Sunny with afternoon storms for the weekend
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Heading into the weekend with some pretty standard summer weather around. Look for showers to develop down along the coast and make their way north through the afternoon. A few spots could get a quick inch or two of rain. Also be on the lookout for lightning. Temperatures will be close to average...
Single-vehicle crash on I-59 near Slidell kills Mississippi man
SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) - A 64-year-old Mississippi man was killed Saturday morning (July 12) in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 near the I-12 interchange in St. Tammany Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the crash occurred around 10 a.m. when Barry D. Stockstill of Picayune, Mississippi,...
InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Stolen cars are turning up at dealerships
WHERE TO WATCH ICYMI – Watch last week’s episode. Counterfeit Cars: Thieves are repackaging stolen cars by installing realistic Vehicle Identification Numbers, then using the fake VINs to get real titles. That’s how a single mom ended up buying a stolen car from a big dealership -- before the police showed up at her...
Why Royce Duplessis Is the Best Choice for Mayor of New Orleans: Local Roots,...
As the City of New Orleans looks to the future, the choice of its next mayor will shape not only the city’s policies but bring back its spirit and promise for the generations to come. Countless generations of my family lived in all areas of the city. At this...
Woman Learns Missing Daughter Was At Coroner’s Office All Along: ‘She Was Left Like...
A mother’s desperate search for her missing daughter ended in heartbreak when she learned the unthinkable: her daughter’s body had been at the New Orleans coroner’s office the entire time. Danielle Leviege had been missing for weeks. Her mother, Yolanda McPherson, shared her emotional journey in a...
Essence Executive Avoids Diaspora Discourse Yet Addresses Other Festival Criticism
Richelieu Dennis, an executive of Sundial Media Group which owns Essence, spoke about the mounting criticism about the decades-old festival. Essence executive Richelieu Dennis sat down with columnist Will Sutton and Dr. Ashonta Wyatt to discuss the criticism surrounding the Essence Festival of Culture. Dennis is the...
Orleans Parish Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office violated legal duty, judge rules
A Civil District Court judge has found Orleans Parish Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office liable for “outrageous and reckless” misconduct after it failed to identify a body and notify the deceased's person's family, the second time this year a judge has rapped the coroner for such problems. Judge...
New Orleans Commission Unanimously Designates Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Site as Historic Landmark
In a significant move acknowledging both a difficult part of history and a recent tragedy, the Central Business District Historic District Landmarks Commission (CBD HDLC) has cast a unanimous vote to formally recognize 1031 Canal Street as a local landmark. Previously a Woolworths store, the site is remembered...
New Orleans pastor takes backroads to rescue daughter as Texas floods claim dozens
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans pastor took backroads through Central Texas last week to avoid flood damage and retrieve his teenage daughter from a Presbyterian camp. “It just hits home a little more when it’s a community that you are a part of,” said Chris Currie, senior pastor at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian...
Cantrell Defends Legacy, Slams Critics at Essence Festival Panel
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell delivered a defiant defense of her time in office during a panel at the Essence Festival on Sunday (July 6), portraying herself as a resilient leader unfairly targeted because of her identity and values. Speaking at a session hosted by the Global Black Economic Forum...
