Keeping watch over the Corps of Engineers: Editorial
Flood victims' best hope for holding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for the agency's disastrous mismanagement of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet died quietly Monday (June 24) when the...
View ArticleNew Orleans' finances: in good shape or bad trouble? Take your pick
As is often the case, Thursday's meeting of the City Council's Budget Committee offered both good news and bad news about New Orleans' financial condition. For every reassuring report about current...
View ArticleWith climate changing, what world will we leave to our children?: President...
I unveiled a new national plan to confront climate change on Tuesday (June 25). It's a plan that will reduce carbon pollution to prevent the worst effects of climate change, prepare our country for...
View ArticleDollar General on Westwood Drive goes up in flames
Marrero, La. - Firefighters responded Sunday to a fire that has completely consumed a Marrero store. The fire was reported just before 8:30 a.m. at the Dollar General Store at 932 Westwood Drive. It is...
View ArticleParishioner backs car into Gentilly church
New Orleans, La. - A parishioner leaving a Gentilly church backed into the structure Sunday, damaging the church and injuring two people, according to New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry...
View ArticleParishioner backs car into Gentilly church
New Orleans, La. - A parishioner leaving a Gentilly church backed into the structure Sunday, damaging the church and injuring two people, according to New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry...
View ArticleAvondale woman killed in single-car crash
Avondale, La. - A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Avondale Saturday afternoon. Just after 12:30 p.m., officers responded to an accident in the 500 block of South Jamie Boulevard....
View ArticleJohn Young asks again for flood insurance relief: Jefferson Parish politics...
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View ArticleHouma shooting victim identifies gunman, dies
FOX 8 received the following news release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Saturday morning: A suspect was arrested Saturday morning for the murder of a Houma man, Sheriff Jerry Larpenter...
View ArticleFOX 8 Defenders: Vet says Michot's dogs "need to leave the premises"
Thibodaux, La. - In a story the FOX 8 Defenders have followed since last year, we've learned the Lafourche Parish veterinarian has made a recommendation to the court that a Thibodaux man get rid of...
View ArticleParishioner backs car into Gentilly church
New Orleans, La. - A parishioner leaving a Gentilly church backed into the structure Sunday, damaging the church and injuring two people, according to New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry...
View ArticleParishioner backs car into Gentilly church
New Orleans, La. - A parishioner leaving a Gentilly church backed into the structure Sunday, damaging the church and injuring two people, according to New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry...
View ArticleAvondale woman killed in single-car crash
Avondale, La. - A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Avondale Saturday afternoon. Just after 12:30 p.m., officers responded to an accident in the 500 block of South Jamie Boulevard....
View ArticleJohn Young asks again for flood insurance relief: Jefferson Parish politics...
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View ArticlePelicans website to debut 360-degree tour of arena
New Orleans, La. - The New Orleans Pelicans will debut the first-ever rebranded New Orleans Arena court design for the upcoming 2013-14 season Monday at Pelicans.com. Fans can visit the team's website...
View ArticleHouma shooting victim identifies gunman, dies
FOX 8 received the following news release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Saturday morning: A suspect was arrested Saturday morning for the murder of a Houma man, Sheriff Jerry Larpenter...
View ArticleFOX 8 Defenders: Vet says Michot's dogs "need to leave the premises"
Thibodaux, La. - In a story the FOX 8 Defenders have followed since last year, we've learned the Lafourche Parish veterinarian has made a recommendation to the court that a Thibodaux man get rid of...
View ArticleCongregant backs car into Gentilly church
New Orleans, La. - A congregant leaving a Gentilly church backed into the structure Sunday, damaging the church and injuring two people, according to New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry...
View ArticleWestwego mayor, council members and police chief inaugurated
Thanking their supporters and pledging to work on the fiscal challenges ahead of them, Westwego's seven elected officials took their oaths of office Sunday, a day ahead of the official start to their...
View ArticleCrews search for missing 50-year-old man in Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans -- Members of the New Orleans Police Department along with the Coast Guard resumed searching Monday morning for a 50-year-old man who went missing in Lake Pontchartrain Sunday. The man went...
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