Murrill issues warning over New Orleans “sanctuary city” policies
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is threatening residents and public officials alike with criminal charges if they interfere with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents.
Saints’ DeMario Davis hosts tailgate food drive to tackle New Orleans hunger
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saints linebacker DeMario Davis and his wife, Tamela, are hosting a two-day food drive to help feed hungry families in New Orleans through their partnership with local foundations. The couple kicked off their “Tailgate for a Cause” initiative Sunday (Nov. 23) in Lot 3 at the...
Thousands return to Nine Times Second Line parade one year after deadly shooting
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Thousands returned to the Nine Times Second Line parade on Sunday (Nov. 23), one year after gunfire killed two people at the same event. Brass bands echoed along St. Claude Avenue as the community gathered for the decades-long tradition in the Ninth Ward. The people who attended had one message...
‘We stress the need to know your rights’ Mosques, Churches offer help to those...
NEW ORLEANS — A local Muslim leader is urging community members to stay informed, understand their rights and keep identification documents on hand as New Orleans prepares for heightened operations by federal immigration agencies. Signs posted around the Omar Mosque in Harvey inform Immigration and Customs...
Caleb Wilson Foundation launches Anti-Hazing push for 52nd Annual Bayou Classic
NEW ORLEANS — The Caleb Wilson Foundation is using Bayou Classic week to spread an anti-hazing message, rolling out a weeklong billboard campaign from Kenner to New Orleans. During the 52nd Annual Bayou Classic, the billboards will honor Caleb Wilson, 20, a Southern University Human Jukebox band member who died after...
NOPD: Family feuds lead to Sunday stabbings
Thanksgiving is a time many of you will spend with family, and sometimes that leads to fights. Two New Orleans family feuds led to two man facing charges for allegedly stabbing their relatives.
2,600 New Orleans area residents, once homeless, could be forced back on the street....
A new federal policy could spur widespread evictions of formerly homeless people across Louisiana, disrupting yearslong efforts in New Orleans and elsewhere to close encampments and permanently house the state’s most vulnerable. The Department of Housing and Urban Development this month issued new rules that will...
22-year-old New Orleans man struck, killed while flagging down help on CCC, state police...
A New Orleans man died in a multi-vehicle crash on the Crescent City Connection over the weekend, according to Louisiana State Police. Logan York, 22, was driving a Toyota Camry in the westbound HOV lane around 3 a.m. Sunday when he crashed with a Volvo S60, disabling both vehicles in the roadway, investigators said.
Homeland Security to sweep New Orleans next week
Matthew Willard (D) New Orleans At-Large City Councilmember-elect
New Orleans East Apartment Fire Leaves Four Families Homeless, NOFD Responds Promptly to Two-Alarm...
A two-alarm fire that broke out in a New Orleans East apartment complex has left four families without homes. The blaze occurred at Laguna Reserve Apartments, located at 5331 Bundy Rd. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene on Friday, November 21, at precisely 12:44 p.m., with the first team arriving within a mere...
