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Southeastern Louisiana under tornado watch through Friday morning
Most of southeastern Louisiana is under a tornado watch until early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, hail and wind gusts up to 75 mph are all possible throughout the region, including Baton Rouge, Buras, Houma and greater New Orleans, forecasters say. The watch began at 8...
WATCH: Why did the alligator cross the road? To get bayou!
The streets better watch out! It's gator crossing season. WGNO's News Director Rick Erbach was in Plaqumines Parish over the weekend when he spotted one of the millions of alligators in Louisiana. But this one wasn't lounging in the bayou - it was trying to cross the road!
Future uncertain for Louisiana's massive coastal restoration project
A massive coastal restoration effort in Louisiana is in jeopardy, and officials say the state could lose nearly $1 billion if it's canceled. Why it matters: $1 billion is a lot of money. Catch up quick: The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project would build up to 21 square miles of wetlands...
Westbank hurricane flood protection system tested ahead of hurricane season
BELLE CHASSE, La. — Hurricane season is just around the corner but officials at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse aren't worried. Thursday, they ran the flood protection system at full capacity for an hour to inspect it ahead of June 1st. "We are ready to go for...
Possible cancellation of coastal project could cost Louisiana close to $1 billion
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s possible cancellation of its giant river diversion in Plaquemines could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. That revelation came during a Senate Transportation Committee meeting Wednesday at the State Capitol. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority told senators it has already spent...
Possible cancellation of coastal project could cost Louisiana close to $1 billion
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s possible cancellation of its giant river diversion in Plaquemines could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. That revelation came during a Senate Transportation Committee meeting Wednesday at the State Capitol. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority told senators it has already spent...
Two men jailed Thursday after Belle Chasse vehicle pursuit ends in Algiers
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested two men who led deputies on a chase that ended in a single-vehicle traffic crash in Algiers Thursday night. Kevine Hill, 20, and Mandrake Ozan III, 28, were booked into the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center Thursday after police say Hill refused to stop when a deputy tried to pull him over in Belle Chasse.
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's deputies led on a chase into Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS — The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating after a chase ended in a crash in New Orleans Thursday night. The incident began on Highway 406 near the intersection of F. Edward Hebert Boulevard in Belle Chasse. According to the sheriff's office, a deputy saw a car...
Another Louisiana man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach
NEW ORLEANS — FBI New Orleans announced Thursday the arrest of a Buras man wanted in connection to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Officials said Matthew Matulich, 34, of Buras, Louisiana, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia. He...
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