City contract process improved
Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux remembers Mayor Mitch Landrieu approaching him at Parkway Bakery just after Landrieu was elected in 2010. “I’d like you to tell me the best way to do professional...
View ArticleHumanities Endowment chief protests his firing
“A careful succession plan seemed the only logical hope to carefully plan and structure the sustainability of LEH’s core program and staff. That plan has now been brought to an abrupt halt.” Michael...
View ArticleAssessments of two private streets in N.O. vary greatly
here The houses on Audubon Place, a private, gated street near Tulane University, are some of the grandest in the city — at least, they appear so from St. Charles Avenue, which is as close as most...
View Article‘Carrollton Sunday’ sees triple-header of Uptown parades
Sunday’s parade calendar features a triple-header in Uptown New Orleans. Historically, “Carrollton Sunday” usually features wonderful parade weather and more manageable crowds than those that gather...
View ArticleKrewe of Freret's inaugural parade rolls for first time in 20 years
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The new Krewe of Freret paraded down the traditional Uptown route for the first time on Saturday. The former Krewe of Freret put the breaks on Carnival, twenty years ago. New members...
View ArticleSources: Saints looking to bring back Meachem
The Saints are interested in hammering out a deal that would bring receiver Robert Meachem back to New Orleans for 2014, NFL sources confirmed Saturday. The Saints and Meachem’s camp had broached the...
View ArticleThe Mailbox: NBA All-Star Game is hard to defend if you like defense
Ray: While channel-surfing (last) Sunday night, I happened upon the NBA All-Star Game and watched as a player dribbled at midcourt while a would-be defender faced him. Then, as if stricken with a fit...
View ArticleMary Landrieu looks for independent, GOP support
Democrat Mary Landrieu's quest for a fourth Senate term will turn on whether she can attract just enough support from independents and Republicans to win in
View ArticlePelicans vs Clippers: Red hot battle in the paint
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Pelicans welcome the LA Clippers in to the newly-named Smoothie King Arena Monday night for what promises to be a dazzling display of athletic talent in the paint...
View ArticleParade updates for Sunday flood watch in South East Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The national weather service may have put a flash flood watch in effect for South East Louisiana, but that hasn't stopped any of Sunday's parades yet. The Krewes of Carrollton,...
View ArticlePerson dies in New Orleans East double shooting
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- Police are investigating a Sunday fatal double shooting in New Orleans East. The shooting happened in the 10000 block of Curran...
View ArticleNew Orleans teen missing for over week
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who hasn't been seen for nearly 10 days. Shamerle "Shay" Adams was last seen in the 9500...
View ArticleNOPD vet indicted on ‘pill mill’ charges
A 34-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department accepted bribes of cash and sex to conceal a “pill mill” operation that distributed narcotics out of two New Orleans-area medical clinics for...
View ArticleMen attempt to chisel Bansky’s graffiti ‘Girl’
The first sign that something wasn’t right at Kerlerec and North Rampart streets came on Friday when the plywood curtain went up. It only became more obvious that something was wrong when neighbors...
View ArticleSquare now music venue
“This is another achievement to make New Orleans special.” RITA BENSON LEBLANC Champions Square is no longer just an opening act. Saints co-owner Rita Benson LeBlanc reintroduced the outdoor venue...
View ArticleLouisiana delegation meets with feds over New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail
A small but high-profile group from South Louisiana met with federal transportation officials last Thursday (Feb. 20) about the possibility of installing passenger rail from Baton
View ArticleLee Zurik Investigation: Peter Galvan's golden parachute
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Two local watchdogs want the former St. Tammany coroner to pay more money back to the parish. A federal judge will decide next month whether to order Dr. Peter Galvan to pay...
View ArticleAs more of coastal Louisiana is lost, official map makers erase names
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LA (WVUE) - As Louisiana barrier islands, marshes and swamps melt away, some of the best-selling fiction in the bookstore might just be the Louisiana state map. "They're becoming...
View ArticleJudge orders oil, gas group's president to appear
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state district judge Monday ordered the president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association to appear in court Tuesday or face jail for contempt. That's according to attorneys...
View Article6 people lose food stamps due to overspending during outage
MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's social services department said Monday it has stripped food stamps from six people who deliberately overspent their monthly...
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