New Orleans man wanted for soliciting minors arrested in Washington County
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A New Orleans man wanted on an active Bay County warrant was arrested in Washington County on Thursday. Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of 44-year-old Alphonso Ali Smith in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. Smith was wanted on charges of solicitation of a minor
Power outages reported during Thursday storms
Several Entergy customers are without power as storms continue to move across Southeast Louisiana.
Arsenio Adams sentenced to life plus 50 years for East Jefferson shooting that left...
A Jefferson Parish judge has sentenced Arsenio Adams to life plus 50 years in prison, for his conviction of killing a man and wounding two others and a pet dog during a shooting in an East Jefferson residence. Adams, 37, of New Orleans, was convicted by a jury on July...
4 St. Bernard Parish Seafood Stops Worth the Drive Out of New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish starts where New Orleans ends and runs downriver into the marshes that supply the city’s seafood, which means the restaurants out here sit closer to the boats than anything in the Quarter does. 1. Rocky & Carlo’s, Chalmette Tommy Tommaseo opened this place on April 24, 1965 with his brother Rocky and
Mayor Helena Moreno proposes $8 hike in New Orleans’ monthly sanitation fee
Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration is proposing a 34% increase in the city’s monthly sanitation fee, a bid to better cover service costs that the mayor has been foreshadowing since she took office this year. The fee for residential service would go from $24 to $32.25 under a proposal...
New Orleans attorney pleads guilty to defrauding client out of $250K
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans defense attorney admitted to defrauding her client’s family out of $250,000 in federal court Thursday morning. Tanzanika Ruffin pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud. When U.S. district Judge Anna St. John asked Ruffin if she was pleading guilty because she was in fact guilty, Ruffi
Coast Guard Pulls Sailors From Sinking Boat Near West End in 10 Minutes Flat
A disabled sailboat drifting on Lake Pontchartrain near West End was brought to safety within about 10 minutes of the U.S. Coast Guard's response early Thursday morning, after crews were called out around 5:30 a.m. to help the vessel's occupants. The dramatic rescue was captured on video by a bystander and quickly drew
Guest Column: Ye concert should raise questions not just for Superdome — but for...
Not my community, not my problem. That's the sentiment running through a lot of what's been said online since our local Jewish organizations raised concerns about the upcoming Kan(Ye) West show at the Superdome. Messages and comments telling us nobody cares, or that the outright hatred of Jews is reasonable, warranted.
‘A modern monument’: Tulane to lead $500 million Charity Hospital redevelopment
Tulane University announced in June that it is taking over the long-stalled effort to redevelop Charity Hospital, a historic safety net hospital that closed after Hurricane Katrina. University officials said the $500 million project will transform the site into a biomedical hub. Construction on the project is planned t
Wealthy Homebuyers Are Flocking to Louisiana’s ‘Old Money’ Northshore
While NOLA has its own luxury story to tell, the Northshore has quietly and steadily been climbing the luxury ranks in the past decade.

















