Kenner Councilman under question about his take home car
Kenner, La. - Mayor Mike Yenni says there are only about 8 take home cars for the city of Kenner. "The only 3 elected officials that have them now are myself, Chief Caraway and Councilman Carroll,"...
View ArticleLetters demand homeowners pay back thousands in Road Home funds
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- For anyone who wrestled with the Road Home grant process after Hurricane Katrina, Shannon and Greg...
View ArticleTerrebonne Parish residents worry about flood insurance rates
Terrebonne Parish, La. - A meeting in Terrebonne Parish Tuesday night to discuss the skyrocketing price of some flood insurance premiums drew a big crowd. Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet is...
View Article5th District police to host anti-crime walk July 31
New Orleans police department's 5th District officersand city officials will host a community anti-crime walk through the 7thWard neighborhood on Wednesday July 31. Those who wish to participate are...
View ArticleDrivers warned of more road repairs in Uptown New Orleans
New Orleans, La. - More neighborhoods get a reminder about the price of progess, when it comes to street repairs in Uptown New Orleans. Orange cones and detour signs will go up soon along three more...
View ArticleFirst human West Nile virus case in Louisiana in 2013 reported in Caldwell...
Louisiana has recorded its first case of the West Nile virus in a human for 2013, according to the state Department of Health and Hospitals. The case was confirmed in Caldwell Parish in the north...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner does it again; the Royal family's comeback (10 things to know...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. WEINER CAUGHT IN ANOTHER SEXTING SCANDAL The New York mayoral candidate acknowledges some...
View ArticleFire breaks out on evacuated Gulf gas well
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS—A federal official has confirmed that a fire has broken out on a blown-out Gulf of Mexico gas well. Eileen Angelico of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement...
View ArticleGulf of Mexico natural gas well catches fire; 44 workers safely evacuated...
NEW ORLEANS -- An out-of-control natural gas well off the Louisiana coast caught fire late Tuesday, hours after 44 workers were safely evacuated from the drilling rig following a mid-morning blowout,...
View ArticleRig owner loses round in oil spill document fight
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Transocean Deepwater Drilling Corp. has lost a round in its fight to avoid handing over documents to a government board investigating the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion....
View ArticlePolice release video of Mid-City detergent thief: second sought in five weeks
New Orleans police are once again after a man who stole laundry detergent, this time form a Mid-City Dollar General store. The NOPD released a video showing the man pilfering shelves of Gain laundry...
View ArticlePolice release video of Mid-City detergent thief, second sought in five weeks
New Orleans police are once again after a man who stole laundry detergent, this time form a Mid-City Dollar General store. The NOPD released a video showing the man pilfering shelves of Gain laundry...
View ArticleSen. Landrieu defends health law, but vows to correct 'glitches' facing some...
WASHINGTON -- The Senate committee's hearing Wednesday on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on small businesses began the way it started -- with Senate Democrats defending the law but promising to...
View ArticleGrand Isle rig fire, BP explosion share similarities
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- A Gulf of Mexico rig crew tried to activate their blowout preventer’s shear rams to cut a pipe and...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Council 'fed up' with slow pace of razing derelict buildings
Arriving by helicopter for their annual meeting Wednesday in Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish Council members emerged wearing vacation-casual attire: matching lime-green cotton shirts. Then they got down...
View ArticleLandrieu administration's food-truck ordinance set for City Council vote...
The great City Hall food fight over food trucks could end at Thursday's meeting of the New Orleans City Council. Then again, it might not. The council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance proposed by...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Metro Council can't agree on online driving courses, doesn't...
A proposal that would have allowed Baton Rouge drivers to take online driving courses to soften the blow of traffic tickets couldn't make it past the Metro Council on Wednesday. The council couldn't...
View ArticleRig crew activated BOP before abandoning blown out well
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- A Gulf of Mexico rig crew tried to activate their blowout preventer’s shear rams to cut a pipe and...
View ArticleFormer state employee indicted for alleged scheme
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- A former state employee was indicted Wednesday in Baton Rouge for allegedly removing protected...
View ArticleJindal demands flood authority pull lawsuit targeting big oil
New Orleans, La. -- Governor Bobby Jindal wasted no time responding to the east bank flood authority lawsuit that blames oil and gas companies for destroying wetlands, demanding that the Southeast...
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