New Orleans Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno announces transition team
New Orleans Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno announced the co-chairs of her transition team Wednesday, Oct. 15.
The Langenstein’s era ends in New Orleans as Robert supermarkets take over stores
The signs came down this week from two Langenstein's supermarkets in Uptown and Old Metairie, marking the end of an era for the longtime, locally owned chain. The stores reopen Thursday as Robert Fresh Market locations, after a weeks-long transition from ownership by one longtime family of grocers to another.
Louisiana’s largest Hispanic festival carries on as others cancel. ‘We had to go on.’
At Louisiana's largest Hispanic festival, the smell of grilled meat wafted on a midday breeze, whipping the flags from more than a half dozen Latin American countries and carrying the sounds of playing children. But the crowds that normally pack into Lafreniere Park in Metairie for Que Pasa Fest were...
Popeyes’ Cajun Turkey Is Back for Thanksgiving. Here’s How to Order It
Add a major dash of spice to your Thanksgiving table this year. On Oct. 15, Popeyes announced the return of its fan-favorite Cajun-Style Turkey. The chain’s spice-encrusted Thanksgiving centerpiece aims to help customers “skip the stress” with Louisiana vibes. But, the chain warns, the popular birds usually sell out...
Toddler manslaughter case moves to pre-trial conferences
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly one year after the fatal shooting of 3-year-old Rudy Ratliff, the woman charged with his death prepares for trial. Tatisha Refuge faces charges of manslaughter and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl over 250 grams in connection with Ratliff’s death. On Wednesday morning,...
NOPD: Man stabbed himself to death when officers tried to arrest him
NOPD brass say, responding officers tried to stop the man from harming himself, but their tasers failed. “(They) deployed their tasers that were ineffective,” NOPD Deputy Superintendent Hans Ganthier said.
Last defendant sentenced in killing of 21-year-old Raising Cane’s manager at Kenner store
Almost nine and a half years after Taylor Friloux was stabbed to death during the robbery of a Kenner Raising Cane's where she worked as a manager, a Jefferson Parish judge sentenced the fourth and final defendant arrested in connection with her slaying. Ariana Runner, 31, was sentenced to five...
New Orleans health director encourages COVID vaccination amid shifting CDC guidelines
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In a major reversal, the Centers for Disease Control recently shifted its universal recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine. If anyone wants the shot, the CDC urges patients to talk with their doctor first. In a statement, CDC acting director Jim O’Neill wrote, “Informed consent is back....
WATCH: Budget hearing turns to shouts, finger-pointing Wednesday
NEW ORLEANS — On day 2 of budget hearings, a presentation about the City of New Orleans’ spending deficit was derailed by more than an hour of back-and-forth between council members and representatives from the Mayor’s Office. The debate began with a presentation by the Louisiana Legislative...
JPSO discusses deputy-involved shooting
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto will hold a news conference discussing a Deputy involved shooting.
