Former Newman teacher faces 42 total charges as investigators add new allegations
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A former Isidore Newman School teacher has been re-arrested for a third time as prosecutors added new charges in an ongoing child exploitation investigation. Benoit Cransac, 49, was booked Monday on 17 counts of video voyeurism of a child under 17, according to the Louisiana Attorney...
As two New Orleans lawyers await prison over staged crashes, others face possible discipline
Stiff prison sentences are expected for personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles after their convictions Friday in a massive scheme to stage vehicle crashes into big-rig trucks across New Orleans. And that might not be all of the fallout for attorneys who were implicated during a blockbuster...
Legendary New Orleans Anchor Sally-Ann Roberts to receive Inspired Cross Award at Keeping Our...
NEW ORLEANS — Sally-Ann Roberts, former WWL-TV anchor and legendary journalist, will be honored with the Inspired Cross Award at the Ascension DePaul Foundation’s 12th Annual Keeping Our Promises Gala on Saturday, April 11, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. The Keeping Our Promises Gala supports DePaul Community...
Ted’s Frostop to be torn down to make way for new Tulane student housing...
Tulane University is planning a new student housing complex across South Claiborne Avenue from its Uptown campus, a project that will include demolishing Ted’s Frostop, the local diner that has operated on the site since 1955. In an announcement to its staff Monday, Tulane officials said the complex will...
As government shutdown plagues New Orleans airport, some travelers opting to fly out of...
BATON ROUGE — Airports across the country, especially MSY in New Orleans, are experiencing long lines and staffing difficulties due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. But at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, officials say operations remain steady, and at least one traveler is noticing the difference....
Deputy yells at travelers during 3-hour MSY security wait
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A St. Charles Parish sheriff’s deputy was captured on video yelling at travelers waiting in a three-hour security line at MSY International Airport. Viewer video shows the deputy yelling at people as they waited in the garage to get through the TSA line. Saint Charles...
New Orleans International Airport experiencing shortage in TSA workers
Due to impacts from the federal government's partial shutdown, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is experiencing a shortage of TSA workers, according to Airport officials.
Deadly Gunfire Rocks Algiers Corner Of Socrates And Brooklyn
A man was killed, and another person was wounded Monday in Algiers on the West Bank, according to New Orleans police, after gunfire broke out and turned a neighborhood intersection into a crime scene. Officers arrived to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds, and detectives have now opened a homicide...
As Douglass High closes, students question transparency around decision
Nearly 30 years after walking the halls of Frederick A. Douglass High School, Reggie Ford still remembers the pride and creativity that defined his experience as a student in the Ninth Ward—memories shaped not just inside the building, but right outside his home. Ford lived in the area for...
New Orleans court warns of traffic violations scam
The Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans is warning residents about a scam demanding payment for alleged parking and toll violations.
