New Orleans’ Red Dress Run not deterred by the heat
The annual Red Dress Run filled New Orleans with a sea of crimson Saturday, raising money for local charities and generally providing runners with a good time.
Tropical development possible next week in the eastern Atlantic
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa on Tuesday (Aug. 11), potentially entering a conducive environment for development as it tracks westward across the Atlantic basin next week. The National Weather Service has given it a low chance of development...
Marrero woman killed Friday night in single-vehicle crash, authorities say
MARRERO, La. (WVUE) - A 44-year-old Marrero woman was killed late Friday night (Aug. 7) in a single-vehicle crash along Barataria Boulevard, Louisiana State Police said. The victim was identified as Joleen Walls. An LSP spokesman said Walls was driving a 2006 Toyota 4Runner south on Louisiana Hwy. 45 (Barataria...
Blake Pontchartrain: Metairie used to have both a Lakeside Theatre and Lakeside Cinema
I spent many summer nights seeing movies at the Lakeside Theatre in Metairie. I remember it expanded as they added more screens. There was also a Lakeside Cinema closer to the mall. Was there any connection between the two?. The Lakeside Theatre was locally owned and opened in 1965, while...
St. Roch Avenue Shooting Sends Victim to Marrero Hospital
A man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head turned up at a hospital in Marrero on Saturday morning, delivered not by ambulance but by private vehicle, and it took a call from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to let New Orleans police know one of their own shooting victims had crossed parish lines. The New Orl
Archdiocese of New Orleans settlement trustee accuses church of ‘obstructionist tactics’
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Jackie Berthelot, Aaron Hebert and Johnny Krummel all say they suffered clergy sexual abuse when they were young boys decades ago. “It’s constantly in your mind; you go through it day in and day out. I’m still going to therapy,” said Aarron Hebert. They’re...
Orleans Parish west bank under another boil water advisory after contractor damages main
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Water customers on the west bank of Orleans Parish were plunged into another boil water advisory early Saturday (Aug. 8), after a contractor damaged a main and caused water pressure to fall to unsafe levels, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans said. The utility...
New Orleans hasn’t cut some overgrown lots in 9 months. Residents are crying foul.
Vanessa Ross, 70, said she worries that a giant tree limb from a nearby overgrown lot will crush into her 90-year-old mother’s home soon. The New Orleans East resident said she’s watched grass and weeds grow 6 feet tall next to her childhood home on Longfellow Drive since Hurricane Katrina. The overgrowth has swallowed
Rhode Island judge’s ruling pauses homeless services funding applications in Louisiana
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not follow the proper legal process for securing federal funding, halting Louisiana’s applications for homeless services grants. The City of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana were preparing to submit...
French Quarter businesses hope for help from Dirty Linen Night art party
Thousands of art lovers will promenade along Royal Street on Saturday evening during the annual Dirty Linen Night block party. They will sip cocktails as they peruse the paintings and sculpture in dozens of art galleries and shop in an equal number of boutiques. Established 25 years ago, the event...
