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July is Disability Rights Month, so we are taking the time to recognize passionate Louisiana activist April Dunn. Born with both fetal alcohol syndrome and cerebral palsy, Dunn was passionate about increasing educational opportunities for people with disabilities, even advocating for the passage of the April Dunn Act i

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said the city must continue pushing to reduce shootings as police search for one of two men accused of exchanging gunfire near Canal Street and wounding a bystander. “We’ve had historic reductions in violent crime, but one shooting is too many....

NEW ORLEANS — Multiple Orleans Justice Center inmates started fires in their cells on July 5, then attacked the deputies sent to move them to a disciplinary pod, according to court records. Inmates also fought each other, threatened to jump from a second-story mezzanine, and bit and punched deputies.

New Orleans police are asking for help finding Patrick Cowart, who investigators say pulled a gun on someone during a heated argument Monday evening in New Orleans East. The confrontation happened around 5:35 p.m. in the 7000 block of Bunker Hill Road, and a warrant for Cowart's arrest is now on file. Seventh District

One month after a pregnant woman died of an overdose at a Gretna motel, investigators have arrested her boyfriend and the dealer who is accused of providing the drugs to the couple, according to authorities. Ricky Ripp, 44, of Gretna, and Greg Trahan, 51, of Marrero, were booked Monday on...

Feels-like temperatures are expected to hit 115 degrees tomorrow. While some families are making trips to the pool and the local snowball shop, others just want somewhere cool to stay during the day. “It’s been a nightmare. There’s no where near enough cooling stations in the city,” said David Green....

Ankle monitoring company will reduce services in New Orleans

Mississippi Coast residents are experiencing another stretch of sweltering weather with “extreme heat” settling over the region this week. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in New Orleans say conditions will be “ hot to very hot ,” with a chance of rain bringing relief toward the end of the work week, accor

If you call 911 in New Orleans, you may hear the sound of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent answering your call instead of a human voice. The Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) is changing the way dispatch calls are handled in New Orleans with the implementation of new technology . The OPCD is currently t

NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans will roll out a new emergency alert system for missing children and vulnerable adults with disabilities after a state law created the tool this week. City officials said the alert, called Bryan’s Call, is set to begin on May 25. The Name.