Homeless encampments below US 90 will be cleared after fire closes Earhart Boulevard ramp
After a fire at homeless encampments below U.S. 90 closed the Earhart Boulevard on-ramp, authorities will clear encampments below key infrastructure, according to Louisiana State Police Troop NOLA. The fire started over the weekend and created structural issues that required the indefinite closing of the ramp. DOTD...
ICE detains more than a dozen people in raid on Kenner boat launch, police...
Federal immigration agents detained at least a dozen people at a Kenner boat launch Friday evening in a joint operation with local and state police, officials said. ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents took up to 15 people into custody after the raid, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said in a video posted...
Fire at Carmel Brook Apartments Displaces 13 Residents; NOFD Responds Quickly
On the morning of November 7, 2025, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a fire at the Carmel Brook Apartments at 12345 N. I-10 Service Rd. Firefighters arrived at 10:02 a.m. and found flames on the second and third floors of building 24. A second alarm was called soon after because of safety concerns...
New Orleans Police Department implements protocols to reduce traffic incidents
After a recent uptick in traffic incidents, the New Orleans Police Department is working to reduce the amount.
Questions remain after Mississippi crash involving monkeys
NEW ORLEANS — When a pick-up truck carrying a trailer of 21 research monkeys crashed in Jasper County, Mississippi last week, the confusion was immediate. “Nobody felt like they really knew a lot about these animals, where they came from, or what they may or may not have,” said Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson.
Food drive at Billie Eilish’s New Orleans shows
If you are going to Billie Eilish's shows at the Smoothie King Center, they are asking you to bring plant-based, non-perishable canned goods through Support + Feed.
New Orleans’ $90 million plan to pay court judgements stalls
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - People who successfully sued New Orleans will have to wait longer to get paid. This past spring, city leaders announced a plan to issue bonds to pay off the estimated $88.1 million in unpaid court judgments. The judgments date back to 1996 and represent more than...
Two sisters who lost everything in Hurricane Melissa move to New Orleans
The community is stepping in to help two sisters who lost everything in Hurricane Melissa. The young girls from Jamaica are now here in New Orleans, staying with their father, as they start over. But a stranger saw a call to action and stepped in to help. “We could see...
Man Is Fatally Electrocuted After Coming into Contact with Power Line While Working on...
A tragic accident has claimed the life of 64-year-old James “Trapper” McEvoy, a veteran grip in the New Orleans film industry, who was electrocuted while working on the set of the upcoming horror movie Kill Me Now. According to Deadline, McEvoy was on the job Monday, Nov. 3, preparing for the film’s first week of […]
2 shot in Gentilly after altercation, police say
New Orleans Police say two people were shot Friday night after fighting with each other in Gentilly. It happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of Elysian Fields Ave., off Allen Toussaint Blvd.
