Man fatally shot in Leonidas neighborhood
A man was shot and killed in the Leonidas neighborhood of New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 11.
New Orleans Halts Processing of Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Special Exceptions
In a recent move, New Orleans City Planning Commission has put a halt to processing Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental (NSTR) Special Exception applications, a change that will impact numerous pending cases in the city. The discontinuation, effective immediately, follows a series of regulatory changes that have...
The hovercraft of the future is being built in New Orleans East by Textron...
From its shipyard just past the floodwall in New Orleans East, Textron Systems designs, builds and tests the latest in hovercraft technology. Workers there take in 40-foot-long sheets of raw aluminum, cut them into components, build up subassemblies and put together watertight hulls before flipping them over and...
Secretary of State orders removal of poll worker lanyards featuring Darren Lombard’s name
The Louisiana Secretary of State's office is asking that poll workers remove lanyards that prominently feature the name of Orleans Parish Criminal Clerk Darren Lombard, who is running for reelection. Voters arrived at polling stations Saturday morning to find poll workers wearing lanyards with Lombard's name and...
Party to the polls: New Orleans content creator encouraging young people to vote
A local social media content creator had a cool idea to get young voters to head to the polls.
New area for potential tropical development in the Atlantic
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – There’s a new spot being monitored in the eastern and central tropical Atlantic for possible tropical development. The National Hurricane Center says that “a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a large and persistent area of...
Race held in Metairie cemetery to benefit animals
The eighth annual NOLA Dogs Race to the Rescue 5K for Animal Rescue was held in Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery Sunday, Oct. 12.
Family mourns rideshare driver killed in attempted carjacking in French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -On Friday morning, one of Lisa Stemley’s grandchildren walked up her porch and gave her a flower and a hug. Less than 24 hours earlier, she says her husband, Miguel Stemley, 60, died after being pinned beneath his own vehicle during an attempted carjacking in the French Quarter.
This New Orleans police officer’s hard-hitting artwork won’t be everybody’s cup of tea
NOPD sergeant Charles Beau Hoffacker is an odd cop. He says he has “the best job in the world.” He gets a charge out of the law enforcement stuff, the arrests and occasional chases. But mostly he digs just cruising around the First District, checking in on his platoon of officers as they take care of business.
Man dies after Saturday shooting in Hollygrove, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man died after being shot in the head Saturday evening (Oct. 11) in Hollygrove, New Orleans police said. The victim’s identity and age have not been disclosed. New Orleans police described him only as an adult male. The man was found shortly before 6...
