Serial burglar Larce Spikes guilty of burglarizing Metairie homes
A Jefferson Parish jury on Wednesday night (June 17) found serial burglar Larce Spikes guilty of breaking into homes in Metairie, at times disguising himself as a utility worker as he cut cable and internet lines to the homes to bypass security systems. Spikes, 54, of New Orleans East, was...
5 Creepy Gilded Age Mansions With Haunted Backstories
When we talk about the Gilded Age, we mean rich families, grand homes, and rooms built for banquets and ballrooms. These decadent times produced huge mansions, but over time, some gained dark backstories that still fuel ghost tours today. Check out these five creepy Gilded Age mansions with haunted backstories that are
New Orleans levee board’s closed-door discussion may have violated state law, lawyers say
A New Orleans area levee board met behind closed doors this week to discuss an investigation by the state attorney general, a move open-government lawyers say may have violated state law. The board voted at a May 12 meeting to request that Attorney General Liz Murrill make public an investigative...
New Orleans residents react to damage left behind by tornado
A tornado swept through New Orleans, Louisiana, causing power flashes, damaging homes and businesses and knocking down trees and signs on June 18. Two residents share their reactions to the storm.
Quick-Hit Twister Turns Wisner Avenue Into Tree-Strewn Obstacle Course
A brief tornado ripped through parts of New Orleans on Thursday morning, snapping trees and scattering heavy limbs across Wisner Avenue, where downed trunks blocked the roadway as at least one driver eased a vehicle past the mess. Photo Captures Chaos On Wisner Avenue. A staff photo by Sophia Germer,...
Kenner takes gut punch as floodwater from Arthur stalls dozens of vehicles
KENNER, La. (WVUE) - Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said the city took a “gut punch” Thursday morning as Arthur’s remnants dumped several inches of rain in less than two hours, flooding roads, stalling dozens of vehicles and briefly cutting off access near the airport. Conley said...
New Orleans coroner IDs man fatally shot in St. Claude
The New Orleans coroner identified a man murdered in St. Claude on Tuesday. Bruce Jones, 29, was fatally shot in the 1200 block of Bartholomew Street shortly after 4 p.m. New Orleans police say Jones pulled up to the address and was shot multiple times in his vehicle by Kentrell Pearson, 23, in a family altercation. Ne
Tropical Storm Arthur leaves scattered damage across New Orleans; residents say they’re lucky
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Early Thursday morning (June 18), neighbors on General Haig Street woke up to a chaotic scene. Tree limbs had crashed onto the street, completely covering one car. Jim Coyne said he suspects a tornado moved through the neighborhood. “I got woken up with the emergency alerts,...
3 tornadoes confirmed in Thursday morning storm
Three tornadoes caused damage in three parts of southeastern Louisiana as storms generated by Tropical Storm Arthur pounded the region early Thursday.
PHOTOS: Downed trees, flooded roads, damaged buildings after tropical weather sweeps through Louisiana
BATON ROUGE — While the Capital area was mostly spared from Wednesday night and Thursday morning's tropical depression, heavy rainfall blanketed parts of southern Louisiana, causing flooding in and around New Orleans. Crews in Ascension Parish worked to remove downed trees and storm debris from roadways following the r
