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Frankie & Johnny’s on Arabella Street has been feeding Uptown New Orleans since 1942, and every spring the picnic tables out front fill up with people doing the same thing they’ve been doing here for generations: peeling crawfish, drinking cold beer, and staying way longer than they planned. Johnny Morreale and his bro

New Orleans is not ready to hand its streets over to driverless cars just yet. City officials are tapping the brakes on fully autonomous robotaxis while they decide what rules should apply inside parish lines. The City Council's Transportation Committee is considering a new ordinance that would force autonomous ride-ha

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish officials are set to unveil the entertainment lineup for this year's Uncle Sam Jam on Wednesday morning. Now in its 31st year, Uncle Sam Jam is expected to once again feature a mix of local and national acts, including Grammy-nominated artists. The free...

River Parishes attorney Aspen Steib Murphy was honored as one of the Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Top Young Lawyers, recognizing her contributions to the legal profession and […]

ELMWOOD, La. (WVUE) - The Jefferson Parish Council tabled two ordinances aimed at addressing complaints about high water usage and utility bills. Residents want answers from the council and administration over what they call high water bills. “The bills are going out of control,” said Keith Hoffman, a Jefferson Parish.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -State wildlife officials are preparing to launch a new recreational alligator hunting program as the number of nuisance alligators appears to be growing. The program begins at a time when the state’s alligator population is estimated in the millions. Nuisance alligators are becoming increasingly com

New Orleans police say they arrested William West, Jr., on Tuesday on a warrant for second-degree murder and booked him into the Orleans Parish Prison.

A Jefferson Parish judge handed down two life sentences plus 60 years in prison to a Marrero man found guilty of knifing both his grandfather and another victim to death before torching their house and stealing a car, according to court records. Jarrell Jones, 37, was sentenced Monday, one month...

For the second time in a week, a French Quarter restaurant contending with slow-rolling infrastructure work and road closures on Decatur Street has closed. This time it’s LUFU NOLA at 1117 Decatur St. “We tried everything we could, but it reached the point where we couldn’t keep it open,”...

New Orleans police are calling on the public to help track down a suspect after an 85-year-old blind resident in Algiers was allegedly targeted in a daytime theft. Officers say an envelope holding about $800 was taken from the victim's purse around 10 a.m. on May 27, and detectives now have a named suspect they want to