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Renewed risk of severe weather, flooding covers threatens Southeast
Just hours after a line of severe thunderstorms blasted the Gulf Coast with gusts over 80 mph and heavy rains, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, another round of severe weather is threatening the region Friday night.
Severe storm damage impacts travels plans and more at New Orleans airport
KENNER, La. — The storms overnight caused a lot of people to have to rearrange travel plans and even spend the night in the airport. And businesses lost sales on Friday because they had no power from the mess Mother Nature made. MSY is saying the high winds and...
WDSU Investigates 'Denied' information to see how many arrests Kenner PD has made for reckless driving violations
NEW ORLEANS — Southeast Louisiana residents have the right to know how leaders and agencies spend tax dollars and run their organizations, but not everyone is forthcoming with that information. State and federal laws allow public access to information, but WDSU Investigates has faced challenges getting some information. That's...
RTA bus driver harmed while driving bus, woman sought
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a Regional Transit Authority bus driver was harmed last month. According to police, on April 28, around 6:50 p.m., a woman riding an RTA bus near the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Alcee Fortier Boulevard harmed the driver.
The football journey of Tyrann Mathieu
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - He helped LSU to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the national championship game. He was a finalist for one of the most iconic trophies in sports. Played with the best...of the best. And now, back home as a New Orleans Saint, Tyrann Mathieu’s...
Men sentenced to prison for leaving teen girls for dead on side of New Orleans highway
A New Orleans judge this week sentenced a young man to life in prison and his two accomplices to 15 years in prison for their roles in raping and severely injuring two teenage girls two years ago. A jury last month convicted Jordan Mitchell, 21, of two counts of attempted...
Toddler hospitalized with gunshot wound, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS — A toddler was shot in the leg Friday night, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Police said the 2-year-old child was brought to a hospital in New Orleans East for treatment. Officers said the shooting happened around 10:04 p.m. The NOPD has yet to say...
After extreme weather, Jefferson Parish closes 13 schools. See which ones.
After harsh winds and heavy rain blew through the New Orleans area causing widespread power outages in Jefferson Parish, more than a dozen schools will be closed on Friday, the Jefferson Parish school system said. The district has not been provided with a timeline for power restoration at the schools,...
Orleans DA charges youth jail counselor with 2nd degree cruelty to juvenile
The New Orleans district attorney on Monday charged a juvenile jail counselor with second-degree cruelty to juveniles, and the Civil Service Commission denied his appeal of his termination after he allegedly beat a 16-year-old boy with a handheld radio and his fists. In the meantime, the boy's mother has sued...
2-year-old wounded in New Orleans shooting, police say
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 2-year-old child was shot in the leg and arrived at a New Orleans East hospital just before 10:04 p.m. Friday (May 17), according to police. The child was brought to the hospital by private vehicle. Police said the child was shot in the 7800 block of Star Street, in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East.
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