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
Will Sutton: Here’s an idea to get state and New Orleans leaders talking again
Gov. Jeff Landry has a problem with New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno. He also has a problem with Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams. The same is true of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill. Together, they’ve decided that they aren’t talking to New Orleans’ top leadership, primarily because they strongly
After Lake Terrace neighborhood tree collapse, S&WB officials say they erred
Sewerage & Water Board officials on Thursday said they erred in their slow repair of a water leak in the Lake Terrace neighborhood, causing an oak tree to collapse into a huge sink hole that destroyed the front yard of a residential property. S&WB Executive Director Randy Hayman said that...
A New Orleans museum dedicated to Southern food and drink has closed for good
The Southern Food & Beverage Museum on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City has permanently closed its doors, two years after celebrating its 20th anniversary. A spokesperson for the board of directors of the National Food & Beverage Foundation, which oversees the facility, said Wednesday that the nonprofit in
