Mayor-elect Helena Moreno focuses on infrastructure as a priority
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor-elect Helena Moreno takes office Monday with infrastructure as one of her top priorities, including lighting streets, repairing potholes and fixing basic services across the city. Anthony Jackson said he doesn’t look forward to driving home to New Orleans East every night. “I get anxiety...
New Orleans’ signature housing policy failed. Now comes the hard part for Mayor-elect Moreno
New Orleans’ signature affordable housing policy has failed to produce what it promised — and now the city’s incoming mayor faces a harder, more fundamental question: how to encourage developers to build housing at all. A city-commissioned report released late last year concluded that a law requiring...
New Orleans owes $770,000 to drivers for overpaid traffic tickets, Inspector General says
Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration failed to address issues with New Orleans' traffic camera program that were identified by the city's Inspector General six years ago, according to a follow-up report issued Thursday by Inspector General Ed Michel. The city has failed to establish a system for returning money to...
Council Member Matthew Willard: New Orleans needs ‘a cultural reboot within City Hall’
As a state legislator for nearly six years and a lifelong New Orleanian, Matthew Willard is well aware of the struggles residents face on a daily basis. From broken street lights and torn-up streets to blighted properties and a fraught permitting system, he’s watched businesses close and people leave the city...
12 Famous U.S. Cities Quietly Facing Major Climate Threats
1. Miami, Florida: Rising Sea Levels 1. Miami, Florida: Rising Sea Levels (image credits: pexels) Miami is at the forefront of climate threats, primarily due ... Read more The post 12 Famous U.S. Cities Quietly Facing Major Climate Threats appeared first on Climate Cosmos .
APSO Arrest Report for the Week of December 31-January 8
Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of December 31-January 8:. Tavin Carter, 35, 9456 Williams Rd, Gonzales was charged w/ Theft, Unauthorized Entry of Place of Business, Criminal Trespass, Simple Criminal Damage to Property, and Parole Violation;. Shane Kerner, 43, 5223 Quincy St, Metairie was...
IRS unveils new tax break for new car buyers; Up to $10,000 in savings...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The federal government has launched a new program allowing vehicle buyers to reduce their taxes, with potential savings of up to $10,000. The initiative is part of the “No Tax on Car Loan Interest” provision included in the recently signed “Big Beautiful” federal bill. The U.S. Treasury...
Mayor-elect holds inaugural events this weekend
Events begin this weekend ahead of the inauguration of New Orleans’ next mayor. Instead of having a big party for campaign donors, Helena Moreno is calling for public service.
After Minneapolis shooting, New Orleans groups march in protest of federal immigration sweeps
Members of several New Orleans activist groups held a demonstration at Lafayette Square Wednesday evening (January 7) to protest the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier in the day. Over 50 protesters from local groups, including the New Orleans...
A push during a couple’s argument in Gretna led to deadly gunfire, police say
A New Orleans man shot and killed his cousin's boyfriend after the couple's argument turned physical in the parking lot of a Gretna apartment complex, according to authorities. Mark Haynes, 56, is accused of killing 48-year-old Michael K. Smith. Haynes appeared in Jefferson Parish Magistrate Court Friday morning for...
