Advocate photographer earns award
The New Orleans Advocate photographer Matthew Hinton was awarded an honorable mention Wednesday in the 2014 National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism awards for his moving...
View ArticleWade active, Allen out as Miami visits Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Erik Spoelstra got one All-Star guard back Wednesday night when Dwyane Wade was active for the Miami Heat's game at Indiana. The Heat coach also lost a former All-Star guard. Ray...
View ArticleState Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb says she never took excess contributions,...
State Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, D-Baton Rouge, on Wednesday blamed a clerical error for her campaign reporting more than $26,000 in over-the-limit contributions for her 2011 race,
View ArticleNOPD, 911 center endure recruitment woes
New Orleans City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell reached way back in history - 1990, no less- for the salient pop reference to drive home her point
View ArticleKenner mayor faces 2 challengers in April 5 election
KENNER, LA (WVUE) - If you weren't aware that election day is right around the corner in Kenner, the myriad campaign signs should give you a strong hint. Among the races on the April 5 ballot in the...
View ArticleBusiness Alliance teams up with agency
The BioDistrict New Orleans, a state-created but unfunded economic development district, is broke, facing a possible lawsuit from its former president and lacking even an office to call its own. But...
View ArticleCouncil questions number of 911 staff
Overwhelmed and understaffed, the 911 call center for New Orleans police has consistently failed to meet national standards for prompt responses for more than a year, and the trouble has only grown...
View ArticleLelito could get shot at center
ORLANDO, Fla. — As things stood when Saints coach Sean Payton met with media at the annual NFL owners meeting Wednesday, the team’s plan at the center position was in no way finalized. That’s chiefly...
View ArticleStudent privacy bill advances in Louisiana House
The Louisiana House Education Committee passed an amended bill Wednesday to restrict the sharing of student data following a week of discussion over what right schools
View ArticleGretna City Council approves budget but girds for massive rehabilitationof...
The Gretna City Council approved a $48 million budget for 2015 Wednesday (March 26), including a $17.8 million general fund to pay for basic city services.
View ArticleSen. Landrieu joins 5 Senate colleagues pushing for changes in Affordable...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is joining with five Senate colleagues -- four Democrats and an independent -- to offer legislation the sponsors say
View ArticleHouma girl dies after pit bull attack
HOUMA, LA (WVUE) - A four-year-old girl died Tuesday night after she was attacked by a pit bull, according to the Houma Police Department. The attack happened around 7 p.m. at a residence in the...
View ArticleJudge: Reporters must testify about Telly Hankton article
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A judge has ruled that two New Orleans journalists must testify about a 2012 meeting they had with federal agents and a subsequent newspaper article about convicted killer Telly...
View ArticleInmate death sparks protest at OPP
About 60 protesters, including the family of a man who died over the weekend after a fight at Orleans Parish Prison, gathered outside the jail Wednesday to decry the continuous violence they claim is...
View Article911, NOPD staffing issues are focus of committee meeting
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - An Uptown man says he called 911 after witnessing an attempted rape, but hours later, police still hadn't shown up. At a meeting Wednesday at City Hall, NOPD Chief Ronal...
View ArticlePanel favors prison time for heroin
With heroin fatally ensnaring Hollywood stars as well as Louisiana baby boomers, legislators made a move Wednesday toward putting users in jail. House Bill 332 would double the minimum five-year...
View ArticleMillions could get extra time for health insurance sign-ups
WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans could get extra time to enroll for taxpayer-subsidized coverage this year under President Barack Obama’s health care law. That would let the administration boost...
View ArticlePost-Katrina growth continues
More than eight years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish are continuing to grow in population, though both are still significantly smaller than they were before they flooded...
View ArticleGary and Gutekunst honored as basketball's scholar-athletes to cap...
On the video screens at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Wednesday night, film highlights reminded everyone what James Worthy did during his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. But he reminded...
View ArticleFather still wanted in connection to toddlers' deaths
HOUMA, LA (WVUE) - Police are still hoping that the father of two toddlers who died in a house fire earlier this month will turn himself in. Romell Welsh Sr. is wanted by police for two counts of...
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