Double amputee forced to navigate flooded Uptown street for weeks
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A double amputee in Uptown New Orleans has been forced to roll her wheelchair through dirty standing water to reach transportation for her senior activities, as an underground leak has left her street flooded for more than a month. Virginia Butler, who relies on a wheelchair,...
Algiers community mourns teen, urges action against gun violence
On the 3700 block of Texas drive sits a memorial for Jyran Johnson, the 17-year-old teen who was shot and killed there on October 6.
French Quarter water main broken by contractor sends geyser gushing onto Canal Street
A burst water main at the intersection of Canal and Royal streets sent water gushing into portions of the French Quarter Monday afternoon after it was hit by a contractor working in the area. The break was reported at around 3:20 p.m. and crews were still on scene working to...
Water bursts from manhole at Royal and Canal Street in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Crews are on the scene of a water main break reported at the intersection of Royal and Canal Street Monday afternoon. Video shows water sprouting from a manhole into the street. Cones are placed around the area as Sewerage and Water Board crews work to make repairs.
Algiers neighbors mourn L.B. Landry student; still no arrest in 17-year-old’s murder
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dozens of people gathered in front of the Forest Park Apartments with candles, balloons and cards Monday (Oct. 13), mourning 17-year-old Jyran Johnson, the L.B. Landry High School student who was fatally shot on the sidewalk last week. The New Orleans Police Department has not publicly...
A $50 million development could transform decaying ‘Dirty Dozen’ block on Canal Street
One of Canal Street’s most notorious eyesores — a decaying office block once listed among the city’s “Dirty Dozen” blighted properties — could soon be reborn as a $50 million health and wellness complex. Developer David Fuselier, whose projects include the transformation of the...
Green fentanyl emerging as new deadly threat to the New Orleans area, according to...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, working with local and federal partners, has issued a public safety alert about the emergence of “green fentanyl” on the Northshore and in the Greater New Orleans area. READ: Large drug and gun trafficking ring uncovered at French...
Slidell Police: Shoplifter caught after chase from Slidell to New Orleans
SLIDELL, La. — A shoplifter led Slidell police on a long chase spanning from Slidell to New Orleans and back Monday night, before officers were able to bring the pursuit to an end. The Slidell Police Department posted about the chase on Facebook. "When you think it's funny ....
Man Fatally Shot in New Orleans’ Leonidas Neighborhood Amid Rising City Violence
Another life has been tragically cut short in New Orleans' Leonidas neighborhood. The New Orleans Police Department is currently piecing together the events that led to a man being shot and killed at the intersection of Cambronne and Apple streets. New Orleans Police Department officers responded to the emergency...
Woman arrested after Crescent City Connection hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist, LSP says
A Terrytown woman was arrested on a vehicular homicide charge Monday after hitting a motorcyclist on the Crescent City Connection Saturday and fleeing the scene, according to Louisiana State Police. State troopers were called to the CCC, or U.S. 90B, near General De Gaulle Drive around 3:30 a.m. after a...
