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Bruce: After a stormy night last night, we get 2 dry days before more storms arrive midday Friday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After a stormy night ,last night we get a dry 2 day break before more storms arrive midday Friday. Stormy conditions quickly blew through the area Monday night and now mostly dry and comfortably warm conditions take over for the middle of the week. Expect temperatures...
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday. As part of a plea agreement, Frederick Jackson pleaded guilty to two murder counts in...
NOPD recruit arrested, accused of felony firearm offense
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A recruit in training with the New Orleans Police Department was arrested Monday (May 13), accused of committing a felony firearm offense, according to the department and court records. Hassan Ali, 28, was booked with a single count of aggravated assault with a firearm. The offense...
National food chain set to open in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — First-time franchisee Lionel Nelson will open Louisiana's first-ever Wayback Burgers in October, according to a media release from the national food chain's public relations team, BML. The burger joint is expecting to bring approximately 30 jobs to its 2,402-square-foot location at 611 O'Keefe Avenue in New...
Rampart streetcar line returns years after closing due to deadly Hard Rock Hotel collapse
The Rampart streetcar line is reopening Sunday, years after the collapse of the 18-floor Hard Rock Hotel sparked its closure. The line — a project that came to life during the second term of then-mayor Mitch Landrieu — was built just three years before the collapse. It stretched from Canal Street to Elysian Fields Avenue, and served areas including the French Quarter, Treme, St. Roch and the Marigny.
Man sentenced in shooting death of New Orleans police officer, friend at Galleria-area restaurant
HOUSTON — A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in a 2021 double murder in exchange for a sentence of 60 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday morning. Frederick D. Jackson, of San Antonio, pleaded guilty to killing Everett Briscoe,...
Man admits to fatal hit-and-run that killed bicyclist in St. Claude area, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department announced the arrest of 21-year-old Christian Rand after he allegedly admitted to being the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal-hit and-run crash on Sunday. The incident occurred at the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Clouet Street and claimed...
Lawyer weighs in on Cantrell protective order
NEW ORLEANS — A hearing date is set and Mayor LaToya Cantrell will have to attend if she wants an Orleans Parish Civil Court judge to extend the protective order she got against a French Quarter woman. The mayor claims the woman has been taking harassing pictures of her...
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