Cantrell rejects calls to pause road projects over funding concerns; Moreno banners rehung in...
The ongoing battle between New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Mayor-elect Helena Moreno continues, with both camps firing salvos on Friday.
Amtrak Service To Get Platform Upgrades
Amtrak is expected to award a design contract soon for a permanent platform to replace the temporary aluminum platform in Mobile for its train route between Mobile and New Orleans, FOX10 News reports. Meanwhile, the city is working with Mott MacDonald to design a covering that will shelter passengers from the rain...
Man fatally shot in Algiers, investigation underway
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in Algiers on Friday, Dec. 19.
WBRZ FLASHBACK: Big chill sweeps over capital region in 1989
BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ, a big chill swept over the capital region in 1989. The week of Dec. 21 set a record for the coldest week in Baton Rouge as residents prepared for Christmas. The low temperatures that week? Twenty-seven degrees on Dec. 21, 13 degrees...
NBC 10 News Today: US Marshals search for Indiana fugitive in NOLA
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — U.S. Marshals are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Antonio Raemone Lewis Jr., who is wanted for child sex trafficking charges. Marshals believe he may be hiding in the New Orleans area due to family ties in Hammond. Authorities report that Lewis...
Former OJC worker accused in escape set to be in court, records show
Former Orleans jail worker Sterling Williams set to be in court. He’s accused of helping 10 inmates escape by turning off a cell toilet, attorney says he was coerced.
Mayor Cantrell orders removal of Helena Moreno’s inauguration banners from Gallier Hall
The City of New Orleans Public works crew removed Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's five inauguration banners from Gallier Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
One dead, two injured after crash that was initially reported as a hit and...
New Orleans Police are looking for the driver that ran into three people this morning in New Orleans East and fled the scene. “The NOPD is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in the 4700 block of Eastview Drive,” according to a news release.
Audubon announces return to old membership prices
After public uproar over Audubon Nature Institute nearly doubling membership fees for the zoo, aquarium, and insectarium, Audubon announced Wednesday that it is returning to its old prices for annual memberships.
New Orleans City Council meets to override Cantrell budget veto
The New Orleans City Council meets today and will vote to override Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of next year’s budget. Mayor Cantrell says she vetoed the budget because she thought the measured cuts to deal with a revenue shortfall…
