New Orleans icon Miss Shirley has been cooking here for 50 years. This is...
Those who dine at Miss Shirley’s Chinese Restaurant for the first time don’t need an introduction to know who Shirley Lee is. She stands only slightly taller than the bar tables inside her New Orleans restaurant. Regulars bend down to hug her; children reach up. Few kids leave without an extra powdered beignet or a lol
Sail 250 brings largest-ever flotilla to New Orleans for Fleet Week
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sail 250 is drawing attention to the region’s maritime industry with open tours of 12 tall ships from eight countries and U.S. military vessels through Sunday. The event is the largest-ever flotilla to tour America, with New Orleans as its first port. The USS Kearsarge...
Inside Louisiana’s yearlong residency program for new teachers: ‘They’re seeing it all’
Clare Melerine was teaching her third graders about the Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union one recent afternoon when she abruptly called out: “Mirrors on.”. The students at Joseph Davies Elementary School in St. Bernard Parish sat up in their seats. When Melerine began chanting...
Supporters of state balloon ban say it protects the environment, others say it changes...
LOUISIANA, USA — A new Louisiana law will make intentional outdoor balloon releases illegal beginning Aug. 1, a move supporters say will help protect wildlife and reduce litter across the state. Governor Jeff Landry recently signed House Bill 851, now known as Act 196, which places intentional balloon releases...
Longtime NORD Commission CEO Larry Barabino to resign
NEW ORLEANS — Larry Barabino Jr. is set to resign as CEO of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD), according to city officials. Barabino has led the agency twice; he became director in the summer of 2006 under Mayor C. Ray Nagin, before he left in 2009 to take on consulting and other work in the city
On the Mississippi River, America’s past and present still flow
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Man fatally shot early Sunday in Broadmoor, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man was fatally shot early Sunday (May 31) in the Broadmoor neighborhood, New Orleans police said. The victim’s identity and age were not immediately disclosed. According to the NOPD, officers responded to a report of a shooting around 1:36 a.m. in the 3500 block...
S&WB pump station parts are rusting away underwater. No one knows how bad the...
It’s the photo that keeps Sewerage & Water Board officials up at night. Taken at Drainage Pump Station 7 in Lakeview, it shows the jagged edges of two huge, bell-shaped pipes eaten away by rust and detached from support pilings sticking out of the Orleans Canal. It’s a rare...
Balloon Sendoffs Get Popped As Louisiana Puts New Orleans Rituals On Notice
Outdoor balloon releases around Louisiana are now on borrowed time. A new state law will make intentional releases illegal starting Aug. 1, 2026, threatening a familiar ritual at memorials and celebrations and setting up a tense showdown between environmental advocates and families who say the tradition is deeply perso
15 Cities Where You Can Still Afford a REALLY Big House
Dreaming of a spacious home without the price tag? It almost seems like a pipe dream, with skyrocketing real estate prices. But some U.S. cities could deliver what you want—a large home at an affordable price. Zillow reports that in many cities across the U.S., a four-bedroom house is typically $496,936, and a five or.
