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The discovery of a Roman soldier’s 1,900-year-old tombstone in a New Orleans garden has spurred a transatlantic investigation into how it got there. Sextus Congenius Verus was a sailor and soldier who died at the age of 42, according to the Latin-inscribed grave marker. Tulane University anthropologist Daniella...

The Port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development have signed an agreement to advance the long-discussed St. Bernard Transportation Corridor — a proposed elevated highway that would link the planned Louisiana International Terminal in Violet to the interstate system. The project,...

A man is in custody in connection with the Sept. 26 homicide in the 1500 block of North Claiborne Avenue.

Columbus Day is the federal holiday on Monday, but what the state holiday is called — Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day or something else — depends on where you live. The big picture: Louisiana's state laws proclaim Monday as Columbus Day. However, it's not a holiday with paid time off for workers.

After a month’s long investigation law enforcement says French Quarter clothing store, Kulture, has been seized for illegal operations. The New Orleans District Attorney was joined by local leaders, representatives NOPD, Louisiana State Police and Homeland Security Investigations during Wednesdays announcement...

A Kenner man faces an attempted second-degree murder charge after authorities say he spent an evening terrorizing and battering his girlfriend and their 3-month-old son. Octave Bazanac, 42, was taken into custody after police were called three times to the couple's Kenner apartment complex on Oct. 2, the final time...

Do you remember the 1993 Halloween film, "Hocus Pocus?" There's an artist in Metairie who created a whole Halloween display based off the movie, with additional characters and a New Orleans theme.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans East homeowner is speaking out after surveillance video captured a group of people breaking into his home, ransacking it, and driving off in one of his family’s cars—all in under 30 minutes. “I dismissed it as my son leaving for school....

Following a fatal crash on the northbound span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway a week ago, Causeway General Manager Carlton Dufrechou sent an email to commuters urging them to be keep their eyes on the road ahead as they cross the bridge. A three-vehicle crash near the St. Tammany Parish...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 61-year-old man died Thursday night (Oct. 9) after a carjacking in the French Quarter, according to NOPD. The incident happened around 8:37 p.m. near the intersection of Bienville and Burgundy streets. Police said the man got into a struggle with a suspect during the carjacking. During the...