NOPD: 2 Jeeps, 1 mile apart, both pushed away by thieves
The New Orleans Police Department is working a pair of similar vehicle burglaries and thefts. While both cases have common elements, police say they can't be connected at this time.
‘Like a hotel for nine months.’ Tulane students move into new residence halls
Tania White stood waiting for the elevator on the second floor of Fogelman Hall, the air-conditioning putting a chill in the air as she prepared to move a final cartload of clothes, bags and other belongings into her new room on Tulane University's Uptown campus. Forget whatever thoughts of saggy...
NOPD investigating homicide at intersection of Frenchman and Decatur streets
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The NOPD is investigating a homicide at the intersection of Frenchmen and Decatur streets. Police say they received the call around 3 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 14). When officers arrived, they say they found a man who had suffered a gunshot wound. He was declared dead on...
Parts of New Orleans Are Sinking
Parts of Greater New Orleans are sinking by millimeters per year, increasing their vulnerability to floods and storm surges. Flood protection infrastructure put in place in the months and years following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 could lose effectiveness more quickly than expected. Though most of the city is stable,...
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office secures $15 million for jail repairs, upgrades
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office secured $15 million in limited tax bonds for jail repairs and upgrades.
One killed in overnight shooting in Marigny, police say
A male victim was killed in the early hours Thursday in Marigny, New Orleans police said. At about 3:10 a.m., officers were called to a medical emergency near the intersection of Frenchmen and Decatur streets. Upon arriving at the 2100 block of Decatur Street, officers found the victim lying unresponsive and saw that...
19-year-old shot after altercation outside Harvey bar, JPSO says
A 19-year-old man was in critical but stable condition after authorities say he was shot Sunday following an altercation outside of a Harvey bar. The shooting was reported about 3 a.m. in the 1500 block of Lapalco Boulevard, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. It's not...
This Photographer Preserved Life in New Orleans Before Katrina — With a Polaroid Camera
NEW ORLEANS — There weren’t always a pair of security guards standing outside of Big Man’s Lounge in Uptown New Orleans. As a teenager in the early 1980s, Selwhyn Sthaddeus “Polo Silk” Terrell remembers how his elders, his parents, aunties, and uncles, would stuff into the club in their Sunday best to listen to R&B...
25 Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods Facing the Next Big Storm
1. Miami Beach, Florida 1. Miami Beach, Florida (image credits: unsplash) Miami Beach is a vibrant city known for its beautiful beaches and lively nightlife. ... Read more The post 25 Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods Facing the Next Big Storm appeared first on Climate Cosmos .
Fire ignites renewed frustration over long-blighted Tremé property
NEW ORLEANS — When flames tore through a vacant, blighted home in Tremé last week, longtime neighbor Daniel Burton wasn’t home. But the next morning, he could still smell it. “It just smells like charcoal, still does — you can probably smell it. Just a complete mess,...
