during an investigation into someone shooting up a car, they discovered the suspect had a number of guns."On August 8, 2026 in the 2100 block of Saint Maurice Street Somige Augustine fired a rifle multiple times, striking the victim's vehicle,"
