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As the anniversary of the Bourbon Street terror attack looms, there are mixed feelings in the Crescent City. The French Quarter should be a safe place for the celebration leading into 2026

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday approved a six-month extension to a spending deadline for $1.7 billion in grants for New Orleans road construction, ensuring that work on dozens of city blocks can continue at least through midyear. The extension on the roads grant came on the last day...

The New Orleans Police Department's Fatality Unit is actively investigating a hit-and-run fatality that occurred yesterday morning, December 29. The incident took place near the intersection of General Meyer and W Homestead Drive, as reported by a recent social media post from the NOPD. In the wake of the tragic...

The phone call jolted him awake at 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Gov. Jeff Landry, asleep at a French Quarter hotel, heard New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on the line. “This can’t be good,” he thought. Speaking so hurriedly that Landry had to ask her to...

Today, members of the Louisiana National Guard deployed to New Orleans, to add extra security for New Year’s Eve, the Sugar Bowl, and Mardi Gras.

The New Orleans City Council Jan. 8 is expected to override out-going Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of an ordinance barring her from signing new contracts or otherwise spending city funds through the end of her tenure Jan. 12. As part of its efforts to address massive budget shortfalls this...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Bundle up, it is going to be chilly out the door this morning. Wind chills are below freezing for most of the area, with some places falling to the low 20s. Highs today try to reach 50 degrees, but will still feel colder due to the...

With 2026 approaching, law enforcement agencies across the country are preparing to help Americans ring in the new year safely.

The Municipal Auditorium renovation project, already the center of years of controversy, is now under threat from an expiring end-of-year deadline to spend federal Hurricane Katrina disaster grants, creating a new round of uncertainty for the 95-year-old auditorium that once served as the city’s premiere venue for...

Philip Cossich Jr., a prominent trial attorney who won big judgments for people injured or harmed by companies accused of negligence, especially in south Louisiana, died Monday from pancreatic cancer at his home in Belle Chasse. He was 67. Cossich was known for his legal smarts and also for his...