New Orleans mayoral candidates want to raise teacher pay, possibly with a new tax
New Orleans' leading mayoral candidates agree: Teachers deserve a raise — and the city should help pay for it. At a forum last week, State Sen. Royce Duplessis and City Councilmember Oliver Thomas said they would back a tax or other measures to generate revenue to boost teachers' pay. A spokesperson for City...
In heated New Orleans criminal clerk race, Lombard drops legal challenge against Duncan
Orleans Parish Criminal District Clerk Darren Lombard on Tuesday withdrew his bid to stop challenger Calvin Duncan from airing campaign ads declaring himself exonerated in a 1981 murder. Kenneth Bordes, an attorney for Lombard, told Civil District Judge Omar Mason he was withdrawing a petition filed Oct. 1 for a...
After a year of adventures, one walk at this New Orleans park brings the...
A year ago, I started writing this column documenting a weekly adventure. Since then, I've done things like:. being a mermaid at the Audubon Aquarium (the scariest thing I've done in a long time);. becoming a blacksmith (I have the twisted iron to prove it);. walking to the largest bald...
Male victim fatally shot Monday night in Algiers, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A person was fatally shot Monday night (Oct. 6) in Algiers, New Orleans police said. The victim’s identity and age have not been disclosed. The NOPD described the victim only as a male, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was reported just...
Couple Find Missing 1900-Year-Old Roman Artifact in Their Yard
D. Ryan Gray/Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans An ancient marble tombstone dating back to the Roman era has been discovered in the yard of a Louisiana couple doing some gardening. Tulane University anthropologist Daniella Santoro and partner Aaron Lorenz were going through the weeds at their home in New...
Arrest made after illegal drugs found inside impounded vehicle
A man was arrested over the weekend after illegal narcotics were located inside his impounded vehicle. On Sunday (October 5), investigators with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Division assisted the Criminal Patrol Division with an investigation at a Slidell wrecker yard. Gino Monaco, 50, of Harvey, was...
Study reveals the cities where people sleep the least in America
Some U.S. cities are far more sleep-deprived than others. In fact, an Innerbody study tracked how long people actually sleep & the numbers are quite surprising. Which city sleeps the least? That’s what we’re going to find out. Featured Image Credit: Shutterstock. Top city with shortest average sleep.
Multiple medical professionals experiencing similar fraud cases involving same woman
HARVEY - Several women have reached out to 2 On Your Side about how they were all defrauded by the same woman, who somehow was able to obtain duplicate driver's licenses from the Office of Motor Vehicles using their personal information, but her own photo. At least five women share...
New Orleans Council District E candidates say they’ll work to bring jobs, services to...
Eight candidates are running to replace New Orleans City Councilmember Oliver Thomas in a district that represents New Orleans East and parts of the Lower 9th Ward. Thomas is departing the district to run for mayor. Though 11 people signed up to succeed him after a three-day qualifying period closed in July, three...
Man, woman killed in murder-suicide in Seabrook neighborhood, New Orleans police say
A man shot and killed a woman and then shot and fatally wounded himself in a Saturday morning double shooting in Seabrook, New Orleans Police said Monday. Police responded to a shooting in the 7200 block of Cannonbury Drive in the New Orleans East neighborhood at around 7:35 a.m. Saturday. They found a 25-year-old...
