Tupelo holds vigil for killed, wounded officers
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Tupelo residents have held a candlelight vigil to honor a police officer who died and a second officer who was wounded in a shootout with bank robbers. Cpl. Kevin Gale Stauffer...
View ArticleTexas nightclub says it kicked out dancing gay couple to 'maintain the peace'
VICTORIA, Texas -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is supporting a gay couple after the men said they were kicked out of a South Texas nightclub for dancing together to country music. The...
View ArticleSome make best of working on Christmas
Antwan Harris / Eyewitness News Email: aharris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @antwanharris NEW ORLEANS -- If you make your way around the French Quarter on Christmas Day, it looks like any other day filled...
View ArticleCold sends homeless to New Orleans Mission Christmas night
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- Hundreds sought refuge from the cold on Christmas at the New Orleans Mission and other shelters. Their doors...
View ArticleNOPD: Video footage shows suspects in French Quarter armed robbery
New Orleans police are looking for at least two men suspected in an attempted armed robbery in the French Quarter on Christmas Eve. According to police reports, on Dec. 24 about 2 a.m., a man was...
View ArticleSBA issues call for small business award nominees
The Louisiana office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is gathering nominations until Jan. 17 for the agency's National Small Business Awards. The result will be the selection of a Louisiana...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Council aide Anthony DiGerolamo dies
Anthony P. DiGerolamo, a West Bank political fixture who served four Jefferson Parish presidents, died Wednesday (Dec. 25) at his Terrytown home. He was 67. Mr. DiGerolamo joined the parish as...
View ArticleBP appeals ruling in dispute over spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP is appealing a judge's rejection of its argument that claimants who can't trace their losses directly to the company's 2010 Gulf oil spill shouldn't receive payments through a...
View ArticleFire that killed 3 in La. started in living room
HOUMA, La. (AP) - A fire inspector says the blaze that killed three children from Alabama started in the living room of the mobile home in Louisiana where they were staying. Houma Fire Inspector...
View ArticleSurveillance video shows would-be robber in the French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS - Police say a would-be armed robber lurked on a dark corner in the French Quarter waiting for a victim to show up. Surveillance video shows how the crime played out Tuesday at about 2...
View ArticleNew Orleans police are investigating string of aggravated batteries on...
New Orleans police are investigating a series of aggravated batteries which were reported on Christmas Day (Dec. 25), police reports show. According to a daily police log, three attacks were reported...
View ArticleMelba Steeg, 90, philanthropist with many causes, dies
Melba Law Steeg, a philanthropist and activist who served on a long list of boards and committees, died Wednesday at her New Orleans home. She was 90. Melba Law Steeg Mrs. Steeg, a longtime New...
View ArticleSt. Charles Sheriff's Office offers intoxicated drivers a free ride home...
In an attempt to keep impaired drivers off the road, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a free ride home to parish residents who have consumed alcoholic beverages. Sheriff Greg...
View ArticleSuspects in Kenner robbery may be responsible for series of hold-ups
KENNER, La. - Two suspects arrested in a Kenner convenience store robbery could be tied to several hold-ups of stores throughout Jefferson Parish. Deputies booked Michael Thomas and Carlos Williams...
View ArticleCommunity helping family after deadly Houma fire
HOUMA, La. - It haunts Chantel Gulliot with every breath. "It's the smell," she says. "I can still smell it and see the baby's tears on the baby's eyes. It just hurts, it just hurts." Caution tape...
View ArticleChristmas Day fire that killed 3 children in Houma started in living room
HOUMA -- A fire inspector says the Christmas Day blaze that killed three children from Alabama started in the living room of the mobile home in Louisiana where they were staying. Houma fire inspector...
View ArticleSearch continues for gunman who killed 2, injured 6 in Olde Towne Slidell...
Authorities continued searching Thursday night for the person they believe opened fire in a crowd of nearly 75 people outside of an Olde Towne bar, killing two and injuring six others. Slidell Police...
View ArticleNOPD investigating six armed robberies since Christmas Eve
Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Email: ttruong@wwltv.com | Twitter: @thanh412 NEW ORLEANS -- The charm that's found on St. Charles Avenue doesn't make it immune to crime. On Christmas Eve, near the...
View ArticleCity Council considering crackdown on boats littering Bayou St. John
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS -- Bayou St. John cuts through the center of New Orleans, through the colorful and eclectic "faubourg" or...
View Article$1 million project to fight waterborne amoeba
Mary Trahan’s computer screen at the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 building in Houma lights up like a Christmas tree. Red, green, purple and blue lights illuminate valves and points along...
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