American Safety, the transportation provider for Saints and LSU, is much more than a...
For a lot of Louisiana business owners, the events of 2020 and 2021 — the COVID-19 pandemic and successive hurricanes Laura, Delta and Ida — were disastrous. For Corey Rosales, they were opportunities. Over the course of just a few years, Rosales grew his one-man industrial safety training...
‘Somebody’s life is at stake’ — Louisiana advocates push for fair, representative juries
Glenn Davis was 18 years old when he and two co-defendants stood trial for first-degree murder in Jefferson Parish. Davis spent nearly 14 years in prison before his conviction was overturned. He was later exonerated. He still remembers sitting through jury selection, “like it was yesterday,” he said.
Gunfire in Central Business District injures innocent bystander during altercation
Gunfire in New Orleans’ Central Business District late Saturday night injured an innocent bystander and another person involved in a verbal altercation, police said. The shooting occurred before midnight on the 100 block of Carondelet Street, across Canal Street. Video captured from Bourbon Street shows the sound of gu
Inmate found dead Monday inside Orleans Justice Center jail, officials say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An inmate was found dead early Monday (July 27) inside his cell in the Orleans Justice Center jail, officials said. The inmate’s identity, age and suspected cause of death have not been disclosed. The inmate was found unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. by a deputy making...
Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, LA is the last big mall standing on the...
Oakwood, Clearview, Lake Forest Plaza, Belle Promenade, The Esplanade. Metro New Orleans built those five regional malls after Lakeside, and every one of them lost anchors, closed, or got converted into something else. Lakeside Shopping Center is the enclosed mall at Veterans Memorial Boulevard and North Causeway in Me
Massachusetts chef wins Great American Seafood Cook-Off
A Massachusetts chef took home the crown at the 22nd annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on Saturday, July 25.
Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for July 27
Two local radio news veterans, were recently honored by the Press Club of New Orleans with lifetime achievement awards during the organization’s annual gala. Mack, a New Orleans native, started her career in TV at Lafayette’s KATC and then back home at WDSU before joining WWNO 89.9 FM, where she spent 35 years. Dubuc,
New Orleans food truck to compete on Food Network’s ‘The Great Food Truck Race’
A New Orleans food truck is set to join the competition on Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race: Sweet and Savory."
New Orleans Guts Renters’ Right-To-Counsel Lifeline
New Orleans' tenant Right to Counsel program, the city-backed effort that pays lawyers to stand with renters in eviction court, has taken a major hit in the 2026 budget. The nonprofit that runs it says it is already dipping into reserve funds to keep attorneys in court, and tenant advocates warn that fewer funded hours
Skeletal remains, possibly human, found Saturday in Algiers, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Skeletal remains that New Orleans police said are possibly human were recovered Saturday (July 25) in Algiers, the department said. The NOPD provided scant information about the find, other than to say the bones were found in the 2600 block of General Meyer Avenue. That address corresponds to the l
