Insanity plea dropped in murder case reopened after WWL investigation; trial set for May
A murder case—closed for years before a WWL Louisiana Investigation revived it—took another turn in court Friday, as the woman accused of killing her boyfriend in a downtown New Orleans hotel room dropped the insanity defense she first raised three months ago. Cache Shelton, who is charged with...
NOLA Seafood Marketplace to bring seafood ‘farmer’s market’ to Broadside for first time
For the first time, the NOLA Seafood Marketplace is coming to Broadside for a unique seafood-focused farmer's market on Saturday, March 21.
New Orleans CAO updates City Council on budget crisis
Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso pointed out to the council that cash flow projections without any action would see the city in the negative by April.
Jackson Square Bomb Scare Halts Decatur Street, Ends With a Whimper
For a short stretch on Friday, the busy edge of Jackson Square turned into a crime scene-style quiet zone, as New Orleans police shut down part of Decatur Street and brought in the bomb squad to check out a suspicious item. The object was reported near Decatur and Saint Peter streets, right by Jackson Square in the...
‘Anything but a typical fraud case’: Inside the ‘Highway Robbery’ courtroom during verdict
NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has found personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles guilty on all charges in a trial over an alleged scheme involving staged collisions with 18-wheelers, a case first exposed by WWL Louisiana. Prosecutors said Giles and Motta paid so-called “slammers” to intentionally...
This Former 19th-Century Catholic Schoolhouse is Now the Marigny’s Most Ethereal Boutique Escape
Four buildings occupy the block at Burgundy and Mandeville streets in the Marigny, and every one of them spent over a century serving God before they started serving hotel guests. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church opened in 1860 to handle the neighborhood’s English-speaking Catholics, most of them Irish...
A Metairie fish fry that lives up to the hype
The fried fish plates at St. Angela's Merici in Metairie are worth the wait. Why it matters: On Lenten Fridays, we're on the prowl for good seafood. The big picture: I took it as a good sign that the drive-thru line was wrapped around the block when I pulled up to St. Angela's last week.
Shia LaBeouf captured on camera yelling at police outside New Orleans home
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Actor Shia LaBeouf was captured on camera Friday morning yelling at police outside of his home in New Orleans. According to video obtained by TMZ, he is shown explaining something to a police officer about a car. He then tells the police he is a target and eventually yells that he has a...
Cat named Taylor Swift, dog named Travis Kelce to get married at Jefferson Parish...
Tabby cat, "Taylor Kitty Swift," and a young pup named "Travis Takeoff Kelce" will be getting married at the Jefferson Parish Eastbank Regional Library on Saturday, March 21, and you're invited.
How long is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. It’s the longest in the world
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in South Louisiana is the longest bridge in the U.S. and is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world. The causeway consists of two parallel bridges spanning nearly 24 miles, measuring 126,122 feet. Roughly 40,000 vehicles traverse across Lake Pontchartrain Causeway daily...
