Nurses announce 5-day strike outside UMC New Orleans, allege ‘bad-faith bargaining’
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans are once again going on strike as contract negotiations with their employer continue to break down. The union representing UMC nurses announced the five-day strike in a press release on Tuesday. The strike is scheduled to start on Friday, May 1. According to...
Louisiana Locals Hit The Road Early For The Glazed Donuts At This Bakery
What does it take to get Louisiana locals out of the house before the rest of the neighborhood even stirs? Apparently, the answer is fresh glazed donuts and the very real fear of missing out. Louisiana has no shortage of legendary food moments, but this one belongs to the early...
Tulane Ave Shakeup: City Lines Up HRI for Homeless Housing Plan
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority has conditionally signed off on turning several city-owned lots on the 2900 block of Tulane Avenue into housing, naming a developer to design a non-congregate facility with private units for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing housing. City officials say federal HOME-ARP resources will pay for the project, and that public outreach will begin...
Orleans Parish jail escapee convicted of murder
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lenton Vanburen Jr., one of last year’s alleged Orleans Parish jail escapees, has been convicted of murder. Vanburen faced a second-degree murder charge for a deadly shooting on Chef Menteur Highway in 2021. He is one of 10 people police said broke out of jail...
10 Dark and Disturbing Facts About New Orleans
New Orleans, known for its vibrant festivals, jazz music, and historic charm, also harbors a darker side many would rather keep under wraps. Beneath the...
New Orleans man booked on multiple charges after Kenner police chase
A New Orleans man is in Kenner police custody following a short chase, according to officers.
Calvin Duncan sworn in as Orleans Parish Clerk amid consolidation controversy
NEW ORLEANS — Calvin Duncan was sworn in on Tuesday as the new Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. The ceremony took place at noon on the courthouse steps at 2700 Tulane Avenue. “Today is a dream that’s been forty years in the making,” said Duncan....
Burglary suspects shoot up truck after mistaking Michael Myers mannequin for passenger
“It was just crazy,” is how Uptown neighbors describe a weekend shooting near Joseph and Willow streets in the University section of New Orleans. Authorities say suspected car burglars opened fire on a parked pickup truck after being startled by what was inside. Residents said they woke up to...
Ashanti Allen’s Debit Card Allegedly Led Police Straight to Her Accused Killer and Unborn...
Houston police say the man accused in the killing of 23-year-old Ashanti Allen has been captured after a cross-state search that ended in Louisiana. Kevin Faux, 24, was arrested without incident at an apartment in Gretna by the U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force. He now faces a capital murder charge in a case that has shaken Houston and sparked...
12 million gallons of sewage have spewed out of busted pipe in Industrial Canal,...
Around 12 million gallons of sewer water have been discharged into the Industrial Canal over the last four days as Sewerage and Water Board officials work to plug a broken main that was hit by a boat, agency director Randy Hayman said Tuesday. The broken pipe spewing sewage into the...
