DA says funding cuts, fewer judges threaten New Orleans public safety gains
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams warned Thursday that violent crime in the city is at risk of rising as funding and resources decrease, threatening recent public safety progress. “It is certainly putting the public safety gains that we have achieved in jeopardy,” Williams said during...
Unchecked Overtime: NOPD officer arrested on multiple counts of payroll fraud
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana State Police have arrested a New Orleans Police Department officer following Fox 8’s series of investigations into unchecked overtime at the department. Troopers booked Senior Police Officer Brandon Coleman on multiple counts of payroll fraud Thursday morning. Coleman was placed on emerge
Liz Murrill seeks recusal of 2nd New Orleans judge from AG cases over ‘comments...
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday she will seek to recuse a second Orleans Parish criminal court judge from all cases handled by her office in the wake of the July 2 indictment against her that special prosecutor Laurie White has since dismissed. Murrill, whose office filed to recuse...
New Orleans committee kicks off study of new city hall and New Orleans East...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans is one step closer to potentially having a new city hall. Thursday morning (Aug. 6), the city’s Municipal Complex Advisory Committee held its first meeting. The committee is made up of appointees from Mayor Helena Moreno, the city council and the Civil District...
Manning Family Children’s Names 2026 Louisiana Legacy Award Recipient
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Manning Family Children’s has announced Mrs. Betty Lauricella as the hospital’s 2026 Louisiana Legacy Award recipient in recognition for the significant impact she has made on child wellbeing across the state and region. The award will be presented during the 2nd annual Louisiana Legacy ce
DePaul Opens New Central City Resource Center
NEW ORLEANS – DePaul Community Health Centers has opened a new 4,305-square-foot Community Resource Center in Central City designed to connect patients and community members with services addressing food insecurity, housing, transportation, insurance enrollment, financial assistance and other factors that can affect he
This 1914 Louisiana Church Became Something Nobody Saw Coming
The ceiling curved above me like the inside of a wooden ship. I had to tilt my head back and just look for a moment. The original Lutheran church built in 1914 left behind stained glass windows, exposed brick, and a ceiling that builders modeled after a vessel hull. That...
After 11 years of upheavel, New Orleans singer Kristin Diable returns with ‘Impossible Things’
Singer-songwriter Kristin Diable crafted one of the best New Orleans albums of 2012, a slow-burn set of sensual, soulful Americana ruminations on love, loss and desire called “Kristin Diable & the City.”. She made her national debut in 2015 with the acclaimed “Create Your Own Mythology.”. She wouldn't...
Man shot, killed near Iberville neighborhood, police say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man shot in the 1500 block of Lafitte Ave. near the Iberville neighborhood on Thursday died at a hospital, and police are now investigating his death as a homicide, New Orleans Police said. Officers arrived at the scene shortly before 5:15 p.m. and found a...
School zone cameras in New Orleans remain off, but drivers can still get tickets
School zone cameras remain shut off in New Orleans as students return to school, but drivers still be fined for speeding near schools. Automated traffic cameras in designated school zones, which have been decommissioned for more than a year, will remain off for the foreseeable future as the city continues to challenge
