Louisiana GOP on Edwards: He's notable - for the wrong reasons
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View ArticleFormer DHH leader heading to LSU health care job
A long-time state health department official who helped arrange Gov. Bobby Jindal's privatization of LSU's public hospitals is heading to work for the LSU System. Jerry
View ArticleLouisiana drivers likely to get pick of 9 new specialty license plates
Louisiana residents will have plenty of new ways to express themselves on the back of their car or truck if a slew of noncontroversial bills sails
View Article6th District voters talk about Edwin Edwards' chances
BATON ROUGE, LA (WVUE) - The head of the state Republican Party is blasting Edwin Edwards' decision to run for Louisiana's 6th congressional seat, but whether you call him the Silver Fox, or the...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day celebrations continue in the Irish Channel
Antwan Harris / Eyewitness News Email: aharris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @antwanharris NEW ORLEANS -- St. Patrick's Day revelers filled the streets of the Irish Channel as the party got under way. Tracey's...
View ArticleQuarter noise law revision studied
The City Council will take another crack at revising New Orleans’ sound ordinance this week. David Woolworth, the hired sound expert for the Council’s Housing and Human Needs Committee, agreed Monday...
View ArticleHospital debt grows to $12 million
Publicly owned St. Charles Parish Hospital ended the last fiscal year with a cumulative debt of $12.1 million, according to an audit report released Monday by the state’s legislative auditor. Almost...
View ArticleCivil Service agrees to review police officer pay
The New Orleans Civil Service Commission agreed Monday to order a study of police officer pay, at the request of officer groups that claim the lack of an across-the-board salary increase in seven...
View ArticleSome St. Patrick's Day celebrations last through the year
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Almost everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Finn McCool's in Mid-City offered up some traditional Irish food and some not-so-traditional competitions they dub the "Irish...
View ArticleNewcomb Blvd. residents try to buy street to end fence dispute
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - People who don't want to see more traffic on the street they live on think buying the street will keep their neighborhood quiet. According to our partners at NOLAS.com | The...
View ArticleEdwin Edwards ends speculation; says he's a candidate for Congress
BATON ROUGE, LA (WVUE) - It was vintage Edwin Edwards who stepped up to the podium Monday afternoon to end speculation about whether or not he would run for Congress. "Haven't had this much attention...
View ArticleDanziger defendant seeks return to N.O. jail
Attorneys for ex-cop Kenneth Bowen, accused in the Danziger Bridge police shooting, filed a request Monday asking that their client be moved to a New Orleans area jail, arguing that the federal Bureau...
View ArticleHoly Cross to add lower school opening in 2015
Responding to an order from the Archdiocese of New Orleans that all Catholic schools must comply with new, uniform grade structures, Holy Cross School administrators announced Monday they will add a...
View ArticleFate of Jazzland still uncertain
Members of a city review committee gave a frosty reception Monday to a proposal to build a theme park, movie-production backlot, water park and retail component at the site of the former Six Flags...
View ArticleEx-Aggie Lacey dies at age 66
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View ArticlePolice arrest alleged CBD drug dealer
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - New Orleans police arrested a man Sunday for dealing what they said was a large amount of narcotics in the Central Business District. Eric Carter, 29, was picked up at about...
View ArticleGroup wants to open Jazzland at Six Flags site
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Developers are hoping to reopen the site of the old Six Flags park in New Orleans East as Jazzland. A Baton Rouge company submitted the proposal to the city, and it includes a...
View ArticleCity Council poised to draft another new sound ordinance
Jaquetta White / The New Orleans Advocate NEW ORLEANS -- The City Council is about to take another crack at revising New Orleans’ sound ordinance. David Woolworth, the outside sound expert working for...
View ArticleWoman fights off rapist by biting his fingers; sketch of suspect released
NEW ORLEANS – Police have released a sketch of a man who broke into the house of an Uptown woman and attempted to sexually assault her. The incident occurred on March 11, just before 7 p.m. near...
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