Missing inmate back in custody
Bill Stites, a St. Tammany Parish work-release inmate who had been missing since Tuesday, was arrested near a Slidell home Thursday morning by Sheriff’s Office deputies acting on an anonymous tip from...
View ArticleEast Jeff hospital board wants to pick operator
East Jefferson General Hospital’s board of directors has reaffirmed its determination to make its own decision on what company will win a 30-year lease to run the hospital. At the board’s first...
View ArticleWith Carnival in full swing, sex-trafficking survivor speaks out
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News Email: mhernandez@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mhernandezwwl NEW ORLEANS - Carnival may be in full swing, but beneath the revelry, there's also a dark underbelly. Experts...
View ArticleAuditor: Tax credits cost state $3 billion
Louisiana gave away 55 percent of its corporate tax revenues, while continuing to struggle with higher education funding, retirement system obligations and paying for other government services,...
View ArticleAction Report: Scam offering thousands in free groceries targets seniors
Bill Capo / Eyewitness News Email: bcapo@wwltv.com | Twitter: @billcapo NEW ORLEANS -- When a New Orleans woman received a phone call supposedly from San Francisco, she wondered who it could be. "I'm...
View ArticleStaying positive
When the New Orleans Pelicans embarked on their current five-game Western road trip, it came after a demoralizing home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. It was important, Pelicans guard Anthony Morrow...
View ArticleFree agent safety Delmas visits Saints, source says
Safety Louis Delmas — one of the most notable NFL free agents available at the moment — visited with the Saints on Thursday, a league source confirmed for The Advocate. Delmas’ trip to New Orleans is...
View ArticleReport: Sharper surrenders to police
Related:New rape charges filed against Darren Sharperadd to reading list WWLTV.com NEW ORLEANS -- CNN is reporting that Darren Sharper, the former New Orleans Saints safety and NFL Network analyst,...
View ArticleBobby Jindal's White House potshot: Robert Mann
As the nation's governors left the White House last Monday, ConnecticutGov. Dannel Malloy was furious. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, he muttered,was a "cheap-shot artist." Give Malloy
View Article2 killed in fiery crash in Gretna
GRETNA, LA (WVUE) - Two people burned to death after their car veered off the road crashed into a high voltage utility pole, according to Gretna police. It happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of...
View ArticleGem Saloon considered the birthplace of modern Carnival
Until the 1850s, the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans was limited to private balls and street revelry consisting of maskers on foot, on horseback and in carriages. Though immensely popular,...
View ArticleFull slate of parades set to hit streets Friday
Five parades roll on Friday evening, including a triple-header Uptown, a parade in Metairie and another in Slidell. “The Diamond Jubilee” is the theme of this year’s Krewe of Hermes parade. This krewe...
View ArticleIs Bobby Jindal looking to tap into Mitt Romney's donor list?
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is looking to benefit from Mitt Romney's expansive donor network, according to a report in The National Review. But the possible presidential
View ArticleJimmy Graham tweets he's been tagged
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - With a tweet, Jimmy Graham confirmed Friday that the Saints have put a franchise tag on him. What was widely speculated has now apparently become official. Graham's tweet...
View ArticleUNO cuts 28 staff member jobs
The University of New Orleans laid off 28 employees this week as officials work to close a multimillion-dollar deficit, President Peter Fos said Friday. The layoffs are expected to save the...
View ArticleSen. David Vitter, AG Buddy Caldwell differ over food stamp fraud approach
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell disagree over how difficult it would be to criminally prosecute people who purposefully overspent their
View ArticleHit-and-run carjacking suspect jailed
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run accident and separate carjacking has been arrested. Meanwhile, friends of the...
View Article5th pediatric flu death reported in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE (AP) - The death of a child in central Louisiana was the fifth fatal case of pediatric flu in Louisiana so far this flu season. Louisiana's health department said Friday it reported the...
View ArticleExcitement building for Krewe of Endymion
Related:Watch LIVE parade coverageadd to reading listDownload WWLTV's Mardi Gras Parade Tracker appadd to reading list Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW...
View ArticleSt. Bernard President Dave Peralta's wife filed job discrimination complaint...
St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta's wife, Sharon Peralta, filed a federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination charge against him in December, a few weeks after
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