Louisiana dance group to take part in London’s New Year’s Day Parade
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans dance group is preparing to take part in the London New Year’s Day Parade after receiving a formal invitation to perform in the international event. “Bad Moms That Dance” dance group said it first received an email invitation in spring 2024 but...
New Orleans police seek help finding missing 23-year-old man
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 23-year-old man who has not been seen for more than a week. Damien Godchaux Jr., a Black male who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds, was last seen around 7 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2025, near the intersection of General...
Lawsuit filed after UGA student suffered life-threatening injuries in Bourbon Street attack
NEW ORLEANS — A University of Georgia student who suffered life-threatening injuries during a deadly New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street is part of a lawsuit alleging city officials failed to take steps that could have prevented the violence. Elle Eisele, a UGA sophomore at the time,...
Cantrell vetoes spending freeze with two weeks left in office
With the clock winding down on her administration, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell this week vetoed a City Council measure meant to preserve new revenue built into the 2026 city budget. The Dec. 18 ordinance forbids the Cantrell administration from spending proceeds from the Sewerage and Water Board, American...
Don Lemon returns to New Orleans for New Year’s Eve party
TV personality, Don Lemon is known for his on-air antics on New Year's Eve, and this year he returns to host his show from Frenchmen Street.
New Orleans Police Seek Public’s Help to Identify Suspect in Fraudulent Bank Card Purchases...
The New Orleans Police Department has reached out to the community for help in identifying a suspect involved in a recent theft by fraud incident. In a social media post released by the department, officials describe how the suspect allegedly obtained a victim's bank card on December 15, and then made a series of...
New Orleans police chief reassigns officer after allegedly caught smoking meth on duty
WVUE FOX 8 reporter David Jones says the New Orleans Police Department has confirmed the reassignment of one of its own officers while an internal investigation continues.
NOPD searching for missing New Orleans woman Kemiah Garcia, last seen 2 weeks ago
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police need help locating a missing woman. 24-year-old Kemiah Garcia is described as a 5 feet 6 inch Black female and weighs about 160 pounds. Investigators said Garcia was last seen Dec. 16, in the 7000 block of Bullard Avenue and has not been heard from since.
Renewed push for Amtrack service in Tallahassee following success of Mobile to New Orleans...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The possibility of Amtrak service returning to the capital city has been an ongoing discussion for years but Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor is optimistic after the most recent meeting of the Southern Rail Commission. One of the biggest elements of that meeting was the success...
Ozanam Inn expands shelter capacity as freezing temperatures hit New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Ozanam Inn says it is prepared to house more homeless people as freezing temperatures are expected to blanket the New Orleans area Tuesday night. MORE: Dumas Auditorium opens as warming shelter in Houma. The long-running shelter normally houses about 156 people nightly, but given the frigid...
