New Orleans Is Watching You
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Locked Out: Louisiana Manager Taunts ICE Officials at Business Entrance, ‘May this man never...
There’s been an influx of businesses standing against immigration agents whenever they show up in major cities. One strategy is protecting their work spaces, and creating ICE-free zones. As an example, a store manager in Kenner, Louisiana took action when ICE agents tried to come into his business. After seeing a...
New Orleans’ West End Christmas Boat Parade returns to Lake Pontchartrain for 2025
Imagine a fleet of as many as 50 small sail and power boats, plus jet skis, paddleboards and such, all festooned with twinkling Christmas lights and inflated holiday decorations. Imagine this yuletide flotilla cruising picturesquely in line on Lake Pontchartrain led by Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves, at the bow...
New Orleans culture bearers may be forced out of Musicians’ Village after property sale
New Orleans culture bearers living in Musicians’ Village will have to pay at least triple the rent they currently do or face being evicted after Habitat for Humanity sold their homes to a Metairie landlord earlier this year. Over the last several weeks, the new landlord Sam Madi —...
Orleans Parish defendant fires attorney amid fraud allegations
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A defendant in Orleans Parish Criminal Court officially fired his defense attorney after court records accused her of defrauding his family out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tanzanika Ruffin’s client, Kai Hansen, officially fired her today. Prosecutors with the Orleans Parish District...
New Orleans crime cut in half over past two years, report says
(The Center Square) − New Orleans has cut major violent crime nearly in half over the past two years while sending more felony defendants to prison, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Crime Commission. From 2022 to 2024, reported homicides, nonfatal shootings, carjackings and armed robberies fell 55%,...
New Orleans city councilmember concerned delay in lead pipe replacement could cost city
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has secured $86 million in federal funding to locate and replace lead pipes across the city. But New Orleans City Councilmember Oliver Thomas says he is concerned the money could be at risk before the agency can use it.
New Carnival parade founder arrested by NOPD at his Mid-City den, accused of theft
On Friday, Cecil Roebuck received a permit from the New Orleans Police Department that would allow him to debut a new Carnival-style parade on Jan. 5, 2026. But on Wednesday morning, NOPD officers arrived at his Mid-City float den to arrest him for an alleged theft reported in 2022. Roebuck...
A giant birdcage appears outside New Orleans City Hall, calling attention to ICE raids
A nine-foot-tall birdcage stood on the sidewalk near the Perdido Street entrance to City Hall on Wednesday morning. The cage, made of welded iron rods, was an artwork meant to provoke conversation about the immigration raids taking place in the region. Visitors were invited to open the hinged door and...
Suspect sought after violent attack at bus stop outside New Orleans Public Library
NEW ORLEANS — Police are searching for a person who attacked and wounded a person at a bus stop in front of the New Orleans Public Library on Tuesday. Around 7 p.m., Tulane University police officers were called to the RTA bus stop at 219 Loyola Avenue, near the library and Tulane's Downtown Campus, and found an...
