Silver Alert issued for missing New Orleans man
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana State Police issued a Silver Alert Friday for a 76-year-old New Orleans man who has been missing since Wednesday. Elbert Welch was last seen in the 1700 block of Holiday Drive on May 6 at approximately 11 a.m. State police received the request to issue a Silver Alert at approximately 6:54 p.m. Friday on behalf of the...
Flash Flood Warning issued across New Orleans Metro. Watch live coverage
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued until 6:30 p.m. for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and St. Bernard Parishes. The warning is in place until 6:30 p.m. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of the Northshore and Tangipahoa Parishes until 4:30 p.m. Watch live severe weather coverage...
Strong winds knock over trees, debris in Belle Chasse
BELLE CHASSE (WVUE) - Neighbors in Belle Chasse picked up tree limbs, roof shingles, parts of awnings and other debris scattered across neighborhoods Friday afternoon. Strong storms moved through Plaquemines Parish around 4 p.m., bringing heavy rain and powerful winds through the suburb. Officials said no injuries were reported. “We’ve...
St. Bernard deputies arrest man accused of attempted armed robbery in Chalmette
Deputies with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office are investigating an alleged attempted robbery that happened in the early hours of Friday, May 8.
New plaque memorializes victims of ‘99 Mother’s Day bus crash in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Outside City Park’s Pan Am Stadium, a plaque now honors the victims of the 1999 Mother’s Day bus crash, the deadliest auto accident in Louisiana history. The crash happened May 9, 1999, when a charter bus carrying mostly senior citizens from St. John Parish...
7 Haunted Places in the U.S. You Can Actually Visit (If You Dare)
From New Orleans mansions to a famously haunted Colorado hotel, several U.S. sites continue to draw visitors with ghost stories, documented tours, and decades of local lore. These seven places are open to the public and remain among the country's best-known haunted destinations.
Jury convicts New Orleans man in 2023 domestic violence killing of Cassie Piquet
A man on trial in connection with a November 2023 domestic violence killing was found guilty Thursday on all three counts at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. Jurors convicted Carl Wilson, 41, of second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. Wilson shot Cassie Piquet, 39, multiple times on a dead-end street on Nov. 7, 2023...
New Orleans man pleads guilty to killing man he caught burglarizing his father’s car
A New Orleans man scheduled to stand trial in the shooting death of a man he spotted burglarizing his father's vehicle outside of a Harvey bar instead pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to Jefferson Parish court records. John Thomas III, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and obstruction of...
Ex-NOPD Cop Clams Up, Pleads The Fifth Over 700 Times In Orleans Jail
Former New Orleans Police Department detective Stanley Burkhardt all but shut down during a recent civil deposition, invoking his Fifth Amendment right more than 700 times rather than answer questions about alleged abuse and long-unsolved killings. The recorded testimony, held inside the Orleans Parish jail, stretched to roughly four hours as lawyers tried to press him on deaths dating back to the 1970s...
NWS confirms 7, upgrades 2 tornadoes
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The National Weather Service is still working through damage surveys to try to determine how strong numerous tornadoes were across Mississippi. On Thursday, the Jackson, Slidell and New Orleans NWS released preliminary results for seven tornadoes. These ratings are always subject to change as crews survey more area throughout the week.
