Soaking rain continues through Saturday evening; Mother’s Day is trending drier
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The active pattern continues for a few more days. But Mother’s Day is trending a little drier. After a soaking Saturday, rain will gradually taper through this evening. The widespread rain will become much more scattered, then isolated, before ending later tonight - likely before midnight.
New Orleans church provides buses and bikes to help residents vote
Saturday was the last day to vote early, and one local church helped get people to the polls. The Rock of Ages Baptist Church organized transportation and a community bike ride to help residents vote and boost civic engagement. More than 15 buses were positioned throughout the city, and 60...
By bike or bus, Louisiana voters are dedicated to making it to the polls
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bike N Vote initiative is all about getting people to the polls, but when rain washed out the final day of early voting, they left their bikes at home and became Bus N Vote instead. “Our elders fought tooth and nail to make sure...
On Mother’s Day, mourning mom looks a little different in New Orleans
I was under the weather last week, and something I couldn’t sort out kept nagging at me. Then I broke down on the phone with my sister. “I really miss Mommy,” I told her. “She would know what to say to help me feel better.”. It will...
Inside LIV Golf’s New Orleans deal that collapsed: NDAs, a helicopter and a $22M...
On a helicopter ride across New Orleans two years ago, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser sat beside an unusual passenger: retired professional Australian golfer Greg Norman, also known as “the Great White Shark.”. The rainy flight took them over the sprawling Oak-lined golf course at New Orleans City Park in...
RTA board moves to remove CEO, launches national search
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Board of Commissioners took action to remove CEO Lona Edwards Hankins and begin a national search for new leadership, according to the RTA. The board passed a resolution invalidating a previously amended contract with Hankins. The board authorized Chair Ann...
State tasked to show indicted Orleans ex-sheriff Susan Hutson’s failings were intentional
About a month after a mass jailbreak on her watch last year, as the search for inmates dragged on, then-Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson received a stern letter. The criminal court judges were demanding she resume having deputies bring new arrestees over to court from jail on weekends and holidays, citing “numerous formal and informal requests” that had gone unanswered.
Blakeview: This ‘different’ New Orleans restaurant served tiger, hippo and other exotic animal meat
This week we remember one of New Orleans’ lost restaurants, T. Pittari’s, best known for its unusual wild game and lobster dishes. Anthony Pittari opened the restaurant in 1895 at the corner of Washington Avenue and Magazine Street. It moved to 4200 S. Claiborne Ave. in 1948, taking up nearly the whole block and illuminated by a giant neon sign.
Bay St. Louis 18-year-old becomes Louisiana’s youngest law graduate
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An 18-year-old from Bay St. Louis became Louisiana’s youngest law school graduate Friday, walking across the stage at the Smoothie King Center with his fellow Loyola University New Orleans Law School graduates. Jimmy Chilimigras finished in the top two percent of his class and already...
Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Opelousas Face Multiple Flood Warnings After 8.54 Inches of...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Over 8 inches of rain has fallen across parts of southern Louisiana in just the past 48 hours, with 8.54 inches recorded just west of Baton Rouge as of 1:00 AM ET Sunday May 10, 2026. Multiple flood warnings are in place across the region as the extraordinary rainfall totals continue pushing rivers, creeks and drainage systems well beyond capacity...
