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Let’s be clear about something: Essence Festival belongs in New Orleans. But we must make sure the people who built the culture—and the Black businesses that sustain it—actually benefit from it. For over three decades, Essence Festival has been more than a concert series. It has been...

Casimiro, a Mexican breakfast joint, will open on 800 Louisa St. in spring 2026

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A National Guardsman accidentally shot at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans on Tuesday night is in stable condition and remains hospitalized, spokesperson Lt. Col. Noel Collins said Wednesday. Collins said the New Orleans Police Department is investigating, including whether any charges will be...

Nathan Grubbs is a movie star. His co-star is a 1987 Chevy van.

NEW ORLEANS — A double shooting in New Orleans East Plum Orchard neighborhood killed a man and left another person injured Wednesday night, according to New Orleans police. It happened in the 7900 block of Chef Menteur Highway around 10:40 p.m. According to police, both victims were taken to the hospital, where a man...

The St. Bernard's Sheriff's Office has apprehended the last two suspects involved in a fatal shooting that happened last month in Violet. Marcus Venible, 23, and Maliek Pickens, 21, were found and taken into custody in Mississippi on Wednesday. Venible will be booked with second-degree murder, while Pickens will be...

To most locals, gumbo is best when it’s made at home, the ultimate comfort food informed by mamere’s kitchen and her way of doing things right. Of course, first, there’s a roux. New Orleanians are experts at coaxing that dark roux into a simmering bowl as full of cultural influences as the city itself.

Severe flash flooding has closed Lakeshore Drive from Seabrook Bridge to West End Boulevard on Thursday morning, according to New Orleans city officials. Flooding has reached up to 3 feet in some areas along Lake Pontchartrain, according to the Orleans Levee District Police Department. Four cars stalled in the high...

This New Orleans restaurant has been around for over a century, and along the way, it's developed a rep for serving some of the best muffulettas in town.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A former paralegal testified Wednesday that an attorney at his law firm handed him an envelope he believed was full of cash to deliver to a man suspected of organizing staged vehicle crashes. Todd Smith, who worked at the King Law Firm, took the stand in...