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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Three years after a hit-and-run crash following Jazz Fest left her near death, Kat Elkins returned to work as a nurse. Elkins, a Touro Hospital nurse, was critically injured in a hit-and-run at Claiborne and Esplanade while riding her bicycle home from Jazz Fest in 2023. Doctors did not think she would survive.

Councilman Hans Liljeberg, who represents Metairie, said while he is a fan of the 30-court tennis complex project, he will no longer pursue constructing it on the property of Bright Playground following the wave of opposition it received.

HARVEY, La. (WVUE) - Family held a vigil Tuesday night for a 13-year-old gunned down in Harvey last week. Joined in prayer, they remembered Josiah Brackens. He was killed on Angus Drive last Thursday afternoon. He was found lying next to a home. Jefferson Parish deputies arrested a 15-year-old for...

Say what you want about former Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, but I think the sheriff gig is the toughest elected position in the entire city, and she had a bad, bad hand. Now she’s been hit with a 30-count indictment. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill conducted an investigation mostly...

LOUISIANA — Louisiana State Police arrested two people Thursday morning following a pursuit involving a motorcycle in Metairie, authorities said. According to state police, troopers attempted to stop a Yamaha motorcycle for traffic violations shortly before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Clearview Parkway and Park Drive South. Investigators said the driver refused to stop, […] The post Two people arrested following police chase in...

As a U.S. Army veteran with more than three decades in law enforcement, Shawn Dent is no stranger to violence. He estimates he has worked more than 60 active homicide scenes during his career as an officer, first with the New Orleans Police Department and now with the Cincinnati Police Department.

The question has shifted from "If" to "When" regarding heavy rainfall in South Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - While much of Wednesday will be dry, the storm threat ramps up for parts of the north shore today. The culprit behind the storms will bring a widespread threat every day through the weekend. Isolated storms may form this afternoon and evening on the north shore...

The Jefferson Parish Council announced Wednesday morning that it will no longer pursue a $16 million professional-grade tennis complex at Johnny Bright Playground following backlash from the community. Hans Liljeberg, the Jefferson Parish Council member who represents Metairie, said during opening remarks at a Wednesday meeting that the parish would...

Officer Marcus Ball has only been on the Kenner police force for three years, but already he has been recognized over and over again. Most recently, he was Kenner's nominee for Crimestoppers’ Officer of the Year. “Nobody does this job for the money. They do it for the love...