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SLIDELL, La. — Two men were discovered dead inside a Slidell home following an hours-long standoff with the St Tammany Sheriff’s Office and SWAT team Tuesday evening into the early hours Wednesday morning. St Tammany Sheriff’s Office Investigator Lieutenant Larry Hudson says the department received a 911 call...

2 men dead following an hours-long SWAT standoff at a Slidell home

Mandeville, LA

MANDEVILLE, La. — A doorbell camera captures the shocking moment when a pickup truck crashes into the rear end of a school bus in Mandeville as a child is standing and waiting for the bus. The incident occurred Tuesday morning outside a home in the 300 block of Marina...

Watch: Doorbell cam captures terrifying moment a truck slams into a school bus, child nearby

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LOUISIANA, USA — A tornado watch has been issued Sunday for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. The watch was issued at 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon and will last until 11:00 PM on Sunday night, according to the New Orleans National Weather Service. The NWS New Orleans said that the...

Tornado watch issued for parts of Louisiana until 11:00 PM Sunday

NEW ORLEANS — Many voters in New Orleans are receiving a flyer concerning Judicial candidate Diedre Pierce Kelly, who is running against Simone Levine and Leon Roche for Criminal District Court Judge. On that mailing is the WWL-TV logo and a reference to a story WWL-TV reported about Ms....

WWL-TV statement on flyer in Orleans judicial race

NEW ORLEANS — Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks will not be performing at the Smoothie King Center for her scheduled show in New Orleans. She was set to perform in the Smoothie King Center on April 2. The Smoothie King Center announced in a tweet...

Stevie Nicks reschedules New Orleans show due to Covid illness within the band

NEW ORLEANS — A pothole in the Marlyville-Fontainebleau area has become notorious. It's located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Norman C. Francis Parkway. The pothole spans the roadway where Norman C. Francis turns into Vendome Place. Business Owner Gary Lamoine said it all started...

Sewerage and Water Board to fix 'big giant pothole' on Vendome Place

Arabi, LA

NEW ORLEANS — Wednesday marks one year since a powerful EF-3 tornado tore through Arabi. But how often does Louisiana see powerful tornadoes? And have they become more frequent?. We took a closer look at the data from the “Tornado Archive” in your Breakdown. The Tornado Archive is an...

The Breakdown: Have powerful tornadoes become more frequent in Louisiana?

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans family says they're fed up with false promises they say continual maintenance issues at their apartment have all come to a head. Apartment O217 at Lakewood Pointe Apartments. According to the New Orleans Fire Department, they received a call of an electrical fire just after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

New Orleans family says their apartment is falling apart and is demanding action

NEW ORLEANS — Residents in some parishes are heading to the polls for the Municipal Primary Election. Orleans, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes will elect someone in local races. Tangipahoa Parish residents will decide on one local proposition related to fire protection. Lafourche and St. Tammany Parish voters will see both local races and local propositions on the ballot.

March 25th Election: what you need to know

NEW ORLEANS — The petition drive to recall Mayor Cantrell gave New Orleans voters a giant civics lesson. The two big takeaways are these: the city still faces a crisis of confidence, and state laws governing recalls need to be clarified. Mayor Cantrell rightly feels relieved after the petition...

Clancy's Commentary: What have we learned from the failed recall?

Houma, LA

Terrebonne Parish, LA

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. — Down the bayou in Terrebonne Parish, two elementary schools destroyed by Hurricane Ida still sit, unusable, in communities waiting for school bells to ring again. “It’s going to take time," Superintendent Bubba Orgeron said. "We wish it would be tomorrow, but we realize that it’s...

Two elementary schools destroyed by Hurricane Ida waiting on FEMA approval to rebuild

NEW ORLEANS — Crewmembers of the New Orleans-based Carnival Valor cruise ship rescued three Hondurans from a stranded boat adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, according to a press release. This is not the first time the Carnival Valor has been involved in a rescue, as the...

Carnival Valor crew rescues three Hondurans stranded at sea

NEW ORLEANS — Four Louisiana transportation department workers were hospitalized Wednesday after they ruptured a drum of acid that was illegally dumped under the Woodland Bridge in New Orleans. The New Orleans Fire Department says firefighters responded to a hazardous materials incident under a bridge in the 6000 block...

Four workers hospitalized after chemical leak under Woodland Bridge

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Two shot overnight as New Orleans leaders declare crime is trending down

NEW ORLEANS — While New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announces that crime tracking data shows a downward trend in the first few weeks of 2023, The...

Two shot overnight as New Orleans leaders declare crime is trending down

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