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The severely bent iron cross affixed to the cupola of St. Augustine Catholic Church bore testament to Hurricane Ida’s ferocious winds and became a symbol of the devastation the powerful storm left in its wake across New Orleans and south Louisiana. But, at least initially, parishioners thought their beloved...

Aside from the usual festival faire of live music, and food, the shrimp festival was also Shrimp Aid, because the fishermen who provide our local seafood are in need.

The start of an ambitious restoration of St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter has been delayed by a few months as project leaders worked to raise money and gather additional historic and building data. But church officials now expect the project to get underway in earnest next year. Later...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Baton Rouge Police Traffic Homicide detectives have arrested a woman in connection with a crash that killed an LSU student and her fiancé near the Baton Rouge campus early Sunday (Oct. 18), officials said. Mia Camille Dawson, 20, was booked into East Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A senior LSU biology student from Metairie died early Sunday (Oct. 18) when she and a companion were struck by a car while walking near the Baton Rouge campus, school officials said. A statement from LSU identified the student as Leah Fonte, a biological sciences...

A New Orleans Police Department patrol officer turned himself in Saturday morning after deputies say he pulled his department-issued firearm on his roommate during an argument at his Slidell home earlier this month. Derrick Burmaster, 47, was booked at the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on one count of aggravated assault with a firearm.

Senior running back Jeremy Micken made it a happy homecoming for Carver. His three touchdowns helped the Rams overcome an early 15-point deficit on the way to defeating Abramson 28-21 on Saturday at Tad Gormley Stadium. Micken ran 22 times for 87 yards as the Rams played without all-district quarterback...

St. Augustine’s offense is hard to stop. But for much of the first half Saturday, the Purple Knights made things harder on themselves. A holding penalty in the red zone and an incomplete fourth-down pass ended a 16-play drive that lasted nearly seven minutes without producing points. The missed opportunity helped Jesuit head into halftime trailing by just four points.

HARAHAN, La. (WVUE) - Kingfish Boxing Club offers free boxing lessons to children starting at age 8, after Hurricane Ida forced the non-profit out of its original home in Kenner. Coach Axel Murillo said children must apply and are interviewed about their grades and behavior before being accepted. Students who...

An NOPD officer is facing criminal gun charges on the Northshore. "A patrol officer with the New Orleans Police Department has been arrested by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office,"