Mid-City’s Taqueria Guerrero reopens after closing amid immigration enforcement concerns
NEW ORLEANS — Taqueria Guerrero, the Mid-City Mexican restaurant that temporarily closed amid heightened fears over immigration enforcement in the New Orleans area, reopened this week. The local favorite, located at 208 N. Carrollton Ave., opened its doors Tuesday, Jan. 6, with its full menu and regular hours,...
15-year-old’s Mid-City murder case remains unsolved 3 years later
Three years ago on this day, January 5, someone dropped off 15-year old Terriek James at University Medical Center. He'd been shot and died at the scene.
Bourbon Street attack survivors, families mark one-year anniversary
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Brittany Francois’s three-year-old son Maddox clings to his mother’s side, a behavior that started when she returned home after being run over by a truck driven by a terrorist on Bourbon Street more than a year ago. “Oh, yeah. Look, from the moment I...
NOPD adds cops in 2025, looks to add more in new year
The NOPD has had some recruiting success in the last year, with a slight gain in the number of officers. According to New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, the NOPD has 910 officers right now.
Bungled bonuses not only thing discouraging NOPD retention, recruitment
A system of bonuses designed to keep experienced New Orleans police officers on the force is running out of money, and the Cantrell administration says there won’t be enough left to pay all of them.
Moreno Inauguration to Anchor All In Weekend
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor-elect Helena Moreno will be sworn in as New Orleans’ 63rd mayor on Jan. 12 during an inaugural ceremony scheduled from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Saenger Theatre. Moreno takes office after serving two four-year terms as an at-large member of the New Orleans City Council.
New Orleans police were promised bonuses. But the city has run out of money...
When a historic violent crime wave converged with a New Orleans police staffing crisis in 2022, Mayor LaToya Cantrell put $20 million in federal grants toward police bonuses in a bid to shore up the ranks. Now the outgoing administration says the money is mostly spent, and there isn’t enough...
Moreno: “It’s been eye-opening how much we didn’t know, and still don’t know,” New...
“Not 24 hours after I got elected, I was pretty much thrown into being de facto mayor and had to take on responsibilities that, ordinarily, the mayor-elect doesn’t have to do,” Moreno tells Newell Normand.
Where to get King Cakes in the New Orleans area for Mardi Gras 2026
Mardi Gras is just around the corner. With the beginning of the new year, people are ready to flock to their favorite king cake shop. Many may have their go-to place, but if you want to try a new spot or are looking for some good options, check some of these shops out:
BRPD arrest man accused of stealing woman’s debit card from gas station, spending $1,700
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police officers arrested a Metairie man after he allegedly charged $1,700 on a stolen debit card after finding it at a Port Allen gas station. Miguel Scott, 18, is accused of theft, as well as 15 counts of access device fraud, after a woman reported that her card had been stolen on July 12,...
