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Rain chances south of I-10 again Wednesday
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The stalled front continues to sit near the coast Wednesday morning and will once again produce scattered showers and storms through the day south of the I-10 corridor. These likely won’t move much so locally heavy downpours will be possible. Otherwise rain chances are very spotty through the rest of the area.
Man pulls out knife, stabs roommate during an argument over rent, New Orleans police say
A man pulled out a knife and stabbed his roommate during an argument about rent in St. Roch Monday night, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officers responded to a call at 5:46 p.m. in the 1100 block of Marigny Street, where they found the victim stabbed in the left arm and the suspect with injuries.
Tracking possible tropically induced storms by Father's Day Sunday
A little drier air could work in the next two days, but tracking the potential of a deluge by Father's Day Sunday in your New Orleans weather forecast. Nothing new. It's a warm and humid start to Tuesday with most in the 70s and some of us around 80 along the lake.
Organizers remember World’s Fair in New Orleans, 40 years later
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- New Orleanians of a certain age are looking back fondly on an event that transformed the city 40 years ago. The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition -- also known as the World’s Fair -- attracted thousands of visitors and left a lasting mark, but also had to overcome major financial challenges.
‘We Can’t Wait’: How Black Neighborhoods Are Preparing for the Summer Heat
After closing out May with four days of triple-digit temperatures and New Orleans’ first heat advisory of the season, the group of mainly Black elders welcomed the “dip” in temperature on June 1. Still, it swelled to 96 degrees that morning as roughly 35 people huddled in...
Researchers find high levels of a cancer-causing chemical in southeast Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- Industrial complexes are plentiful along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and researchers have found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 times higher than previously thought in nearby communities that have been dubbed “Cancer Alley.”. Residents in the...
Metairie and Covington restaurant ranked in Yelp's Top 100 Sushi Spots
METAIRIE, La. — A Metairie restaurant was ranked in Yelp's 2024 top 100 Sushi Spots in the United States. Yelps says America loves sushi, and it is one of the top-growing dining categories in the country. Here is how Yelp put the list together. "We identified businesses in the...
Marine Biologists: Shark Attacks On Gulf Coast Still Very Rare
Local marine biologists are assuring Louisiana residents that shark attacks on the Gulf Coast are very rare. A series of shark attacks in Florida last week injured a 45-year-old woman and two teenage girls. In addition, a 19-year-old woman was bitten off Galveston Island the day after Memorial Day. Kristine...
New poll shows Mayor LaToya Cantrell is deeply unpopular in New Orleans despite crime drop
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell remains deeply unpopular with about 18 months left in office, despite a dramatic drop in crime that has boosted the approval ratings of the city's criminal justice officials, according to an annual survey conducted by the New Orleans Crime Coalition. The telephone survey of 800...
New Orleans plans to fence off Claiborne Avenue underpass cleared of homeless encampments
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As leaders in New Orleans work to revitalize the Claiborne Avenue corridor -- the area below Interstate 10 in Treme -- they said the groundwork is being laid to erect fencing around areas that recently have been cleared of homeless encampments. The state dollars for the...
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