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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The United States Border Patrol chief reports an alleged gang member from El Salvador was arrested in New Orleans. According to USBP Chief Jason Owens on X, formerly known as Twitter, Lorenzo Alexander Benitez was arrested by border patrol agents during a traffic stop. Owens...
New rules for Jazz Fest Thursday
NEW ORLEANS — For those of you heading to Jazz Fest for the Rolling Stones on Thursday, you need to be aware of some new rules. The sold-out show will include changes from scheduling, to prohibited items and vendors. Pay attention because if you don't follow them, you could...
Storm chances return for Jazz Fest in your New Orleans weather forecast
Storm chances are back in the New Orleans weather forecast and could impact acts at Jazz Fest, such as the Rolling Stones on Thursday, and Friday too. There is a chance some more fog could form late tonight, but our forecast signals aren't showing as much as the previous two nights.
I-TEAM: Caregiver arrested after man with special needs found wandering the street
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A mother from Metairie is furious after she says her adult son, who has special needs, was abandoned by those she trusted to take care of him. The caregiver allegedly left him inside his apartment back in March, allowing him to slip out of the apartment and wander the streets of Baton Rouge. Pamela Eames says her trust was violated.
Zurik: Vappie was on duty while enjoying meal with Cantrell, records show
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New records obtained by Fox 8 reveal that a member of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s executive protection team was on the clock last month when pictures were taken of the two enjoying a meal on the balcony of a French Quarter restaurant. A photo...
Permitless gun carry takes away critical crime-fighting tool, experts say
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s new gun law that allows almost anyone to carry a concealed weapon once they turn 18 has sparked concerns about more senseless bloodshed in a state that already ranks among the worst in the nation. So far, those grim warnings have fallen on deaf...
Will it rain for The Rolling Stones? Here's the New Orleans Jazz Fest weather forecast.
There's some chance it could rain before or during The Rolling Stones show on Thursday, but local meteorologists say the forecast for the second weekend of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is uncertain. A complex system of storms blowing east out of Texas is expected to move...
Fried Chicken Festival Winner Is Opening an All-Fried-Everything Restaurant in New Orleans
The 2022 winner of the National Fried Chicken Festival’s “best fried chicken in a dish” is opening its first restaurant, reports the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate. Bonafried will serve its popular fried chicken sandwiches from a new shop near the New Orleans Fair Grounds, hopefully opening by Jazz Fest 2025.
Letters: Working together helped rally support for summer EBT
The New Orleans Citizen Committee joins Stephanie Grace in applauding key legislators who worked to reverse the state’s rejection of federal funds to feed poor kids this summer. However, the real credit goes to the unified voice of people of every ethnicity and political persuasion across Louisiana who saw the absurdity of rejecting $71 million in federal funds because the state has a $3.5 million administrative cost. That didn’t sit well with rural, suburban or inner-city Louisiana.
New Orleans leaders testify at State Capitol in support of firearm-free zones in entertainment districts
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick testified at the State Capitol on Wednesday (May 1), supporting a proposal that would require people carrying a gun in the French Quarter and other busy entertainment districts to have a permit. The hearing took place ahead of Louisiana’s new permitless carry law, which is set to go into effect this summer.
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