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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Family, friends, and loved ones gathered at the Pontchartrain Center Friday (May 26) to bid farewell to Ed Muniz, a visionary and one of the great innovators of modern carnivals. Hundreds of people turned out to pay their final respects to the former mayor of Kenner, who transformed the once-small carnival parade, known as Endymion, into a spectacular event that captured the hearts of tens of thousands.

Ed Muniz, great Carnival innovator, laid to rest

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Walker, LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Drivers are being urged to practice safety when out on the roads during the Memorial Day holiday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Walker Police Department are just two of the more than 130 Louisiana law enforcement agencies participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

Drivers urged to practice safety during Memorial Day holiday

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two people were shot overnight in the French Quarter -- one fatally -- New Orleans police said Saturday (May 27). The NOPD said a 30-year-old man -- whose identity has not been disclosed -- was shot Friday at 10:33 p.m., after a vehicle collision at the intersection of North Peters and Iberville streets. Police said he was taken for treatment by New Orleans EMS personnel but died at the hospital.

1 dead, 1 injured after two overnight shootings in French Quarter, NOPD says

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TANGIPAHOA, La. (WVUE) - An 18-year-old, identified as Calvin Felton of Hammond, was shot and killed, according to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. Police say they received a distressing call shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday (May 28), alerting them to an incident on Martin Luther King Drive within the Village of Tangipahoa. Deputies arrived at the location and discovered Felton in the yard of a residence, suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach.

18-year-old found shot, killed in Tangipahoa, police say

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An Orleans Parish jail inmate was removed from hospital life support systems Sunday (May 28), two days after being found “unresponsive” in his cell, Sheriff Susan Hutson’s office said. The identity and age of the deceased inmate has not been disclosed. An Orleans...

Orleans jail inmate removed from life support Sunday after being found ‘unresponsive’ two days earlier, OPSO says

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Weekend starts off chilly

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We are much cooler kicking off this weekend. Temperatures struggle to climb into the low 50s through the afternoon. Clouds remain along...

Weekend starts off chilly

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