Health law reorganization leaves abortion regulations alone: Snapshot
At a Glance: The House Health and Welfare Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday (March 12) that would reorganize and make technical changes to health care
View ArticleCoin flip gives $4.4 million Gretna Police Department expansion contract to...
It all came down to a coin flip. With the Gretna Police Department looking to expand and modernize its headquarters, seven firms submitted proposals but two
View ArticleNOPD investigates fatal shooting in Algiers
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - New Orleans police are investigating a fatal shooting in Algiers Wednesday. The incident happened just after 5:30 p.m. on Old Behrman Highway. Police responding to the scene...
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Terrebonne drug dealer gets 30 years in prison
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View ArticleTammany leaders rally around bill to create new levee district
MANDEVILLE, LA (WVUE) - Faced with tens of thousands of dollars in flood control bills, St. Tammany leaders say it's time to break away from the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority. They say their...
View ArticleBishop: Sell lots in 9th Ward for $100 to redevelop
State Rep. Wesley Bishop, D-New Orleans, has an idea for speeding up the pace of recovery in the Lower 9th Ward: sell off some of the hundreds of government-owned properties in the sparsely populated...
View ArticleContractor receives 15-month sentence
Crooked contractor Aaron Bennett, the braggadocious businessman who was caught bribing former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle and then helped authorities in their investigation of former Mayor...
View ArticleHigher tax exemption for veterans waits on ballot
Besides deciding runoff contests for sheriff, coroner and two City Council seats and ruling on the Audubon Commission’s request for a 50-year property tax renewal, New Orleans voters will cast ballots...
View ArticleMom charged in toddler’s death
A 20-year-old Belle Chasse woman was arrested Tuesday after confessing to fatally poisoning her toddler, who had Down syndrome, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office said. During an interview with...
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Congress clears bill to ease flood insurance hikes
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View ArticleRon Forman says 50-year Audubon tax is needed
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - New Orleans voters are being asked to approve a 50-year tax for the Audubon Institute on the ballot Saturday. The CEO of the Institute says it's needed to maintain world-class...
View ArticleNOPD on scene of triple shooting in Milan
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Police are at the scene of a triple shooting in the Milan neighborhood. The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. in the 3500 block of S. Saratoga Street. Police say two women...
View ArticleEast Baton Rouge Parish crime prevention district bills sail through committee
Three pieces of legislation that would create or improve resident-funded crime prevention districts in East Baton Rouge Parish got unanimous approval Thursday (March 13), passing the
View ArticleWhat's on the ballot in New Orleans: March 15
New Orleans voters will go to the polls Saturday (March 15) to decide three city-wide runoffs -- for sheriff, coroner and City Council at-large Division 2
View ArticleWith Senate vote, homeowners no longer have to fear flood insurance rates:...
After months of anxiety, homeowners facing massive increases in the cost of flood insurance are getting a reprieve from Congress. The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
View ArticleMan's body pulled from Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Police said the body of a man was pulled from the Mississippi River Thursday afternoon. A fisherman found the body near Poland Avenue and N. Rampart Street near the old Navy...
View ArticleJackson sentenced in tax fraud
Former state Rep. Girod Jackson III, of Harvey, will serve three months in federal prison, then nine months in home detention, and must pay more than $97,000 in restitution for lying on a federal tax...
View ArticleLocal churches reach out to victims in battle against AIDS
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl NEW ORLEANS -- A national movement is coming to local churches. With New Orleans and Baton Rouge having some of the...
View ArticleFashion Week NOLA in the final countdown
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Jakki Kalogridis has a lot of ruffles to sew before finishing her first-ever evening gown. It's for her first-ever appearance at Fashion Week NOLA. "It's exciting to reach a...
View ArticleHearing in ex-BP engineer's obstruction case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The lawyer for a BP engineer found guilty of obstructing an investigation into the 2010 Gulf oil spill urged a judge to throw out the conviction Thursday, arguing the evidence was...
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