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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The sounds of bulldozers and jackhammers fill the air in the Bywater at the site of a massive eyesore. Work finally has begun on one of the old Naval Support Activity buildings on Poland Avenue. RELATED: Infamous abandoned Bywater Naval Base secures $20M federal grant for...

The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a fire on Fern Street on Monday, Dec. 15.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will avoid a public hearing on her finances after a New Orleans attorney said her court-ordered attorney fees were paid. Earlier this month, attorney Justin Schmidt asked an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge to force Cantrell to publicly explain her...

Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward, a fixture at festivals, nightclubs and special events in New Orleans and beyond for decades, died suddenly Monday after collapsing. He was 60. A cause of death has not yet been determined, said his wife, Lenzie LeBeauf-Ward. In a city whose musical culture is more...

Christmas Day in Louisiana likely won’t involve keeping warm with chestnuts on an open fire and hot cocoa. Early forecasts this week point to above average weather for the state, leaving little hope for a white Christmas on the bayou. Louisiana — along with much of the South —...

Online tributes are pouring in after the family of musician Michael Ward confirmed his sudden passing on Monday, Dec. 15.

Trader Joe's is planning to open approximately 30 new stores throughout the U.S., with a number of new stores having already opened this year. The grocery store chain currently operates 581 stores across 42 states and Washington, D.C. The new locations can be found on the company's website on the "Find a Trader...

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center is the first institution of its kind founded by and for people of African descent in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Center is located on 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in the Central City district. Following a brief introduction, D. Caleb Smith interviews Ashé’s co-founder, Carol...

A violent episode shattered the routine atmosphere of New Orleans' Holy Cross neighborhood this past weekend when a woman was discovered shot dead on a residential porch. The New Orleans Police Department confirmed they were called to the 900 block of St. Maurice Avenue around 5:28 p.m. on Saturday in response to a...

New Orleans officials are weighing a plan to install permanent gates along Bourbon Street, a measure they say will prevent a repeat of the deadly Jan. 1 vehicle-ramming attack that exposed serious gaps in the city’s homeland security measures. Public safety leaders presented the idea to New Orleans City...