NOPD arrests 2 suspects in separate homicide investigations across New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police arrested three people in separate homicide investigations, with the latest arrest happening early Tuesday morning. NOPD's Violent Offender Warrant Squad and U.S. Marshals' Fugitive Task Force arrested Michael McBride, 18, at a home in the 8400 block of Dixon Street Tuesday morning....
Runaway Mylar Balloons Throw New Orleans East Into Sudden Blackout
Floating party favors turned into neighborhood villains on Sunday evening when mylar balloons drifted into power lines in New Orleans East, cutting electricity to parts of Plum Orchard and Read Boulevard West. The lights went out around 6:30 p.m., darkening homes, intersections and a few businesses, before crews got...
New Orleans police seek help finding missing 16-year-old
New Orleans police are asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old boy. Angel Antonio Hernandez was last seen around 7 a.m. on Monday at his home in the 2000 block of North Robertson Street. Police deployed drones around the area Monday afternoon but did not specify if it was in connection to the case.
New Orleans attorney Tanzanika Ruffin indicted on federal wire fraud charge
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans defense attorney Tanzanika Ruffin on a wire fraud charge, accusing her of stealing more than $250,000 from a client’s parents. The indictment, handed up March 13, says Ruffin “devised and intended to devise a scheme and artifice...
Louisiana Parade Organizers Issue Lifetime Bans Following Offensive Gestures
What should be a festive St. Patrick's Day in Louisiana took a troubling twist. Let's unpack what happened when celebration crossed a line.
New documents on Huey P. Long assassination now open to public
LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Newly donated documents surrounding the assassination of former Governor Huey P. Long became open to public earlier today, officials said. Presented by Secretary of State Nancy Landry and the Louisiana State Archives, these never-before-seen papers, donated by author Jack B. McGuire, who serve as...
The Gulf Coast’s hottest Amtrak question: Which city packs the Mardi Gras Service
Mobile has seen 26,174 riders board the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service in just under seven months, and the city is outperforming New Orleans on a per‑capita basis among the two largest anchors of the coastal route. Since the service launched on August 18, Mobile is averaging roughly 130 boardings...
Amtrak eyes I‑20 corridor passenger expansion
SHREVEPORT La. - Amtrak officials are looking to expand travel across several southern states, and with new data centers coming to the area they have to find ways to help people get around. An expansion of the passenger rail along the Interstate 20 corridor will be one of the big...
This Treme Sanctuary Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the “Black Carnival” Traditions Most Tourists...
Sylvester Francis got tired of paying $35 for his own photograph. In 1979, he paraded with the Gentlemen of Leisure Social Aid and Pleasure Club. A photographer snapped him in his finery and charged $35 for a print. Francis paid, then bought a Super 8mm camera and a still camera, figuring he’d shoot his own […]
Dogs found locked in crates for days in New Orleans East spark outcry
This weekend, pictures of abandoned pets locked in crates in New Orleans East, were shared among animal lovers. And when they were sent to us as well, we went searching for answers to see what happened and where the dogs are now. For more than a week, four dogs were...
