Retired St. Bernard Judge Manny Fernandez dies at 71
CHALMETTE, LA (WVUE) - Retired St. Bernard Parish Judge Manuel "Manny" Fernandez died this morning at the St. Bernard Parish Hospital. Fernandez was taken to the hospital on Feb. 6. Fernandez was...
View ArticleGrease fire ignites kitchen in Covington home
COVINGTON, LA (WVUE) - Hot grease set fire to a kitchen in Covington that firefighters contained before major damage could be done. According to the fire department, one of the house's residents was...
View ArticleEric Holder set to extend recognition of same-sex marriage rights to all states
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing Saturday that same-sex...
View ArticleTwo teens arrested on charges of starting fatal fire
JONESVILLE, LA (WVUE) - Police arrested two teenagers they believe are responsible for a fire that killed a 36-year-old man Friday night. Conner Thomas and Trey Seward, both 17-years-old, were...
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Payton to appear for Jones Co. Junior College
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View ArticleO'Bryant, Hickey, lead LSU past Auburn, 87-80
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Johnny O'Bryant III had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Andre Stringer added 18 points and seven assists, and LSU snapped Auburn's three-game winning streak, 87-80 on Saturday. LSU...
View ArticleFamily and friends say goodbye to 6-year-old hit and run victim
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Family and friends said goodbye Saturday to six-year-old Shaud Wilson, who was killed in a hit and run crash on Monday. "I'd much rather have my grandson back," said Shaud's...
View ArticleSocial media helping Comic Con to grow
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -- If you drove past the Morial Convention Center Saturday, you may have noticed some people decked out in costume! New Orleans' Comic Con is well underway in the city and...
View ArticleGOP poll predicts Landrieu-Cassidy runoff; more lawmakers attack Tulane...
Capitol Digest provides an inside look at what happened in state politics this week. These quick reports offer insight into campaigns, committee meetings and other goings-on and give an overview of...
View ArticleNOPD searching for missing New Orleans East man
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -- The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing New Orleans East man. Labrone Chapman, 37, was last seen leaving his home in the 13000...
View ArticleMetairie's Tolmas tract subject of development compromise, after half century...
Most motorists pay little mind to the vacant parcel known asthe Tolmas tract, along the lakeside edge of Veterans Memorial Boulevard inMetairie. Across from a Rouse's-anchored strip mall and just east...
View ArticleLoyola University lays off staff
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Loyola University officials have laid off 18 staff members and announced that 12 non-tenured faculty will not have their contracts renewed in April. The New Orleans Advocate reports...
View ArticleMedical marijuana gains traction in the Deep South, although no bill has been...
Medical marijuana has been a non-starter in recent years in the Deep South, where many Republican lawmakers feared it could lead to widespread drug use and social ills. That now appears to be...
View ArticleMedical marijuana gains traction in the Deep South, although no bill has been...
Medical marijuana has been a non-starter in recent years in the Deep South, where many Republican lawmakers feared it could lead to widespread drug use and social ills. That now appears to be...
View ArticleUS easing immigration rule for terrorist support
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has eased the rules for would-be asylum-seekers, refugees and others who hope to come to the United States or stay here and who gave "limited" support to...
View ArticleFirst annual King Cake Fest a hit with the crowd
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- More than 2,000 people filled Champions Square at the Superdome on Sunday for the first ever King Cake Festival. Twenty one...
View ArticleConcert benefits 2-year-old girl killed by half brother
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV JEFFERSON, La. – Family and friends held a benefit concert dedicated to the memory of a 2-year-old girl killed by gun violence. Four bands played...
View ArticleKrewe of Zulu welcomes its king and queen
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- The Krewe of Zulu gave its queen a big New Orleans-style welcome at the airport Sunday. Queen Georgette Anita Lang-Mims is a New...
View ArticleReports: Missouri All-American says he is gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports, Sam says...
View ArticlePlumlee, reserves carry Nets past Pelicans
NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Mason Plumlee scored a season-high 22 points and matched his best with 13 rebounds in a high-flying performance, and the Brooklyn Nets used their best defensive first half in...
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