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Police on Wednesday, April 15, identified a second location tied to a shooting near the intersection of South Miro Street and General Taylor Street in New Orleans, turning a single crime scene into a wider investigation. Officers said they were processing evidence at the additional spot while detectives stayed busy at the original scene. As of Wednesday night, officials had not released any information...

New Orleans is clearing major homeless encampments near the riverfront, including areas near Crescent Park and the old naval base on Poland Avenue. The bill, which cleared the Louisiana House late Wednesday afternoon, would make sleeping in unauthorized public spaces illegal. The bill, authored by state Rep. Debbie Villio, R-Kenner,...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Two men were arrested after making threats to two northeast Louisiana lawmakers. The District Attorney’s Office for the 4th Judicial District of Louisiana confirmed Bruce Tigani Jr., of Wilmington, Delaware, and Charles Allen, of New Orleans, were arrested earlier this month, in two separate cases.

At AORN26 in New Orleans, a poster highlights surgical smoke risks, urging nationwide evacuation policies to protect health care workers and patients and strengthen nurse-led advocacy for safer operating rooms. At the 2026 Association of periOperative Registered Nurse (AORN) Global Surgical Conference & Expo (AORN26) in New Orleans, Louisiana, a...

For the past few months, New Orleans East residents have been dealing with a rotten egg smell creeping into their homes and backyards, with some saying it’s caused headaches and bloody noses. The smell is coming from fecal matter leaking into the Dwyer Canal after a sewage pipe leak...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting at the intersection of South Miro and General Taylor streets in Broadmoor. A gunshot wound victim was transported from the scene by EMS to a local hospital for treatment. The initial notification was received at about 6:15 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS — On Tuesday, loved ones gathered at the spot where Jezreel Poleate lost her life in a mass shooting two years ago, to the day. Tealight candles lined the sidewalk outside of Republic NOLA on South Peters Street, alongside two photos of Jezreel. Loved ones clung to pink and purple balloons that would later be sent off into the evening sky, as some...

Mayor Helena Moreno, Councilman Freddie King and several agencies came together to find a strategy to close two riverfront encampments near Crescent Park and NSA on Tuesday, April 14.

Multiple agencies were in Crescent Park and the old abandoned Navy base Tuesday as the city prepares for upcoming homeless encampment sweeps. A homeless encampment near the Industrial Canal is expected to be closed in the coming weeks, according to the city of New Orleans. Multiple agencies, including the Army...

New Orleans City Council members gave the nod Tuesday to a sanitation contract that has spurred lawsuits, near-service disruptions and heated debate between two arms of city government. Local sanitation firm IV Waste may continue servicing the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District for another 18 months after a...