This Gulf Coast university is poised to enter new space race, but it’s not...
The "new" space race is heating up in the Pelican State.
Pete Fountain’s family hopes to save his childhood home
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The City of New Orleans says it will hold a hearing soon to discuss the future of one of the city’s most endangered historic sites. Preservationists are beefing up efforts to save the boyhood home of the late clarinetist Pete Fountain. He was a musical...
New Orleans schools face possible closures as enrollment drops
Orleans Parish school leaders address declining enrollment, which could lead to school closures or consolidations, with decisions expected later this year. Larry Jackson, a 1980 graduate of Walter L. Cohen High School, shared his concerns about the potential impact on his alma mater. “High schools are more than schools
New Orleans’ Section 8 housing has ‘life-threatening’ problems, HUD inspector finds
New Orleans' public housing authority failed last year to fix electrical hazards, inoperable windows, and other life-threatening problems in its subsidized apartments, federal regulators said in a recent report. All but one of 75 units in the Housing Authority of New Orleans' Section 8 program failed to meet federal sa
After seven-year closure, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 set to reopen
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, death and decay don’t necessarily have to go together, not if Nick Black can do something about it. “Probably one of the most rewarding parts of the job is seeing people’s faces once a tomb that they’ve had in their family for, in some cases, 180 years, is restored,” sa
NOPD sergeant under investigation following Fox 8’s Unchecked Overtime probe into subordinate’s alleged payroll...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A fifth New Orleans Police Department officer directly linked to Fox 8’s Unchecked Overtime investigation is now facing an internal investigation. NOPD confirmed to Fox 8 this week that Sgt. Kevin Thompson is under an internal administrative investigation, though the department declined to provide
Another Fatal Crash – Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service Involved Again
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service has been in operation for just over a year. The train was just involved another fatal crash
HANO Strengthens Oversight Following HUD Audit
NEW ORLEANS – The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) has terminated its former inspection contractor, established an internal Quality Control Department and strengthened enforcement procedures following concerns about housing inspections, unsafe conditions and the handling of resident complaints in its Housing Cho
Homicide victims remembered in New Orleans walk
A walk is getting underway for the National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims Thursday, Sept. 24.
Jewel of the South Takes Over Old Margaritaville Spot for 30-Week Bar Residency
New Orleans' most decorated cocktail team is about to take over one of Decatur Street's most storied storefronts. Jewel of the South plans to open The Cocktail Hour, a limited-run bar residency, on October 29 at 1104 Decatur St., the longtime home of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, with a 30-week run built around theat
