Auditor: NOPD bonuses can be paid from payroll loan, but there’s a catch
The incoming Moreno administration is also pledging to honor a New Orleans Police Department retention bonus program set up in 2022 that could come up $8 million short, threatening to stiff police officers who stuck with the force.
Moreno ready to ‘hit the ground running’ despite bumpy transition
New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno will take office Monday, but the transition from outgoing Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been challenging. Moreno and her incoming chief administrative officer aren't quite sure what they'll find when they start opening drawers in their new offices. But Moreno says her team is ready...
Historic 1.2M-pound locomotive ‘Big Boy’ to embark on first coast-to-coast tour in 2026
Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.
New Orleans suspect accused of shooting 4-year-old boy, man on Jan. 1 has bond...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans man accused of shooting a 4-year-old boy and another man during a suspected domestic dispute on New Year’s Day had bond set Wednesday (Jan. 7) at nearly a half-million dollars. Robert Torregano, 25, appeared in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court for a hearing...
Moreno eschews inaugural ball, but other privately funded public events planned
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ next mayor does not intend to end her first day in office in a ball gown. Mayor-elect Helena Moreno said she is foregoing the traditional glitz of an inaugural ball after she takes office on Monday (Jan. 12), opting instead for a more communal slate of events starting this weekend.
New Orleans high school focused on protecting the coast will close
A New Orleans high school focused on teaching students to protect the coast will close at the end of this school year. New Harmony High School’s board of directors voted last month to surrender the school’s charter when it expires in June, its founder, Sunny Dawn Summer, confirmed in an email.
Meteorologist Alexandra Cranford is leaving WWL Louisiana for a ‘new phase of life’
Popular WWL Louisiana meteorologist Alexandra Cranford announced on social media Wednesday that she's leaving the station next week to be a stay-at-home mom. Cranford has been a fixture on WWL for 13 years. She went on maternity leave in September 2024 ahead of the birth of her son, Marius, later that month.
Louisiana man accused of embezzling over $500K from employer arrested, sheriff says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Folsom-area man has been arrested after a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation found he embezzled more than $500,000 from his employer. In August 2025, the owner of a local logistics business contacted the Sheriff’s Office after discovering what he believed to be an internal...
A Eulogy for Dan Bright
One night in New Orleans, about 10 years ago, I was unexpectedly called to the hospital downtown. A man named Dan Bright had been shot seven times at close range and was drifting in and out of consciousness. In a waking moment my name had come up, apparently he wanted to speak with me, and two men were soon on their...
New year starts with rising flu and COVID rates, expected to get even worse
As 2026 gets underway, Louisiana is once again making an unwelcome headline; ranking among the states with the highest influenza activity in the country. And doctors say the flu isn’t the only illness sending people to the emergency room.
