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In a packed East Bank District storefront , local businesswoman Erica Gilliam celebrated among Shreveport-Bossier dignitaries and stakeholders the fourth year of Streetcar Station. On Friday, July 31, Streetcar Station Snoballs — an authentic New Orleans Snoballs & New Orleans Ice cream shop — celebrated its fourth yea

When Al Patin started as a cardiac nurse at Lafayette General Hospital after he graduated from college in 1997, he was set for a career: He was going to be a heart nurse for the rest of his life. But then he started taking notice of things around him. The...

Dangerous Heat Lingers Across Louisiana as Weekend “Less Muggy Front” Brings Storms, Subtle Relief. Another relentless day of dangerous heat is gripping Louisiana, but a slow-moving cold front heading down from the Midwest promises to break up our stubborn atmospheric pattern with much-needed rainfall this weekend poss

Across America, you’ll find attempted revitalizations of dormant downtowns long abandoned for the suburban mall or big box store. Cities are turning to the mixed-use concept to bring back Main Streets, constructing apartments over restaurants and communal workspaces over retail in hopes people return. Some are on the v

After over 100 years in the French Quarter, the New Orleans Fire Department is officially relocating its headquarters next week to a newly renovated building on City Park Avenue. The fire department's headquarters, at 317 Decatur St., will have its final day on Wednesday, Aug. 5, officially closing at 2...

An Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department on allegations of drug possession and human trafficking, the OPSO announced.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office formally charged a suspected smuggler accused of taking a man’s 16-year-old daughter in exchange for a $10,000 debt owed by the father, according to Kenner police. Juven Paz, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., was charged Thursday with trafficking of children for sexual purposes,...

A group of boaters are safe after a boat fire in Kenner on Thursday, July 30.

New Orleans drivers will not need brake tags for the remainder of this year, following a state law ending vehicle safety check requirements in most Louisiana parishes. Effective immediately, New Orleans police officers have been directed “to cease the issuance of citations for a motorist's failure to display or produce

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hundreds of new laws emerged from the Louisiana legislative session that ended in June, and many of them take effect Aug. 1. Act 892 prohibits the use of artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material. The new law says that includes undeveloped film, videotape or...