Westbank Heritage Festival Turns 10, Brings Joe and King George to Westwego
Free admission, a decade of history, and a lineup topped by R&B veteran Joe return to the Alario Center in Westwego next weekend as the Westbank Heritage Festival prepares for its 10th edition. The two-day event runs Saturday and Sunday at the Alario Center on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish, spreading across a music
Storms capable of heavy rainfall Friday and Saturday
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Highs in the upper 80s today with storm chances increases this afternoon. A marginal risk for flash flooding has been issued for SE LA today as storms will be capable of producing several (3-5) inches of rain. This will not be seen widespread across SE LA, but in hyper-local pockets, similar […]
Lawyer convicted in staged wrecks scheme requests new trial over alleged withheld evidence
A New Orleans lawyer convicted in a staged wrecks scheme is asking for a new trial. Jason Giles is seeking a new trial and is alleging that prosecutors withheld evidence and obstructed his defense. In a filing submitted Thursday, Giles’ attorney stated that the request is based on “the government’s...
Westbank Fishing employees killed in hazardous material incident were brothers, officials say
Two employees at Westbank Fishing who died in connection with a hazardous material incident at a production facility in Empire last week were brothers from Gretna, according to the Plaquemines Parish Coroner’s Office. Eliott Rizo-Acevedo, 31, and Yesseer Rizo-Acevedo, 26, were pronounced dead on Sept. 4 after the Plaqu
World Trade Center steel was brought to Louisiana and turned into a Navy warship
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - One of Louisiana’s strongest ties to the Sept. 11 attacks does not sit in a museum. The USS New York, a Navy warship built in Louisiana, carries a piece of Ground Zero in its bow. According to the Navy, the USS New York was built...
NOPD officer accused of claiming $111K in fraudulent pay for red-light camera reviews
A veteran New Orleans police officer arrested last month for payroll fraud allegedly claimed thousands of hours reviewing red-light camera footage even when system records showed he was inactive, court documents show. Brandon Coleman, 39, is a senior police officer assigned to traffic in NOPD's Special Operations Divis
Remembering the 5 Louisianians who died in 9/11 attacks, 25 years later
On Sept. 11, 2011, five Louisianians were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in terrorist attacks that struck New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Scott LaMana of Baton Rouge, Louis Calvin Williams III of Mandeville, Kevin Wayne Yokum of Lake Charles, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Jose
Feel the Rhythm of the Drums Festival coming to New Orleans
The fourth annual Feel the Rhythm of the Drums Festival is returning to New Orleans Saturday, Oct. 3.
Man disappears while celebrating birthday on Bourbon Street
NOPD is asking for help finding a man last seen in the French Quarter with cash pinned to him on his birthday.Tyler Bugh turned 36 years old this past Saturday.
The Unsolved Murder of Brishen Dorsey: A Tragic Loss in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth...
On the evening of September 27, 2014, the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was shaken by a tragedy that remains unresolved to this day. Brishen Ashon Dorsey, a 26-year-old man with deep roots in the area, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the pain and attention the case initially received, the murder
