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Moments before he was shot inside a Harvey convenience store, Donte Vallee pulled up to the business with his alleged killer in his passenger seat, according to authorities. Vallee, 22, and Desmond Bergeron, 26, walked in together. But Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators say Bergeron shot Vallee in the back

We're about halfway through the year, and it's already been a tumultuous one for New Orleans' restaurant industry. departures by big names and new arrivals that already feel like they've been open forever. Decatur Street restaurants have dominated headlines after Café Sbisa and LUFU closed this summer, with both citing

When the air conditioning dies in a New Orleans rental, it is not just one sweaty, sleepless night. In a stretch of dangerous summer heat, tenants have a city-backed way to report bedrooms that become unsafe, along with legal protections if a landlord tries to push back after a valid complaint.

There’s something almost cinematic about watching the American landscape blur past a train window. The rhythmic clatter of the wheels, the slow unfurling of mountain ranges, desert flats, and ancient river valleys. No airplane window can do that. No interstate highway comes close. Train travel is one of those slow, won

The Outback Steakhouse employee accused of shooting his co-worker during an argument at the Marrero restaurant has been extradited from Texas to face a count of attempted second-degree murder. Jeffrey Williams, 40, of Marrero, was also booked Tuesday with obstruction of justice, according to jail records. Jefferson Par

Lauren Bacall’s whiskey and cigarettes voice seems a long way from 3700 St. Claude Ave. in the Bywater. But that’s exactly what inspired the naming of Lowpoint, the coffee shop and cafe that originally opened five years ago on Poland Avenue and moved to its larger, more visible current location a few months back.

People who live in the Black Pearl neighborhood of New Orleans question where a mysterious white dust came from. Neighbors told WDSU the mystery substance settled over cars, trees, and other surfaces for a couple of days. Erin Constantine and her two young sons spent part of their Wednesday afternoon...

A suspected narcotics distributor is facing a slate of charges after a multi‑agency investigation that kicked off when officers were called to a suspected overdose in Pearl River, according to authorities. What started as a medical emergency quickly turned into a full‑blown narcotics probe, with local, state and federa

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Audubon Nature Institute officials said they have eliminated several positions as part of a broader staffing reduction. Among those laid off was Chief of Staff Gilbert Montano. Montano was former mayor Latoya Cantrell’s chief administrative officer. Officials said they have made “organizational cha

We’ve been through a lot in recent weeks. There’s been some head-spinning, toe-tapping, neck-throwing, lip-smacking moments as the guv, the AG, the mayor, the DA and City Council members pointed, posted, pulled, pushed and shouted about and at each other with allegations, name-calling and, I’m certain, some swearing.