Man shot to death in Behrman area
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the Behrman area of Algiers. NOPD advised news media just after 10 p.m. about the shooting in the 3400 block of Vespasian Blvd., near Cypress Acres Drive....
View ArticleWith Affordable Care Act, the affordability promise is hard to swallow: Mike...
When the Affordable Care Act kicks in next year, some consumers and small businesses will find that while it delivers on care, it falls short on affordability. It's just not realistic to think that...
View ArticleSaturday weather forecast: 50% chance of rain
Today: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 88 with a heat index of 93. Winds from the south at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a...
View ArticleFederal government shouldn't abandon college students in need of financial...
One January night in the early 1990s, after President George H.W. Bush's State of the Union address, I stood in a crush of U.S. senators waiting for interviews with TV stations back home. Before me...
View ArticleBlack people as ordinary is a radical notion: Jarvis DeBerry
I've discovered that the most radical thing that can be said about black people is that we are totally, utterly and immutably ordinary. I wish such a statement weren't so radical. I wish it didn't...
View ArticleBeginning Monday, Orleans property owners can file online appeals
FOX 8 received the following news release Saturday morning from the Orleans Parish Assessor's Office: For the first time since the Orleans Assessor's office opened for public business, property owners...
View ArticlePioneering journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Helen Thomas, a pioneer for women in journalism and an irrepressible White House correspondent, has died. She was 92. A friend, Muriel Dobbin, says...
View ArticleHelen Thomas, veteran White House correspondent, dies at 92
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill nine presidents -- often to their discomfort and was not shy about...
View ArticleNew Orleans event part of 100-city vigil for Trayvon Martin
ATLANTA (AP) - One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, will gather for rallies scheduled nationwide to press for civil rights charges...
View ArticleFight over New Orleans jail reform funds to resume
Gallery See all 2 photos » By KEVIN McGILL / Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The legal tussle over the costs of reforming the notoriously dangerous New Orleans jail is about to resume in a...
View ArticleSuspect sought for French Quarter residential burglary
New Orleans police for asking forassistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a residentialburglary in the French Quarter Friday morning (July 19). According to police, an...
View ArticleAnsel Augustine picked to lead archdiocese's Office of Black Catholic Ministry
Ansel Augustine, a New Orleanian who has led the archdiocese’s Young Adult Ministry Office, has been named director of the archdiocese’s Office of Black Catholic Ministry. He started his new job this...
View ArticleMourners say goodbye to slain six-year-old girl
Gonzales, La. - A large crowd of family and friends said goodbye Monday to 6-year-old Ahlittia North, who was murdered in Harvey last week. With flowers and photographs surrounding Ahlittia's casket,...
View ArticleAuto dealers bringing 2014 convention to New Orleans
WASHINGTON - The National Automobile Dealers Association announced it will hold its 2014 convention and expo in New Orleans from January 24-January 27. Its 2013 convention in Orlando last February...
View ArticleAlleged prostitute sets out to rob customer; customer turns out to be Gretna...
Authorities say Internet escort Amy Shoemaker and her friend, Thomas Hudgins, were hoping to repeat a previously successful armed robbery scheme: Shoemaker sets up a prostitution date and Hudgins robs...
View ArticlePublic comments invited for Slidell Police Dept. re-accreditation
Slidell, La. - As Slidell police work toward re-accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., they're inviting the public to offer input. The community is...
View ArticleShortened ferry hours hurting Algiers Point businesses
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS -- Algiers Point has a lot to offer visitors to New Orleans. The neighborhood's charming bed and breakfasts,...
View ArticleNew Orleans man steals 300 gallons of used cooking oil from restaurant
A New Orleans man on Saturday was arrested for allegedly stealing 300 gallons of used cooking oil from a Chalmette restaurant. He then allegedly fled, driving wildly past vehicles down Louisiana 46 on...
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Jefferson Parish councilman seeks demolition of properties where body of...
When 6-year-old Ahlittia North was found dead in a garbage can outside a derelict apartment in Harvey last week, a Jefferson Parish councilman decided to turn to his council colleagues to expedite the...
View ArticleSt. John councilman accused of shooting son's pickup truck
GARYVILLE, La. (AP) - A St. John the Baptist Parish councilman is accused of shooting his 26-year-old son's pickup truck during an argument. Sixty-one-year-old Ranney Wilson is free on $22,500 bond...
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