Daily storm threat continues Tuesday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The daily storm threat has returned to the forecast Tuesday (Aug. 25), and with it comes lower heat levels. Expect a mixture of sun and storms as we transition into this new pattern. It will still be hot, with a high of 92, but that’s the lowest forecast high we’ve seen in 15 days. The storms that
Crash involving school bus ties up traffic on Westbank Expressway
MARRERO, La. (WVUE) - A multi-vehicle accident involving a school bus was impacting traffic Tuesday morning (Aug. 25) on the elevated Westbank Expressway in Marrero, Louisiana State Police said. The crash on eastbound US Hwy. 90 near MacArthur Avenue occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Troopers and other first responders we
Love Chinese dim sum? New Orleans is getting more on both Magazine St. and...
Dim sum arrive at the table like little gifts, with dumplings snug in their bamboo steam trays and small bites on tea plates. Soon New Orleans will be unwrapping more of it, with a new Magazine Street restaurant in the works from a family that has long been part of the local Chinese food scene and with a different rest
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Utz Brands Over ‘Avocado Oil’ Boulder Canyon Potato Chips,...
Louisiana consumer says he paid nearly $19 for several bags of chips marketed as cooked in premium avocado oil, according to the complaint. NEW ORLEANS, LA / ACCESS Newswire / August 24, 2026 / A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Utz Brands, Inc. Acc
This Bywater home with striking design and a courtyard went Zillow Gone Wild viral
A Bywater home with striking architecture, design influences from around the world and an open-air courtyard is going viral on Zillow Gone Wild. Last week, the popular social media account shared the listing for a three-bedroom home at 3623 Chartres St. “There’s something about a New Orleans home that really...
Memorial services for late New Orleans Civil Rights leader Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith announced
New Orleans will lay Jerome “Big Duck” Smith to rest next month with two days of memorial services celebrating the local Civil Rights leader’s storied life and relentless work in the name of racial equality. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend Smith’s visitation...
Louisiana International Terminal drops anchor with federal permit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation’s only new greenfield container port currently under development – a project positioned to turbocharge the economy of Greater New Orleans, redefine Gulf
Bonnet Carre Spillway closed westbound for accident as storms move into New Orleans area
The westbound lanes of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge were closed for hours Monday afternoon near mile marker 212 as strong thunderstorms moved through the New Orleans area. The closure came after an 18-wheeler was overturned by high winds coming off of Lake Pontchartrain, according to the National Weather Service. T
Louisiana’s No. 1 massage therapy school is in New Orleans
Their homework is hands on and hands down, designed to make you feel better.
3 New Orleans Museums Where the Mardi Gras Indian Suits Live
The hand-sewn suits worn by Black Masking Indians take a year to build and get worn a handful of times before the maker starts over. Three small museums in New Orleans keep the finished work where people can see it, and none of them operates like a conventional institution. 1. Backstreet Cultural Museum, Tremé Sylvest

















