Dragic, Suns topple Pelicans
PHOENIX — Goran Dragic scored 40 points, his second career high in three games, and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-104 Friday night, snapping a...
View ArticleRead all about it — bulletins have memorialized parades for 140 years
Once a parade passes, it is gone forever. Distracted by the crowds, bands and throws, viewers often miss the grandeur and satire of the best processions. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the entire parade...
View ArticleWhat do you think of Bobby Jindal giving the 'Duck Dynasty' family an award?
Last Thursday, Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled to West Monroe to give the Robertsons, stars of the "Duck Dynasty" television show, an inaugural Governor's Award for Entrepreneurial
View ArticleSen. Landrieu endorses House flood insurance bill after 'affordabiity'...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Monday endorsed a House flood insurance bill that she called "far from perfect," but sufficient to provide real protections against
View ArticleCrowds start building in French Quarter for Lundi Gras
Bill Capo / Eyewitness News Email: bcapo@wwltv.com | Twitter: @billcapo NEW ORLEANS -- Apart from the parade scene, there's always a party in the French Quarter, especially during the final days...
View ArticleRex ready to begin his reign
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS -- Rex, the king of Carnival, is scheduled to arrive at Spanish Plaza at 6 p.m. on Lundi Gras. His arrival...
View ArticleNOPD officers get chance to ride with Orpheus
Jaclyn Kelley / Eyewitness News Email: jkelley@wwltv.com | Twitter: @jkelleyWWL NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Police Department officers from the 1st District were lucky enough to be chosen to ride with...
View ArticleNew Republican chemical bill backed by industry, but environmentalists say it...
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are offering a new draft chemical regulation bill that the chemical industry backs but environmentalists say would keep residents near chemical plants
View ArticleSen. Mary Landrieu endorses House flood insurance bill after 'affordability'...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Monday endorsed a House flood insurance bill that she called "far from perfect," but sufficient to provide real protections against
View ArticleDarren Sharper appears in a Los Angeles court
LOS ANGELES, CA (WVUE) - Former Saints player Darren Sharper appeared before a judge in Los Angeles Monday morning. The hearing was supposed to determine the next step in the process to bring him back...
View ArticleNFL sets Graham's franchise tag value at $7.05M
Associated Press The NFL has formally designated New Orleans' Jimmy Graham as a tight end for the purposes of his franchise tag value, which is now set at $7.05 million next season unless Graham and...
View ArticleAppeals court rules claimants don't have to prove harm from BP oil spill
A divided panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that businesses filing for claims as part of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil
View ArticleNew Republican chemical bill backed by industry, but environmental advocates...
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are offering a new draft chemical regulation bill that the chemical industry backs but environmentalists say would keep residents near chemical plants
View ArticleLouisiana man accused of groping woman on flight
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a Louisiana man is accused of sexually touching a sleeping woman aboard a cross-country flight. Devender Singh, a 61-year-old Indian national...
View ArticleCold, rain forecast as folks prep for Fat Tuesday
CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The day before Fat Tuesday is almost as lively as Mardi Gras, with bands playing on the riverfront, the French Quarter alive with revelers and the...
View ArticleRoyal couple grew up watching Zulu parade
When Garren Thomas Mims Sr. was growing up in New Orleans, Mardi Gras meant watching the Zulu parade with his extended family. “One of my uncles had a bus, and most of the family would ride the bus to...
View ArticleHolding COURT
Bundled up but still brimming with Carnival spirit, thousands of revelers descended on the French Quarter and the riverfront Monday to celebrate Lundi Gras, Fat Tuesday’s increasingly popular...
View ArticleBusinesses with oil spill claims win court victory over BP
Related:BP oil spill claims halted by shocking court reversalsadd to reading list David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- Businesses with oil...
View ArticleJudges rule BP oil spill harm not required in claims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A divided three-judge federal appeals panel has ruled that businesses don't have to prove that they were directly harmed by BP's 2010 oil spill to collect settlement payments. The...
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