City of New Orleans cancellations to end Monday: Analysis
CHICAGO — City of New Orleans trains are set to resume daily in both directions on Monday, July 13, after disruptions of more than two weeks that included a sporadic return this week. A large number of damaged wheelsets sidelined all three of the City’s Superliner consists as of June 27 [see “Amtrak cancels City [...]
Thousands hit streets Saturday for New Orleans’ annual ‘Running of the Bulls’
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Thousands of participants took to the streets of Downtown New Orleans on Saturday (July 11) for the 20th edition of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans. “I don’t live too far away, so it’s nice to walk, finish, and then crawl home. For the last 20 years they’ve had it, it’s been wonderful,” five-time parti
Moreno: Some parts of New Orleans hit with 8″ of rain Saturday afternoon
As much as eight inches of rain fell in a short time Saturday afternoon in some parts of New Orleans, Mayor Helena Moreno said.
LIST: New Orleans roads reporting street flooding
Some street flooding has been reported in New Orleans on Saturday. Flash Flood Warnings in effect | WDSU Interactive Radar. A Flood Warning is in effect for North Central Jefferson Parish and west central Orleans Parish until 4:30. 1-3 inches of rain has fallen in some locations. A Flood Warning...
Storm threat ramps up with heavy rain possible Sunday and peaks Monday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast with the most impactful stretch being Sunday through Tuesday. A slow moving frontal boundary sagging in from the north combined with deep Gulf moisture will increase the potential for heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding, especially Monda
NOPD: Woman’s death in St. Roch ruled a homicide
New Orleans police are investigating a homicide in St. Roch. It happened around 11:20 a.m. Saturday on Franklin Avenue near North Johnson Street.
New Orleans area will be hot, humid, with increased rain chance this weekend
New Orleans area will be hot, humid, with increased rain chance this weekend
Sewerage and Water Board confirms temporary pump issues at Lakeview, Hollygrove stations
Many areas in the New Orleans metro flooded after heavy rain moved through the area on Saturday evening. New Orleans Mayor Helena says that Pump Station 7, which services Lakeview and parts of City Park, experienced issues causing major flooding, including at the Canal Underpass. Pritchard Pump Station in Hollygrove...
Street, underpass closures in effect due to heavy flooding
Due to some areas experiencing flooding, all eastbound and westbound lanes of Carrollton Avenue at the I-10 overpass are closed to traffic, the New Orleans Police Department announced Saturday.
Quiet Mid-City Block Rattled as Woman Found Slain on Banks Street
A normally low-key stretch of Banks Street in Mid-City turned into an active crime scene Friday after emergency responders found a woman with blunt-force trauma to the head on the 4000 block. New Orleans EMS pronounced her dead at the scene as detectives cordoned off the area and worked into the evening while stunned n
