Environmental activists allege coal terminal polluting river in lawsuit
Katie Moore / Eyewitness News Email: kmoore@wwltv.com | Twitter: @katiecmoore NEW ORLEANS -- A coalition of environmental activists filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a coal terminal in...
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Former NBA All-Star Ben Wallace sentenced for leaving accident scene
Posted March 18, 2014 NBA By Scooby Axson Ben Wallace played 1,088 NBA games, the most by an undrafted player since the merger. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Former NBA All-Star center Ben Wallace...
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Miami All-Star G Dwyane Wade out against the Cavs to rest his knees
CLEVELAND -- Miami All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is not playing against the Cavaliers to rest his knees. Wade has played in 48 of 64 games this season as the Heat have managed his minutes so they can...
View ArticleLouisiana Legislature honors 'Blue Dog' artist George Rodrigue
State lawmakers took time Tuesday (March 18) to thank the family of George Rodrigue for the contributions the native Louisianian made to the local and national
View ArticleMeet the double givers who donate to both Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy
WASHINGTON -- With a tight Senate race predicted in Louisiana, some campaign contributors are hedging their bets by donating to both frontrunners, incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu,
View Article3 Kenner candidates lament neglected neighborhoods; 2 blame incumbent
Kenner's 1st City Council District encompasses disparate neighborhoods stretching from the Mississippi River to The Esplanade shopping mall, with Louis Armstrong International Airport in the middle.
View ArticleSt. Bernard Council approves civic center investigation and postpones water...
The St. Bernard Parish Council voted Tuesday (March 18) to authorize an investigation into St. Bernard Parish's civic center and "any other nonprofit organizations directly
View ArticleJudge: Accused child rapist competent
An Orleans Parish man accused of inviting three preadolescent boys to play video games at his home and raping them in 2012 is mentally competent to stand trial, an Orleans Parish judge ruled Tuesday....
View ArticleCharter school job fair Saturday
Teachers are invited to attend the Eighth annual New Orleans Charter School Teachers Fair on Saturday in Lakeview. The fair, which seeks to connect certified teachers and those in the certification...
View ArticleJudge refuses lower bail in NOPD rape case
The New Orleans Police Department started investigating a rape allegation against Officer Michael Thomassie last summer, but it found no reason to arrest him and in fact kept him on the job until a...
View ArticleWest Bank area near landfill still a dumping ground for animals
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl WAGGAMAN, La. - Two months ago viewers alerted us to a horrible site on the Westbank, an area near a landfill where...
View ArticleDuBos: New faces join City Council
The political landscape at City Hall will change significantly after Saturday’s runoff elections. That’s the topic of this week’s Commentary by Eyewitness News Political Analyst and Gambit columnist...
View ArticleAction Report: Passengers to ride on PT 305 once restored
Bill Capo / Eyewitness News Email: bcapo@wwltv.com | Twitter: @billcapo NEW ORLEANS -- The huge PT-305 nearly fills the World War II Museum's Restoration Pavilion. The four-year restoration project is...
View ArticleSouthern Hotel in downtown Covington set to open by early June, City Council...
The refurbished Southern Hotel in downtown Covington should open its doors to guests by late May or early June, owner Lisa Condrey Ward told the
View ArticleLouisiana legislative battle over Common Core starts Wednesday
Wednesday at the Louisiana Legislature is shaping up to be an explosive day, as lawmakers will debate a controversial abortion bill and will discuss, for the
View ArticleCampaign reform advocacy groups file FEC complaint against Vitter Super PAC
WASHINGTON -- Two campaign finance reform advocacy groups Tuesday asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate what it says are possible solicitation of illegal campaign contributions
View ArticleJefferson lawmakers talk Jindal and Common Core as large coalition pledges...
Two legislators on opposite sides of the Common Core debate on Tuesday disputed the significance of Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest statement on the national education standards.
View ArticleCity juggles police detail system
Struggling to enlist New Orleans police officers for some off-duty detail work under a new city-run system that many cops revile, Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s office plans to ask the City Council to allow...
View ArticleCouncil delays action on water rate increase
The St. Bernard Parish Council agreed unanimously Tuesday to hold off action on a proposal to raise water and sewer rates by nearly 35 percent until an outside consultant can be hired to evaluate the...
View ArticleFormer humanities group head blasts layoff of three
The recently ousted president of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities blasted the organization’s board this week for dismissing three more employees, a move he predicted will lead to the decline...
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