Pair of New Orleans airport baggage handlers accused of stealing $79K watch from luggage
A pair of baggage handlers working at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport were arrested, accused of stealing a watch worth more than $79,000 from a checked bag. Thaddeus Porter, 42, of LaPlace, and Morris Robinson, 18, of Metairie, were booked Sept. 24 with felony theft valued over $25,000,...
Ochsner Opens Patrick Neuroscience Institute
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health has announced the opening of The Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Institute, a first-of-its-kind destination for neuroscience care in the Gulf South region. The 132,000-square-foot facility is home to Ochsner’s nationally recognized programs in neurology, neurosurgery, behavioral
FBI creates Northshore task force to address concerns of ‘gang violence and drug activity’
The FBI deputized 38 law-enforcement officers Thursday into a new Northshore Gang Task Force, a move the agency says is the “latest step taken to address gang violence and drug activity.”. Several local and state leaders attended the swearing in at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Training Center...
WWL-TV evening news anchor Brandon Walker is leaving New Orleans for a new job
In yet another change at WWL-TV this year, evening news anchor Brandon Walker is leaving for a job at a Houston television station where he previously worked. “Earlier this year, I began loose talks about possibly returning to KPRC,” Walker wrote in a Facebook post Friday announcing his departure. “Didn’t see that comi
Hurwitz Mintz set to close after 102 years
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) - A storied New Orleans-area furniture retailer announced it is shuttering its doors after more than a century in business. Hurwitz Mintz already has its signs and flags outside of its warehouse on Airline Drive, signaling to the public that the store will close after 102 years and three generations
Following massive brawl, Bayou Beer Garden raises age threshold to 30+ on Sundays: See...
Following massive brawl, Bayou Beer Garden raises age threshold to 30+ on Sundays: See statement, new rules
Woman dies after stopping to help flipped driver on I-10
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans woman died after she stopped to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car on Interstate 10 and was struck by another vehicle, her mother and a witness to the crash told Fox 8 Friday. Ka’Sheena Daniels, 31, died Sept. 25 on I-10...
This Old Metairie Restaurant Cooks the Sicilian Recipes of a Chef’s Great-Grandmother
Michael Gulotta named his Old Metairie restaurant after his great-grandmother Gaetana, whom the family called Tana, and the Sicilian dishes she made famous at home anchor the menu at Tana. Gulotta grew up in New Orleans in a Sicilian family and studied culinary arts at Nicholls State University. He cooked in northern I
Brother Martin High School breaks ground on ‘Building For Champions: Re-Envisioning Farley Field’ project
New Orleans- On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, Brother Martin High School celebrated a milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for its multi-million-dollar capital campaign, Building For Champions: Re-Envisioning Farley Field. “We have a storied history of meeting the needs of a changing world and providing the best facil
Road closure announced for southbound North Causeway Boulevard
A road closure was announced for North Causeway Boulevard Thursday, Oct. 1.

















