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A federal jury found that a Harahan Hobby Lobby discriminated against a Jefferson Parish man with a mental handicap when he was thrown out of the store and then pepper-sprayed three years ago. Charles "Chip" George, was awarded damages after his attorneys argued that the actions of the store manager...

A 35-year-old woman died in a crash involving a car, a truck and a motorcycle on the Interstate 10 westbound Sunday night near the Gentilly Woods area, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The crash happened just after 10:00 p.m. Sunday just before the Franklin Avenue exit on the...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A gas station clerk was shot in the torso when two customers fought inside a New Orleans gas station late Saturday night. The shooting happened at the Discount City Flavor gas station on South Claiborne at Felicity just before midnight Saturday, according to people at the gas station.

NATCHITOCHES, La. – The New Orleans Privateers fell behind in the third inning and could not come back in a 6-2 loss to the Northwestern State Demons on Saturday afternoon at Brown-Stroud Field. New Orleans jumped out in front early thanks to a wild pitch from Dylan Marionneaux that...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - About 8,000 horse racing fans from as far away as Dubai attended the 113th running of the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on Saturday, with $1 million on the line. French jockey Flavien Prat on Emerging Market won the race by a nose at the wire,...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A French Quarter intersection reopened Friday (March 20) after nearly nine months of construction that blocked pedestrian traffic and disrupted businesses along one of the area’s busiest corridors. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans replaced aging, decaying water lines that sat...

KENNER, La. — Police in Kenner say drivers without insurance could have their vehicles towed and impounded as part of a stricter enforcement effort. The department says officers will take action if a driver is found operating a vehicle without valid liability insurance on public roads. If a vehicle...

I once spent an afternoon in Calvary Cemetery looking for Tennessee Williams’ hard-to-find burial site in St. Louis, Missouri, his hometown. The annual Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival is this weekend, March 25-29, marking its 40th anniversary. It brings that day in St. Louis to mind because of a...

With the Broadway musical version of “The Great Gatsby” playing this week at the Saenger Theatre, we take a closer look at author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s connection to New Orleans. The city’s place in literary history is well-known, as a home and inspiration to greats such as Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, William...

A Los Angeles investor has taken a high-stakes gamble on one of New Orleans East’s most notorious apartment complexes, shelling out $3.75 million at a federal auction Friday for The Willows. The buyer, Mikael Pyles, now controls a sprawling property that residents and city officials have long described as unsafe. He...