Louisiana Shrimp Festival to return to New Orleans
The Louisiana Shrimp Festival & Shrimp Aid will return for its third year on Sunday, October 18 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
NOPD identifies suspect wanted for second-degree murder in Seabrook area shooting
The New Orleans Police Department on Wednesday identified a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the Seabrook area last month. Chrisjen Griffin, 19, is wanted on a count of second-degree murder. He’s accused in the killing of 26-year-old Tyjon Jones. On June 8, police were called...
Residents worry city-state dispute could impact funding after Atty. Gen. indictment
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Some local residents say they fear the growing dispute between state and city leaders could distract officials from the New Orleans community’s needs. An Orleans Parish grand jury indicted state Attorney General Liz Murrill last week on counts of public intimidation and malfeasance in office. On We
Recent thunderstorms brought summer hail to New Orleans. Damon Singleton explains.
Severe thunderstorms that rolled through the New Orleans area Tuesday evening brought all the usual suspects, including shocking cracks of thunder and intense rains that quickly inundated streets around the city. But certain parts of the city were treated to a less common impact: hail. The small stones of ice...
New Orleans owed $2 million for private property grass cutting
For years, thousands of properties across New Orleans have sat neglected with overgrown grass.
NOPD arrests suspect in New Orleans box cutter attack last month
The New Orleans Police Department says a suspect in a violent attack on a woman last month, who slipped their custody, has now been arrested.
Two new Hubig’s Pies summer flavors are coming soon, and Tipitina’s hosts a party...
Are you a lemon Hubig’s Pie guy, or maybe a pineapple girl? The fried-and-iced hand pies are a New Orleans staple that can inspire loyalties along with cravings. Soon, two more flavors will be in the mix to consider, for a limited time each. Hubig’s has a pair of...
Sheriff Drone Sniffs Out Alleged Copper Heist At Liberty Steel In LaPlace
A sheriff’s drone helped deputies crash what the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is calling a copper-theft attempt at a LaPlace warehouse on Monday, ending with one arrest and the seizure of several vehicles and trailers. Thermal cameras overhead picked up suspicious movement in nearby woods and guided deputies on the
New Orleans police search for suspect in connection with Seabrook area homicide
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted for his alleged involvement in a homicide in the Seabrook area last month.
Deadly Gunfire Turns Seventh Ward Corner Into Crime Scene
Gunfire in New Orleans' Seventh Ward left one person dead on Dec. 16, 2023, turning a neighborhood intersection into a crime scene, according to police. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found the victim at the intersection, and emergency crews pronounced the person dead at the scene. Detectives are still w
