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The city of New Orleans opened an emergency shelter at the Rosenwald Center Tuesday night to provide refuge for up to 120 people during Tropical Storm Bertha. City staff plans to keep the shelter open through Thursday morning, depending on the weather. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the city opened its...

The victim told WGNO News that the box contained a piece of furniture, a dresser, than needed to be assembled.

A federal jury convicted a New Orleans-area pastor last week of more than two-dozen fraud charges, finding he siphoned some $340,000 from his congregations to spend on gambling, meals and living expenses. During the five-day trial, prosecutors told jurors how pastor Dale Sanders, 56, withdrew cash and made wire transfe

As Tropical Storm Bertha continues its slow trek across the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters have extended tropical storm watches and warnings farther west along the Louisiana coastline. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. advisory issued on Tuesday, July 21, the system maintained sustained winds of 60 mph w

Mayor Helena Moreno and New Orleans City Council members on Tuesday asked special prosecutor Laurie White to dismiss charges against Attorney General Liz Murrill, citing escalating tensions between the state and city and a series of funding cuts to New Orleans. In a letter to White, officials said that the...

Officials with Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East, in anticipation of the impacts of Tropical Storm Bertha, have activated emergency operations.

The mayor of Flavortown has returned to the New Orleans area to revisit a homegrown seafood spot and the Jefferson Parish family that keeps it running for a new episode of Guy Fieri's “Triple D Nation.”. Seither’s Seafood in Harahan will be featured on the Food Network with the...

A quiet Monday morning walk turned into a terrifying ordeal for a man and woman in New Orleans' Central City neighborhood when they were robbed at gunpoint, police said. The pair was heading toward a home when an unknown man approached, grabbed one of their bags, pressed a handgun against one of the victims, and ran of

When police arrested Laura Collins for fatally striking a bicyclist while driving near Canal Street in early 2020, her fiancé, Gerald Robicheaux, bailed her out of jail. But their relationship soured while she awaited trial for the fatal Mid-City hit-and-run. A year after the wreck, Collins strangled Robicheaux to deat

Families in New Orleans are searching for answers after the eviction of New Orleans Funeral and Cremation Service, owned by Gary Lewis, which resulted in more than two dozen remains being sent to the coroner’s office and ongoing struggles. Following a WDSU investigation, more families came forward, and new...