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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Friday turned into another hot one, but not particularly all across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. There’s a Heat Advisory in effect until 7 p.m. for the I-10/I-12 corridor areas, South Shore, southern Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes along with part of Hancock county.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Benjamin Franklin High School will take over a former gymnasium at LSU New Orleans’ Human Performance Center beginning with the 2027-28 school year, school officials said. The school signed a 30-year lease with LSU New Orleans for the building at $360,000 a year. The space...

GRETNA, La. (WVUE) - A Jefferson Parish judge has set a November jury trial to determine whether Port Orleans Brewing can open a brewpub on Huey P. Long Avenue in Gretna, though the judge expressed hope the parties reach a settlement first. Construction of the brewpub is nearly complete, and...

‘Round midnight on a recent Wednesday, Charisse Gibson rekindled her cigar and inhaled, breathing it all in. The scene at Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar. The sound of Latin jazz guitarist Javier Gutierrez. During Gibson’s seven years as a high-profile, award-wining anchor of WWL Louisiana’s nighttime newscasts, this well-w

Louisiana’s music rises from a remarkable blend of cultures, traditions, and unforgettable rhythms. From the jazz clubs of New Orleans and the bayous of Cajun country to gospel churches, blues halls, and modern recording studios, the Pelican State has produced voices that changed American music. Soul legends, country s

An inmate was injured following an attack in the Orleans Justice Center.

U.S. News & World Report has identified the top 10 most dangerous places in the U.S. for 2026, and three Louisiana cities were named. The site determined the most dangerous cities based on violent and property crime rates from Applied Geographical Solutions (AGS) CrimeRisk, which provides crime indexes using FBI Unifor

Your browser does not support the audio element.A meeting has been set for August 11 with leaders from hotels, bed and breakfasts, and short-term rent...

The companies responsible for tolling once construction finishes on the new Interstate-10 Calcasieu River Bridge have been mired in controversy over problems with their tolling infrastructure on another south Louisiana bridge, leading to lawsuits and questions from public officials about the state’s continued partnersh

Many familiar faces have come and gone from New Orleans TV stations this year, especially at WDSU and WWL. Why it matters: Local TV personalities become part of viewers' daily routines, making changes behind the anchor desk especially noticeable. The big picture: WWL had the latest shakeup, with two of...