Man convicted of sexual battery of a 10-year-old girl in New Orleans
A New Orleans jury on Wednesday convicted a 38-year-old man of sexually abusing a girl in 2011, when she was 10 years old. Dameion Greenberry was found guilty of sexual battery and is facing a...
View ArticleMandeville business owners worry about 190 road delays
Mandeville, La. - Mandeville, La. - One of the most anticipated construction projects in Mandeville has hit a road block. Business owners are angry over a shipment of faulty materials, and they say...
View ArticleEmmy's, online shows may take big leap Thursday
Los Angeles (AP) - If Netflix's "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" on Thursday become the first online contenders to nab top Emmy nominations, it will be a breakthrough moment for shows...
View ArticleSheriff Gusman did not tell public about escape from Orleans Parish Prison
Shortly after being booked into Orleans Parish Prison last week, an accused domestic abuser escaped by walking out of the prison's Intake and Processing Center dressed in civilian clothes. However,...
View ArticleGOP-led House votes to delay key Obamacare provisions
WASHINGTON - Thirty eight and counting. The GOP-led House voted Wednesday to delay two provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, or, as it is referred to by both supporters and opponents, Obamacare....
View Article1st reported case of West Nile virus in state is in Livingston Parish horse
View full size A 2-year-old horse in Livingston Parish has tested positive for West Nile virus and a second mosquito-transmitted virus that can infect humans. The discovery in Maurepas marks the first...
View ArticleSwift approval sought for Midwest oil pipeline
Marshall, Mo. (AP) - A Canadian company's plan to build an oil pipeline that will stretch for hundreds of miles through the Midwest, including through many sensitive waterways, is quietly on the...
View ArticleRobin Roberts given award at ESPYs
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV ESPN honored Robin Roberts with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the ESPYs ceremony Wednesday night. Roberts, ESPN's first black female...
View ArticleFOX 8 Investigates: New Orleans schools flagged for cheating
New Orleans, La. -- State records show a significant number of New Orleans public schools have been flagged for possible cheating on standardized tests. The state's education department found an...
View ArticleRobin Roberts awarded a special ESPY
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV ESPN honored Robin Roberts with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the ESPYs ceremony Wednesday night. Roberts, ESPN's first black female...
View ArticleStory of Ahlittia North, slain Harvey 6-year-old, circles the globe
The gruesome death of the Harvey girl found dead in a trash receptacle has caught the attention of news outlets around the world. One family's grief has echoed from Jefferson Parish to the studios of...
View ArticleHighway reopens hours after truck, bus accident injures 16
Gallery See all 8 photos » Jaclyn Kelley / Eyewitness News Email: jkelley@wwltv.com | Twitter: @jkelleyWWL ALGIERS, La. -- Police closed down Behrman Highway for nearly five hours as crews worked to...
View ArticleState Police tout car safety with 'Saved by the Belt' award
In the past four days, six children have been either hurt or killed in accidents in the metro area because they weren't properly restrained, including an 8-month-old boy who died after being ejected...
View ArticleLarge crowd expected for Terrebonne flood map meeting
Houma, La. - Terrebonne parish leaders expect many home and business owners will attend an upcoming public meeting regarding changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The meeting was...
View ArticlePort of New Orleans sees huge jump in cruise passengers
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- More and more people are flocking to New Orleans, and it's not for the food and music. A new study says the...
View ArticleHarvey community rallies around Ahlittia North's family
Harvey, La. - A Harvey community reaches out to support a young mother as she mourns the loss of her 6-year-old daughter, Ahlittia North. Meanwhile, the man who investigators say confessed to stabbing...
View ArticleDebate rages on over river diversion project
Don Dubuc / Eyewitness News VIOLET, La. -- Just when everyone thought the long-awaited state 2012 coastal master plan was good to go, controversy over one of the main aspects of the project has...
View ArticleGay marriage in the UK and time to celebrate/curse the designated hitter (10...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. PHOTO OPS They're everywhere: police cameras capturing, storing and sharing data on...
View ArticleGay marriage: Britain, France in surprise contrast
LONDON -- The French like to make fun of the British, joking about their repressed ways in matters of the heart. But when it came time to debate same-sex marriage, it was France that betrayed a deep...
View ArticleCruise spending up 42 percent in 2012
Report: NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new report shows an increase in cruise passengers at the Port of New Orleans in 2012 has resulted in huge gains in spending too. A report, released this week by Cruise...
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