Black students from Louisiana get hands-on inspiration to consider careers in aviation
The gates and seats of the abandoned southern terminal of Louis Armstrong International Airport became lecture halls and desks on Saturday for over 100 high school students from across Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The lesson plan: often-overlooked career opportunities in aviation, delivered by industry professionals,...
Following large police presence in Metairie neighborhood, man arrested for murder
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Video from a Metairie neighborhood shows a large police presence that ended with a man in custody. Chad Ortolano, 35, is now facing a second-degree murder charge after he was arrested on Vais Avenue. As more information comes out from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, we...
Historic Tujague’s sign removed from Decatur Street building in French Quarter
The historic Tujague’s restaurant sign that hung for decades over one of the city’s oldest French Quarter restaurants has been removed by the building’s owners and appears headed to a new home at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. The sign’s removal earlier this month came after...
Satchmo SummerFest to Celebrate its 25th Anniversary
On August 2 and 3, Satchmo SummerFest will return to New Orleans for its 25th anniversary thanks to the NOTCF (New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund). More than just a music festival, Satchmo SummerFest celebrates Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his enduring influence in the jazz scene and New Orleans as a whole. The...
LISTEN: Voters hear from New Orleans mayoral candidates at forum
We’re two weeks away from qualifying for the upcoming New Orleans mayor’s race, and three leading candidates in the race are making early pitches to voters. Helena Moreno, Oliver Thomas, and Arthur Hunter…
One dead, one arrested following Jefferson fatal crash
A vehicle passenger is dead and the reported driver was arrested following a single-vehicle crash that happened in Jefferson on Friday, June 27.
Ninth prison escapee in Orleans captured; man remains at large
The second-to-last of 10 escapees from a New Orleans jailbreak last month has been recaptured after six weeks on the run, authorities said Friday.
NOPD investigating homicide after woman found dead in the Marigny
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in the Marigny, according to the NOPD. Around 6 p.m. Saturday (June 28), officers arrived in the 2000 block of Marigny Street, where a woman was found unresponsive. Police say EMS workers declared the victim dead...
Normal summer weather into the weekend
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - No big changes are expected in this pattern heading into the upcoming weekend. Today we’ll see a mixture of heat, humidity and pop up storms. The heat part of the forecast brings highs in the low 90s and feels like readings in the triple digits. As for the pop up storms, there will be a 40% storm...
4 people shot at Little Woods house party, New Orleans police say
Four people were shot early Saturday morning in Little Woods, New Orleans police said. All the victims were at a house party in the 8500 block of Bill Street when shots were fired at around 1:10 a.m., NOPD said. A woman was shot in her left foot and leg, a man was shot in the left wrist, a man was shot in the...
