Michelle Woodfork dominates fundraising nearing the end of the Orleans Parish sheriff’s race
In the Orleans Parish sheriff’s race, front-runner Michelle Woodfork spent more than twice as much as her closest competitor in September and still maintains a fundraising lead heading into the race’s closing days, records show. Woodfork’s campaign has dominated fundraising since she announced she was running against...
NOPD makes swift arrest in connection to fatal shooting in Broadmoor
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department said officers arrested a suspect Friday (Oct. 3) in connection with a Broadmoor shooting that left a woman dead outside a home. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 2), near General Taylor and Dorgenois streets. Officers arrived to find...
Driver booked on homicide charges after crashing truck stolen more than a year ago
Louisiana State Police have booked a man into jail after they say he flipped a stolen vehicle near Braithwaite, killing his passenger. “The Plaquemines Parish crash… claimed the life of 56-year-old Ryan Riley of Gretna
Man and woman fatally shot in a New Orleans East neighborhood, NOPD reports
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating a double fatal shooting after a man and a woman were found shot dead Saturday morning in the Seabrook neighborhood of New Orleans East. The New Orleans Police Department said officers responded to the 7200 block of Cannonbury Drive at about...
Brennan’s honors slain sous chef Carl Morgan at National Fried Chicken Festival
NEW ORLEANS — After the news that their beloved sous chef was shot and killed during a carjacking this week, the staff at Brennan's Restaurant decided to keep their booth at the National Fried Chicken Festival this weekend. Meanwhile the suspect remains in the hospital with a serious gunshot...
Before his killing, artist Eliot Brown’s secret pranks lifted New Orleans spirits during COVID
On Saturday morning, 47-year-old Eliot Brown was shot and killed, ending the life of a master prankster, who brightened Bayou St. John with his wit during the dreary COVID era. Winter 2020 was a drab, fearful time, as the coronavirus laid a shroud over the world. But for the joggers...
Man killed in Little Woods crashed into police car after being shot, New Orleans...
A man who was fatally shot in the Little Woods neighborhood Wednesday crashed into an unmarked police vehicle after he was hit by gunfire, according to the New Orleans Police Department. At about 5:43 p.m., police responded to a call for assistance from a fellow officer. The victim's sedan crashed...
Ground-breaking use of technology secures conviction in triple murder
NEW ORLEANS — A brazen mass shooting on Lundi Gras 2023 left several people riddled with bullets, multiple cars wrecked on the Interstate-10, and lives shattered forever. Two people died immediately: the intended target, 21-year-old Johnell Hampton, and his Uber driver, Andrew Stiller. Months later, Kimberly Hines, a...
Weekend rain threat as Gulf disturbance nears
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A tough forecast ahead as we track a Gulf disturbance and it’s possible rain impacts on the area. Looking out over the Gulf there isn’t much there now. That will change on Friday as the Gulf starts to become disturbed with rain and storms. Winds will also be increasing leading to rising tides and...
Father Murdered in Broad Daylight Carjacking, Suspect Shot
(New Orleans) - An unthinkable situation happened on Canal Street in New Orleans, as a man just going to pick his child up from nursery school was gunned down by a man who carjacked him, according to WWL. Father Slain While Picking Up Child on Canal Street. New Orleans Police...
