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New Orleans police are working to untangle the details of a Sunday morning shooting near the intersection of Piety Street and North Dorgenois Street. A man was taken to a local hospital with at least one gunshot wound, and detectives spent the morning combing through the scene while early information remained scarce.

HARVEY, La. (WVUE) - A homicide suspect was apprehended after an early morning killing at a Harvey business, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Sunday (July 12). The victim and suspect were described only as adult males, but their identities and ages were not immediately disclosed by the agency.

Imagine strolling through a city famous for jazz and jambalaya, only to realize you’re walking atop ancient monuments—built by hands lost to history, camouflaged by neighborhoods and parks. The Mound Builders of New Orleans crafted earthworks thousands of years ago, long before the city’s French Quarter echoed with bra

Human error: that’s what the head of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board says was a “contributing factor” in parts of the city flooding during Saturday afternoon’s rainstorm.

Less than a year after pleading guilty to manslaughter when an attempt to steal a vehicle turned deadly, Louisiana State Police say a Waggaman teen led troopers on a chase into New Orleans in a stolen car, a pursuit that left at least one person injured. Emon Starks, 19, was...

The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans says it will cooperate with an audit requested by Gov. Jeff Landry into the ongoing Decatur Street construction project. The agency issued its response while providing an update on the French Quarter project, which has disrupted access to businesses and homes along Decatur and

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast Sunday (July 12), with the most-impactful stretch running 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, e

New Orleans police say they are investigating two separate weekend shootings. The first shooting happened in around 8 p.m. Saturday in Algiers. The second happened around 5 a.m. Sunday near the corner of Piety Street and North Dorgenois Street in the Ninth Ward.