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People lying on public sidewalks in New Orleans may face jail time as police ramp up enforcement of a long-standing ordinance prohibiting the practice. The shift comes as the New Orleans Police Department struggles to tackle homelessness in the French Quarter, 8th District captain Samuel Palumbo said at a...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officials with the Essence Festival of Culture have released the first wave of performers set to hit the stage for the 2026 concert series. The lineup selection was done in celebration of Women’s History Month and “signals a stage shaped by women who have set standards, broken ceilings, and built...

While New Orleans waits for word that the latest precautionary boil advisory has been lifted, the public works committee of the New Orleans City Council meets Tuesday.

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a suspect who is accused of two theft investigations at the same Mid-City coffee shop.

METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Firefighters responded to a house fire on Transcontinental Drive in Metairie early Tuesday morning. Video from the scene shows flames tearing through the home before crews arrived. In footage captured later, multiple fire units were on scene working to bring the blaze under control. As of...

The New Orleans Career Center is racing to keep up as employers around the city clamor for skilled workers. CEO Claire Jecklin says the nonprofit has rapidly expanded its slate of classes in both the building trades and health care, adding plumbing and ramping up clinical training at its Tremé campus.

A gushing geyser pushed floodwaters inside several Uptown homes. Neighbors were shocked waking up to a massive water main break on Panola Street early Monday morning. “Our house is a little bit of a warzone right now, trying to air out downstairs and figure everything out,” said Bree Brincat.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Testimony continued Monday (March 9) in the federal staged crash fraud trial involving New Orleans personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles, with a former accountant describing major changes in Motta’s finances after she became a lawyer. The trial, now in its second week...

NEW ORLEANS — Mayor Helena Moreno is demanding urgency and a clear plan from the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans after another water main break flooded streets in Carrollton and triggered a boil water advisory. The latest break happened Monday near the intersection of Panola Street and...

NEW ORLEANS - Two and a half years after he resigned from the Baton Rouge Police Department, former chief Murphy Paul has been selected for the newly elected Orleans Parish sheriff's transition team. Sheriff-Elect Michelle Woodfork selected Paul to co-chair her transition team. He'll work alongside a legal expert,...