New Orleans, LA

Louisiana State

Raceland, LA

RACELAND, La. (WVUE) - A Raceland man whose 6-year-old son was fatally shot in February has been booked with negligent homicide for not securing the loaded handgun in his house, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced Monday (March 27). Davonta Michel, 24, could face up to five years in state...

Raceland father booked with negligent homicide in 6-year-old son’s shooting death

Slidell, LA

SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) - Two men are dead after what authorities with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office are saying is likely a murder-suicide. Authorities confirmed the deaths of two men early Wednesday (March 29) morning as they were still processing the scene. A SWAT team was activated late...

SWAT standoff ends with suspected murder-suicide in Slidell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Four high-ranking administrators have been ousted from Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s office, though one not immediately and none for reasons made clear Tuesday (March 28) by the sheriff. Hutson, who campaigned on pledges that she would bring greater transparency to the office, issued an...

Hutson provides little transparency on high-level turnover at Orleans Sheriff’s office

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Standing side-by-side, dozens of people from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport gathered Wednesday (March 29) at Drago’s in Metairie. All of them were united together - representing a loved one who was shot or killed by gun violence. Among them was Sherilyn Price, whose...

Proposed Louisiana bill would make criminal and juvenile case info more accessible in three parishes

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans food vendors say a decades-old ordinance has locked them out of a lucrative part of the city and given a monopoly to one company. Now, District C Councilman Freddie King says it’s time to reexamine that ordinance. The ordinance was put in place...

Zurik: New Orleans councilmember calls for changes to French Quarter food cart ordinance

Washington State

Jefferson Parish, LA

Kenner, LA

METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - A recommendation to shutter and consolidate eight Jefferson Parish public schools amid declining enrollment was not well received by some parents, students and community activists. The proposal from a consulting firm hired by the Jefferson Parish Public Schools was unveiled Monday night at a district board...

Some parents, community activists oppose school closures proposed for Jefferson Parish

Mississippi State

Rolling Fork, MS

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The devastation is widespread in the aftermath of a deadly tornado that swept through Rolling Fork and other parts of Mississippi last Friday night, and Louisianans are in the area to help the survivors. Maj. Christopher Thornhill, area commander for the Salvation Army of Greater New...

Louisiana charities help Mississippi tornado victims

Texas State

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The James Beard Foundation named the finalists Wednesday for its 2023 awards - the equivalent of the Oscars of the restaurant world. Two New Orleans chefs and the iconic Angelo Broato Bakery are in the running for the prestigious awards. Chef Serigne Mbaye at Dakar NOLA...

2 New Orleans chefs and an iconic bakery are 2023 James Beard Award finalists

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two high school seniors from New Orleans East have caused a stir among mathematicians at a recent conference. The St. Mary’s Academy students say they’re showing a new way to look at a two-thousand-year-old formula. You might remember, or happily forgot, the Pythagorean theorem...

Two New Orleans teens make math discovery 2,000 years in the making

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she opposes any changes to her use of the city-owned Upper Pontalba apartment. In a routine press conference on Wednesday (March 29) Mayor Cantrell also said there is nothing inappropriate about her security team members running her personal errands. The...

Mayor Cantrell again defends use of Pontalba, opposes possible rule changes

Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Hammond, LA

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - The biggest medical distribution facility in Louisiana held its grand opening Thursday (March 30). Medline cut the ribbon on a $72 million investment that has already brought in more than 300 construction jobs to Tangipahoa Parish. The facility will create over 300 more jobs when fully operational.

La.’s largest medical distribution facility now open for business

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Man arrested for fatally shooting teen girl in Seabrook neighborhood in New Orleans East

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A teenage girl was fatally shot Sunday afternoon (Jan. 29) in the Seabrook neighborhood of New Orleans East, police said. The NOPD...

Man arrested for fatally shooting teen girl in Seabrook neighborhood in New Orleans East

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