New Orleans wanted a non-charter school. It doesn’t have enough students.
A little more than one year after opening the Leah Chase School, New Orleans’ first traditional public school in nearly two decades, school board members have a choice: invest more in the school in hopes of turning it around or cut their losses and shut it down. When Leah...
NOPD seeks public’s help finding ‘critical, endangered’ missing woman in Little Woods
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a woman reported as a "critical, endangered missing person". Officers said 50-year-old Naomi Fortson suffers from medical conditions and has been missing since Saturday. She is described as a Black female, 6'0" tall,...
First Alert: Arctic front moving through, last day to protect pipes for hard freeze...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An Arctic cold front is moving through the area Sunday morning. The high temperature for Sunday has already been reached, and temperatures will begin to plummet behind the front. Most of the day will be spent in the 50s and 40s. Wind gusts up to 35...
Irvin Mayfield gets a fresh start on Bourbon Street. ‘We are a second-chance town.’
In New Orleans for a massive marine industry convention, Sue Hilger and her son were dining at Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar on Bourbon Street in early December when they were offered free tickets to the new, all-ages music venue upstairs. They accepted even though they'd never heard of...
Danny Barker and the New Orleans Axeman: A Jazz Parable
A noted Creole jazz musician, raised in the French Quarter’s Little Palermo, embarks on a mission to preserve the soundtrack of New Orleans’ culture. “On St. Joseph’s night, March 19, 1919, a local axe murderer vowed to spare anyone who had a jazz band playing in their homes!”
These WWI monuments once adorned Canal Street in New Orleans. When and where did...
After fighting ended in World War I, temporary structures lined the downtown side of Canal Street in New Orleans to stir support for a last round of United States war bonds. Algiers Point resident and retired veteran Ron Hill found an intriguing picture in the Louisiana Digital Library. In the image, structures stand...
New Orleans Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Tattooed Suspect in Canal Street Theft
The New Orleans Police Department is reaching out to the public for help in identifying a man wanted for a theft that occurred earlier this month. The theft took place at a business located in the 5000 block of Canal Street, around midday last Tuesday. The authorities released a statement on social media detailing...
Last man captured after New Orleans jailbreak handed down hefty sentence
A man who was the last inmate to be apprehended following an audacious New Orleans jailbreak has been handed two life sentences for a double murder committed in 2018. The Louisiana judge presiding over the case sternly rebuked Derrick Groves for the disruption caused by his five months on the run. Groves, 28,...
New Orleans police seeking information on suspect, motive after woman killed in Holy Cross...
New Orleans police are gathering evidence to determine a motive and identify a suspect after a woman was found dead on the porch of a home in the 900 block of Saint Maurice Street Saturday. Police have identified the victim but have not yet released her name as officials work...
Kenner Teenager Charged with Attempted Burglary and Flight from Police After Residents Report Suspicious...
The Kenner Police Department successfully apprehended a teenage suspect after residents reported suspicious activities on Thursday. According to the social media post from KennerPolice, the incident occurred when a male subject, later identified as 17-year-old Calvin Andrews, attempted to forcefully gain entry into...
