See inside abandoned Lindy Boggs building
When the levees failed during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the basement of the 187-bed Lindy Boggs Medical Center filled with floodwater, systems shut down and a crisis ensued. Nineteen patients died before the place could be evacuated, and the hospital building hasn’t been occupied since. It sits in limbo...
2022 New Orleans murder suspect located, arrested in California: U.S. Marshals
After a three-year search, the suspect in a 2022 New Orleans murder investigation has been located and arrested.
Drew Brees is opening a multi-level go-kart track in the New Orleans area: ‘It...
If your family catches the need for speed over the holidays, you’ll soon be able to race the day away at a new multi-level go-kart track in the New Orleans area. Drew Brees said that the recently-opened Metairie location of his Surge Entertainment Center venture at 7000 Veterans Memorial Drive will open the track in...
Two men killed in New Orleans shootings over the weekend named by coroner
Two men killed in separate New Orleans shootings over the weekend were identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office Tuesday. Police have not announced arrests in either shooting. At around 4:15 p.m. Saturday, 43-year-old Herman A. Jacques was killed and another man was wounded in a Plum Orchard shootout,...
Student attendance drops in New Orleans-area schools amid immigration sweeps. See the data.
Student absences at schools in the New Orleans region spiked last week as U.S. Border Patrol agents launched sweeps in the area, with teachers saying that some parents in immigrant communities are keeping kids home out of fear of what might happen if they venture out. In the Jefferson Parish...
Louisiana Convenience Store Locks Border Agents Out of Store
A convenience store manager locked the doors to his store as border agents approached the store, in hopes of shopping in it.
More New Orleanians are living in poverty
Why it matters: Poverty remains one of New Orleans' most enduring and persistent challenges. The big picture: The most recent data shows 18.1% of residents were below the poverty level in 2024, up from 16.4% in 2019. Childhood poverty saw the largest increase, jumping to 26%. Houston (21%), Philadelphia (20%)...
DEA cracks down on Mexican cartel drug trafficking into New Orleans
New Orleans health officials report 816 drug overdose deaths in the past two years, 80% which are connected to fentanyl
Groups call for emergency ban on utility disconnections in New Orleans through March 2026
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two local energy advocacy groups are calling for a temporary ban on electric and gas disconnections for New Orleans residents, citing rising energy and living costs. The Alliance for Affordable Energy says thousands of households, including those with children and elderly residents, are at risk...
‘Go somewhere else’: Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
A convenience store manager in Kenner locked a group of Border Patrol agents out as they approached the store on Saturday. In a cell phone video he took of the incident, the group appears to be with the agency’s commander, Gregory Bovino. “You want some chicken? You ain’t getting...
