Leader of global child porn ring pleads guilty
A St. Tammany Parish man who managed a global child pornography ring that targeted hundreds of young boys pleaded guilty Thursday in New Orleans to federal charges requiring he spend at least two...
View ArticleD-Day veteran Aden dead at 97
Ervin Aden, a retired sales manager who as an Army lieutenant participated in the D-Day invasion of France and years later won the French Legion of Honor for his bravery in the fighting to liberate...
View ArticleInmate pleads guilty in video case
The director and producer of the notorious Orleans Parish Prison inmate videos — shocking amateur films that showed inmates using drugs, drinking beer, handling a firearm in a jail tier and even...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court upholds new Texas abortion rules
AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas' tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of about 20 clinics around the state,
View Article3 people shot in a 3-hour period Thursday night
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Three people were shot over a three-hour period in neighborhoods across the city Thursday night. The first shooting was reported just after 6 p.m. in the 1900 block of...
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View ArticleKenner City Council District 5 forum showcases generational clash
Old versus new was a recurrent theme Thursday evening in aforum pitting candidates for Kenner's 5th District City Councilseat. Former mayor and councilman Phil Capitano repeatedly
View ArticleRobberies set off flurry of warnings via social media, text
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - At around sundown Wednesday, a St. Claude Avenue bar owner says messages started rolling in about an armed robbery at another nearby bar. "(I got a text) from another...
View ArticleBill chilled on sales of frozen boozy treats
Concerns about adolescents dipping their spoons into rum-infused Blitzed Berry ice cream and other boozy concoctions temporarily derailed legislation Thursday at the State Capitol. House Bill 471 aims...
View ArticleCoach doesn’t wants N.O. to look past Utah
The New Orleans Pelicans are on a four-game winning streak, with each beaten opponent occupying playoff seedings as the NBA season winds to its close. Two of the victories came against the two-time...
View ArticleVillere fund wins two Lipper awards
St. Denis J. Villere & Co. LLC announced that its Villere Balanced Fund (VILLX) has been awarded two 2014 Lipper Fund Awards for the third consecutive year. The fund was awarded best mixed-asset...
View ArticleMoveOn.org responds to Louisiana lawsuit over Bobby Jindal billboard
MoveOn.org responded this week to Louisiana's decision to sue the national liberal advocacy group in federal court, stating in court documents that a billboard it erected
View ArticleDemocratic pols in handcuffs, paying college athletes and more tonight on...
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View ArticleHeavy rains flood streets in Gretna, Terrytown, N.O. East among other areas
Related:Flooding in Slidell a challenge for drivers, some homeownersadd to reading list NEW ORLEANS - In Terrytown and Gretna, the downpour caused such severe street flooding that cars were submerged,...
View ArticleEx-inmate talks about witnessing deadly fight in OPP
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - A former Orleans Parish Prison inmate says the prison fight that lead to the death of 40-year-old Willie Lee could have been avoided. Now the head of the City Council Criminal...
View ArticlePolice release video of SUV connected to Spain St. robbery
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Police are hoping surveillance video will help them solve the Tuesday armed robbery of a woman in the Marigny. Police said the woman was walking in the 700 block of Spain...
View ArticleNOPD demotes commander during investigation
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - The commander of the New Orleans Police Department's 4th District was demoted Friday, pending an internal investigation. According to the attorney for Captain Brian Weiss,...
View ArticleLatter & Blum CEO gives $1 million to United Way
Local real estate executive and philanthropist Robert Merrick on Friday made the largest single donation ever received from an individual by the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, writing a $1 million...
View ArticleEarly voting ends Saturday in 4 areas
Early voting ends Saturday in the four area parishes that are holding elections April 5. There are parishwide elections in St. Tammany, St. Bernard and St. Charles parishes, plus races in two...
View ArticleEducation Department says scrapping Common Core would cost Louisiana
Louisiana would have to spend millions of dollars if it scraped the Common Core educational standards and associated tests for primary and secondary education, according to
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