Contractor pleads guilty in $1.7M home-loan fraud targeting New Orleans homeowners
A Metairie contractor whose business practices were exposed more than two years ago in a WWL Louisiana investigation has now pleaded guilty in federal court to a wide-ranging home-improvement loan fraud scheme that victimized New Orleans property owners and cost lenders nearly $1.7 million. Samantha McGee admitted in...
Icy weather not expected across Southeast Louisiana, but pipe-bursting cold is forecast on both...
As an Arctic blast bears down on much of the country, Louisiana is bracing for a sharp north-to-south divide in impacts, with northern parts of the state facing potentially dangerous conditions while southeast Louisiana prepares for cold, wet weather
5 Po Boy Sandwiches Not to Miss in New Orleans
Discover five po boys not to miss when you're in New Orleans. They're all delicious!. We've eaten po boy sandwiches all over New Orleans both at dive bars and fancy restaurants. Some of these spots are located in the the touristic French Quarter while others are in neighborhoods like gritty Mid City and the tony...
Community outraged as police officer gets addicted on duty because he was “falling behind...
Rob Krieger’s FOX 8 “Addicted on Duty” report opens with a timestamp that feels like it should be impossible.
School closures and updates amid dangerous cold: Parish by parish
NEW ORLEANS — School districts across southeast Louisiana are making plans ahead of a stretch of dangerous cold expected early next week. Forecasters say temperatures will drop quickly, with wind chills in the teens and 20s Monday morning. Leftover moisture could freeze overnight, leading to slick roads and black...
Owner of several New Orleans hotspots opens new hotel, bar in Nashville. Atlanta is...
LeBlanc + Smith, a boutique hospitality group that operates four “cocktail-driven neighborhood bars” and two hotels in New Orleans, is expanding its footprint across the South with a pair of new establishments in Nashville and plans to move into Atlanta in February. Earlier this month, the group opened...
Former Louisiana prosecutor arrested on drug trafficking allegations across multiple parishes
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A former Orleans Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish assistant district attorney has been arrested on allegations he ran a drug trafficking operation across parish lines. Tony Vu Tran, who previously prosecuted cases in Orleans Parish and who worked for the St. John the Baptist...
New Orleans church bankruptcy case is settled. Now, the fight is over legal fees.
Six weeks ago, attorneys for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and clergy sex abuse survivors agreed to a settlement in the long-running bankruptcy of the local Roman Catholic church that will pay survivors more than $230 million. Thursday, the two sides were back in court arguing over how much the...
New Orleans breaks ground on Navy base redevelopment pitched as new blueprint for city
Flanked by construction equipment and the hulking brick buildings of a long-abandoned military complex, newly elected Mayor Helena Moreno joined dozens of city, state and business leaders Wednesday to mark the formal start of a $300 million redevelopment that aims to transform the former Naval Support Activity site...
Killing of Domino’s driver in Algiers still unsolved nine years later
According to police, a black Chevrolet sedan pulled up and someone inside of it opened fire. County was found lying in the street and died at the hospital.

















