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Caluda's bakery in New Orleans is known for its award-winning king cakes and has been in business for over 35 years. Ask a dozen Louisianans where to find the state's best bakery, and you'll no doubt get a dozen answers. The debate is especially fierce when it comes to king cakes, where some of the best bakeries in New

Two days after a 17-year-old boy was gunned down in a LaPlace neighborhood, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a pair of brothers in the case after tracking them to a New Orleans hotel, authorities said. Avante Pierce, 24, and Zion Pierce, 18, will face second-degree murder...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A fugitive indicted in Louisiana has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list as federal officials announced hundreds of new health care fraud indictments tied to alleged schemes involving billions of dollars. Khalid Ahmed Satary was indicted in the Eastern District of Louisiana...

NEW ORLEANS — Loyola University New Orleans has announced a series of strategic leadership hires across academic affairs, student success, advancement, and communications, reinforcing the university’s continued commitment to academic excellence, student-centered innovation, mission-driven leadership, and community enga

The lead author of a controversial study that argued the state should begin planning for a multi-decade retreat from the coast due to climate-driven sea level rise defended his and his colleagues' work on Monday. Tulane coastal geologist Torbjörn Törnqvist argued sensationalist headlines and officials' misinterpretatio

An official groundbreaking was held for the Raising Cane's 9th Ward Stadium at LCMC Health Field on Monday, June 22.

When managers at French Toast arrived at the French Quarter restaurant Friday morning, they discovered the cash register had been emptied and the house debit card, an iPhone and a handheld card reader were missing after an overnight break-in. The suspect broke through the gates of Hotel Provincial, connected to...

A Las Vegas appraiser of high-end artwork testified Monday in a federal courtroom that he took his cues from then-New Orleans policeman Christian Claus when he inflated values for a slate of paintings reported stolen from the Lakeview home of well-known restaurateur Fouad Zeton. Prosecutors say Claus, a former Las...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 23-year-old New Orleans man became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy. Daniel Cressy underwent the procedure at Manning Family Children’s Hospital. The disease is no longer active in his system. Cressy said his dream...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police fired a major with 57 years on the force after authorities say fellow officers had to hold him back from attacking his supervisor, according to records obtained by FOX 8. New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick terminated Raymond Burkart Jr. effective June...