A hot start to the week before a potential washout arrives
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dangerous heat will start the week with tropical downpours arriving for the back half. A Heat Advisory has been issued for Monday. That means the feels-like temp could soar to 108 and higher. But there is a saving grace. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will bring a...
Summer rinse-and-repeat this weekend
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The hot summer pattern continues this weekend. Heat early on gets us to the low 90s before storms pop up late morning and in the afternoon. Both Saturday and Sunday will have around 40 percent rain coverage. Check the radar and bring an umbrella as you head out the door.
New Orleans Weather Sunny Spells and Potential Thunderstorms Dominating Weekly Forecast
Residents of New Orleans can expect a mix of sunny skies and potential thunderstorms for the week ahead, according to the latest reports from the National Weather Service. Today's forecast suggests showers and thunderstorms are likely, especially after 5 pm, with mostly sunny conditions and highs nearing 91 degrees....
Louisiana 2-year-old battling leukemia in need of blood, platelet donations
Bonded by a bone marrow transplant, Lidia Martinez is thankful her toddler is out of the hospital. Today, Hezzy is home, active, smiling and stronger, but the journey isn't over until his body fully accepts the transplant. He still needs frequent blood and platelet donations.
He built a ‘culture of reading’ at Jefferson Parish schools with Metairie Kiwanis club
As he strode up to the podium at the Jefferson Parish School Board’s June meeting, Mel Dussel asked everyone to join him for a pledge. “I promise,” Dussel said, as board members and the audience repeated after him. “Over the summer holidays … I will read at least five books.”
New Orleans City Council and School Board finalize school zone camera revenue split
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved an agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board to split the revenue generated from school zone camera tickets, formalizing a 60-40 divide the city and school district decided on earlier this year. Under the split, the school board will take 40% of...
Suspect arrested in connection with fatal New Orleans hit-and-run
The New Orleans Police Department arrested a suspect Saturday, July 12, for an alleged fatal hit-and-run.
Blakeview: Mother Cabrini, who cared for New Orleans orphans, was born 175 years ago
This week marks 175 years since the birth of a Roman Catholic saint who once lived and worked in New Orleans – Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. Born in a small village near the city of Milan, Italy, on July 15, 1850, Maria Francesca Cabrini grew up hearing stories of Catholic missionaries and devoted herself at an...
Essence Festival an experience of Black excellence and Black joy
Editor’s note: Florida Courier contributor Lisa Rogers Cherry and her daughter, Chayla, attended part of last week’s Essence Festival in New Orleans. Here is Lisa’s abbreviated account. What we witnessed wasn’t just a festival. It was a full-on cultural revival. Black excellence was in full bloom, and...
New Orleans Police Seek Public’s Help to Locate Suspect in Illegal Dumping Case
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking help from the public to locate a person of interest related to a recent illegal dumping case. An individual by the name of Tyronne T. Smith, identified as a Black male born on September 24, 1983, is being sought in connection with the incident.
