Blake Pontchartrain: Metairie used to have both a Lakeside Theatre and Lakeside Cinema
I spent many summer nights seeing movies at the Lakeside Theatre in Metairie. I remember it expanded as they added more screens. There was also a Lakeside Cinema closer to the mall. Was there any connection between the two?. The Lakeside Theatre was locally owned and opened in 1965, while...
St. Roch Avenue Shooting Sends Victim to Marrero Hospital
A man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head turned up at a hospital in Marrero on Saturday morning, delivered not by ambulance but by private vehicle, and it took a call from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to let New Orleans police know one of their own shooting victims had crossed parish lines. The New Orl
Archdiocese of New Orleans settlement trustee accuses church of ‘obstructionist tactics’
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Jackie Berthelot, Aaron Hebert and Johnny Krummel all say they suffered clergy sexual abuse when they were young boys decades ago. “It’s constantly in your mind; you go through it day in and day out. I’m still going to therapy,” said Aarron Hebert. They’re...
Orleans Parish west bank under another boil water advisory after contractor damages main
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Water customers on the west bank of Orleans Parish were plunged into another boil water advisory early Saturday (Aug. 8), after a contractor damaged a main and caused water pressure to fall to unsafe levels, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans said. The utility...
New Orleans hasn’t cut some overgrown lots in 9 months. Residents are crying foul.
Vanessa Ross, 70, said she worries that a giant tree limb from a nearby overgrown lot will crush into her 90-year-old mother’s home soon. The New Orleans East resident said she’s watched grass and weeds grow 6 feet tall next to her childhood home on Longfellow Drive since Hurricane Katrina. The overgrowth has swallowed
Rhode Island judge’s ruling pauses homeless services funding applications in Louisiana
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not follow the proper legal process for securing federal funding, halting Louisiana’s applications for homeless services grants. The City of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana were preparing to submit...
French Quarter businesses hope for help from Dirty Linen Night art party
Thousands of art lovers will promenade along Royal Street on Saturday evening during the annual Dirty Linen Night block party. They will sip cocktails as they peruse the paintings and sculpture in dozens of art galleries and shop in an equal number of boutiques. Established 25 years ago, the event...
Construction Leader Comes Out of Retirement to Join RNGD
NEW ORLEANS – RNGD, a high-growth, diversified construction firm serving the Southeastern United States, has announced that Michael Pittman has joined the company as Senior Advisor, Heavy Civil. Pittman will advise RNGD’s leadership team on the continued expansion of its Heavy Civil platform, helping develop talent, st
Oceans Healthcare Opens in Kenner
KENNER, La. – Oceans Healthcare announced the opening of Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans – Kenner West. The campus, at 716 Village Road, is located in the facility that was previously operated as Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of New Orleans. The addition of the Kenner West campus...
FBI New Orleans investigating bank robbery on Magazine Street
The FBI office in New Orleans is investigating a reported armed robbery at a Magazine Street bank on Friday, officials said. New Orleans police and other authorities responded to Home Bank at about 10:35 a.m. in the 5400 block of Magazine Street. NOPD deferred further comment to the FBI, which...
