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Rapidly intensifying hurricanes slash time to prepare and evacuate
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hurricane experts warn you might have less time to prepare for storms this season because of the potential hurricanes that are expected to rapidly intensify. Come Saturday (June 1), the Gulf South turns its attention to the official start of hurricane season. The City of New...
New Orleans plans to use Convention Center, other facilities as 'resource centers' for hurricanes
With forecasters calling for the most active hurricane season in modern history, New Orleans officials on Tuesday said they're creating "resource centers" residents can use in case of power outages, standing up a new warehouse for emergency supplies and making other preparations for an era when citywide evacuations are less likely.
New Orleans said farewell to Frankie Beverly and Maze at sold-out Smoothie King Center
New Orleans turned out in force, and in white, for Frankie Beverly’s farewell. On Saturday night, a sold-out Smoothie King Center hosted a triple bill of the Whispers, the O’Jays and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Most of the 14,000 or so in attendance wore white, to match Beverly and company’s traditional stage attire.
Nearly 800 customers without power in the Lower 9th Ward
NEW ORLEANS — Nearly 800 customers are without power in the Lower 9th Ward, according to the Entergy outage map. Customers in the area lost power around 10 p.m. Entergy has not said what caused the outage. "An outage has been reported in your area. Additional information will be...
GoFundMe launched for 90-year-old Air Force Veteran who is pushing carts so he can eat
NEW ORLEANS — A GoFundMe was launched for a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force Veteran who is working as a cart pusher to make ends meet. Former WWL Louisiana anchor Karen Swensen witnessed Dillon McCormick pushing carts on Memorial Day and decided that she could help by sharing his story.
Secret room added mystery to New Orleans mansion, home to movers and shakers for 139 years
The fire that tore through a venerable Mississippi River mansion in Arabi on Sept. 20, 1939, did its job thoroughly. What little was left of the three-story structure would be finished off for good by the hurricane of 1947. Those two-decade-apart indignities marked an inglorious end to a once-grand edifice,...
World War II veteran in need of help to finish home repairs
NEW ORLEANS — A World War II veteran is in need of help to to get his home back to a livable condition. Frederick Lonzo Sr., a 101-year-old World War II veteran, is filled with life and through his dance, you wouldn't think the inside of his New Orleans East home is in need of repairs.
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