Crews battle multi-alarm fire on Napoleon Avenue, officials say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A fire broke out in a house on Napoleon Avenue with at least one person inside. A call reporting an apartment complex on fire came in at 6:17 p.m. Firefighters have been on scene since around 6:45 p.m. A second alarm was struck at 6:59 p.m.
Kenner police chief warns parents about apps allegedly used by child predators
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Kenner’s police chief is warning parents about specific apps he says child predators can use to contact children. “They know what they’re doing, and they’re con artists,” Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said Thursday. “They know how to sway children.”. Conley...
New Orleans firefighters battle blaze in Uptown home Thursday. No injuries reported
New Orleans firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze in an Uptown multifamily home Thursday night. The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a call in the 2200 block of Napoleon Avenue at 6:47 p.m., said NOFD Capt. Quentin Brown. Brown said a sweep of the building after firefighters arrived did not...
Emeril Lagasse Brings His New Orleans Restaurant Meril to Henderson
More than three decades after becoming one of the first celebrity chefs to open a restaurant in Las Vegas, Emeril Lagasse is back with Meril, a casual spot inside the M Resort in Henderson. The new restaurant, housed in a naturally lit, sunny corner of the hotel, serves Lagasse’s signature Creole-influenced dishes like
New Orleans eviction prevention program spared from cuts through end of year
New Orleans tenants facing eviction will continue to receive free legal counsel through the end of the year after the council on Thursday reversed cuts that threatened the program. The council unanimously approved an ordinance allocating $750,000 to the program known as “right to counsel,” which has been celebrated by.
New Orleans to fund ‘right to counsel’ program with recovered Habitat for Humanity funds
The New Orleans City Council Aug. 20 voted to use money it recovered from New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to continue to fund free legal representation for residents across the city facing evictions. The council put $750,000 to fund the Southeast Louisiana Legal Services’ Right to Counsel program through...
Injured baby opossum rescued in Navarre neighborhood in New Orleans
Check out this baby opossum rescued in the Navarre neighborhood in New Orleans.
Prisoner in Orleans Parish jail attempts suicide, Sheriff’s Office says
A man incarcerated at the Orleans Parish jail jumped off a second-floor mezzanine in an apparent suicide attempt on Thursday afternoon, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's office said. The man, who was assigned to an Orleans Justice Center housing unit, walked along the mezzanine, climbed onto a chair and then threw...
After firing its police chief, New Orleans flood agency hires new top cop with...
New Orleans' regional flood protection authority has hired a new police chief after firing his predecessor Joshua Rondeno, whose self-drafted employment contract added to upheaval at the agency over changes pursued by Gov. Jeff Landry's administration. Joseph Picone, a law enforcement veteran with close ties to Landry,
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office opens investigation after man is left overnight at courthouse
A man incarcerated at the New Orleans jail was left in a holding cell at the courthouse overnight Wednesday, an error that the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said it is investigating. Duy Nguyen was booked into the Orleans Justice Center in April on charges of illegally possessing a stolen firearm.
