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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno prepares to take office, current Mayor LaToya Cantrell is in the final days of her second term. Cantrell made history in 2018 when she became the first woman to serve as mayor of New Orleans. When she assumed office, there was noticeable excitement. She...

Four men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of human trafficking throughout New Orleans and southeast Louisiana, authorities said. Leroy Allen, 31, was the alleged ringleader of a family enterprise that trafficked girls and young women in and out of a heavily armed Little Woods apartment, the New Orleans Police...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The final meeting of the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force brought legislators, university faculty, and the family of Caleb Wilson together for an emotional conclusion to efforts aimed at preventing future tragedies. Wilson, a 20-year-old Southern University student, was killed...

ARABI, La. — A Chalmette man was arrested for breaking into a business in Arabi where he used to work, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. 36-year-old Michael Totorico was arrested and booked on a simple burglary charge. He was also wanted on an outstanding bench warrant for a traffic violation.

Source: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Brace yourselves, New Orleans drivers: upcoming construction on I-10 could slow down your commute. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced a series of partial and full ramp closures affecting both westbound and eastbound...

Just when everyone’s gearing up for a vibrant Carnival, the NOPD has a cloud hanging over it. Stay tuned for the latest on this developing story.

Accountability matters. Strong policing matters. Successful prosecutions matter. But real public safety also requires prevention — especially addressing environmental dangers that science has connected to violent crime for decades. One of the strongest and most consistent findings is the link between childhood lead...

An architect's rendering of a hotel proposed for the 600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue. (Courtesy New Orleans HDLC) The New Orleans City Council has given the green light to a hotel design that the Historic District Landmarks Commission described as an “over-scaled and poorly articulated behemoth,” at 621 Elysian...

As supporters race to prevent the Leah Chase School from being shut down, a student’s grandmother and the family of the school's namesake have offered to donate more than $2 million to the school if the Orleans Parish School Board agrees to keep it open. Karen Oser Edmunds, whose...

Two people were injured Thursday after a wanted suspect led St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase that ended with a crash in the 9th Ward, according to Sheriff James Pohlmann. Jermaine Turner, 36, was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison on multiple outstanding warrants, including two...