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New Orleans, LA

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

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans announced that they have secured a total of $24.6 million in funding to accelerate the redevelopment of Lincoln Beach. For nearly 30 years, back in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Lincoln Beach in New Orleans East was a featured entertainment spot. There were rides, concerts, swimming, and restaurants. The site has been closed since 1964.

New Orleans gets $24.6M for redevelopment of Lincoln Beach

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

Slidell, LA

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 Larry Hudson says the department received a 911 call with...

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

NEW ORLEANS — Heads are rolling at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, with four high-ranking employees being told they are out of a job amid long-standing turmoil inside the office, according to multiple sources inside and outside the sheriff’s office. Some of those contentious issues were uncovered...

Orleans sheriff getting rid of 4 top assistants

NEW ORLEANS — Title fraud has become big business in the New Orleans area. So much so, local clerks of court are rolling out fraud alert systems to crack down on the crime. The programs seek to help prevent the type of real estate scam that cost a New Orleans man the house he and his late mother owned in the Bywater.

Real estate scam costs New Orleans man his home

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 — For Ian Wilson it was a typical workday. His commute began in Algiers shortly before 8 a.m. Wilson said he was near General DeGaulle and Shirley Drive when he noticed a black SUV. “The whole time through the light they were just blaring on their horn...

Witness recounts terrifying morning commute during shooting, chase on CCC

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?

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 — Computer networks on the University of New Orleans campus are slowly coming back online. Friday, UNO detected what the school called “indicators of compromise” and took systems offline to implement security measures. This weekend, students did not have access to many of the school’s...

University of New Orleans went offline for the weekend due to cyber threats

Covington, LA

COVINGTON, La. — At least 800 people in Covington did not have water Friday as crews worked to repair a water main break that caused a system-wide outage. Christine Regusa, whose home was impacted, told Eyewitness News, "we [were] out in the yard, we came in to clean up and take showers and there was no water...so you just have to wait, or jump in the pool or wait till they get the water back on."

Water main break impacting some customers in Covington

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 — 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

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Tougher penalties for those caught illegally dumping in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Preventing illegal dumping has long been a problem for the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. Now city leaders are...

Tougher penalties for those caught illegally dumping in New Orleans

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