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2-year-old shot in New Orleans East
New Orleans Police say a two-year-old showed up at New Orleans East hospital late Friday night with a gunshot wound to the leg. Detectives later determined it happened in the 7800 block of Star Street, in Little Woods off Paris Road.
See what schools are closed in metro New Orleans area after overnight storms
As powerful overnight storms moved through Louisiana, some New Orleans area schools are closing campuses or moving to virtual classes. Thousands of homes and businesses are still without power Friday morning. The following schools have closings and alternative plans as a result of the incoming storm. Check school websites for...
Heavy rain, flash flooding are biggest threats in storms coming to Louisiana late this week
Multiple rounds of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are possible across Louisiana over the next couple of days, and local weather forecasters say they expect flash flooding to pose the biggest threat. Storms are expected to move through east Texas and into Louisiana Thursday afternoon and evening, bringing the possibility...
Thousands across Greater New Orleans have power knocked out amid severe weather event
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Several thousand people across the Greater New Orleans area went without power Thursday night after severe weather ripped through the region. Rounds of thunderstorms affected Southeast Louisiana on May 16. Heavy winds and rains left thousands without power overnight. As of Friday evening, Entergy’s outage...
Man sentenced to life in trial of New Orleans couple killed in 2018
More than five years after the murders of Darnisha DeSilva and her fiancé, Gregory Heisser III, a jury unanimously found Kenneth Augustine guilty of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
St. John the Baptist Parish firefighters battle early morning fire
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — An early morning fire destroyed a structure in St. John the Baptist Parish. The parish fire department posted about the fire early Friday morning on Facebook. Few details have been released at this time, but firefighters say this happened in the 100...
Videos, images show tropical storm level winds, tree damage
KENNER, La. — Tropical storm strength winds blew through the metro New Orleans area late Thursday night into early Friday morning, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers in Jefferson Parish, Tangiphahoa and the Slidell area. There were other power outages in Destrehan, Laplace and some parts...
How long before food spoils in refrigerator during power outage? Here are the guidelines
NEW ORLEANS — With severe weather frequency ramping up as yet another hurricane season rapidly approaches, power outages are often the norm. Typical power outages caused by a fast-moving storm can last shorter than a couple of hours, but heavy rainfall and strong winds often associated with tropical weather can last a lot longer.
Southeast Louisiana residents report storm damage after hurricane-force winds
NEW ORLEANS — Severe storms moved over Southeast, Louisiana Thursday night, knocking out power to more than 80,000 Entergy customers and causing storm damage across both the Northshore and the Southshore. In River Ridge, residents are reporting trees down on houses and other storm debris across area neighborhoods. In...
Destrehan's Jhase Thomas keeps the defensive back bloodline intact
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Wide receivers beware. When Destrehan safety Jhase Thomas is in the area, hits like this can happen. “I play with a chip on my shoulder. I want everybody to know, I’m no one to play with. When I come on the field and lay big hits like that and everybody sees me, I want everybody to know Jhase Thomas is here,” said Jhase Thomas.
New Orleans man, woman accused of killing federal witness held without bond
NEW ORLEANS — A man accused of murdering a federal witness in a wide-ranging staged wrecks scheme in New Orleans was in court Friday. Ryan Harris, who is accused of killing Cornelius Garrison, believed to be cooperating with federal investigators, will remain in jail until his trial date. Harris...
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.
Jefferson Parish residents clean up after stormy weather; brace for more
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Jefferson Parish says it worked to clear debris from catch basins in anticipation of Friday and Saturday’s stormy weather. Strong winds and heavy rains on Thursday (May 17) broke off tree limbs and pushed leaves and other debris into storm drains. “All day today we’ve they’ve...
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