St. Tammany Parish registrar of voters to hold registration events next week
The St. Tammany Parish registrar of voters will hold several events next week in connection with the state's annual Voter Education Week. Registrar M. Dwayne Wall will join registrars across the state...
View ArticleFlood map presentations begin Wednesday for Jefferson Parish property owners
Jefferson Parish will hold its first open house for residents with questions about the new preliminary flood maps Wednesday. The event will run from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Delta Playground, Room 3,...
View ArticleThree more candidates jump into 5th District race
The candidate pool for Louisiana's special election in the 5th District doubled on Tuesday, with the addition of three congressional hopefuls to the ballot. All are vying to fill the seat of outgoing...
View ArticleFormer World Trade Center building to remain; Dallas firm recommended as...
The former World Trade Center building at the foot of Canal Street -- a vacant 1960s office tower beloved by some New Orleanians and ridiculed by others -- will not be coming down, at least not...
View ArticleSan Diego developer charged with wire fraud in connection with...
The U.S. attorney's office in New Orleans has charged a San Diego real estate developer with wire fraud in connection with a Mandeville area property investment. Mark Hofmann, 55, misappropriated more...
View ArticleWTC moves a step closer to redevelopment
New Orleans, La. –The World Trade Center commands attention at the foot of Canal Street, but some have said not for good reasons. The towering building has been shuttered for a long time in an area...
View ArticleBGR wants delay in search for Sewerage and Water Board leader
New Orleans, La. - The City of New Orleans thinks the Bureau of Governmental Research misses the mark with a recommendation to put off the search for a new leader of the Sewerage and Water Board. The...
View ArticleTerrebonne investigators seeing increase in heroin use
Chauvin, La. - Flowers scattered on the ground led to the discovery. At least 47 brass rings holding vases had been removed from the St. Joseph Cemetery. Left behind: $16,000 worth of damage....
View ArticleBluefin tuna in Gulf of Mexico face tighter safeguards under federal proposal
Bluefin tuna spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico would become more protected under a proposed new amendment expected to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday. The majority of bluefin...
View ArticleOrleans Parish School Board president drops fight to oust interim superintendent
After an unusually short and calm Orleans Parish School Board meeting Tuesday, board President Ira Thomas told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune that his fight to oust interim Superintendent Stan Smith is...
View ArticleUtilities panel chairman to oppose new energy efficiency proposal
A contentious statewide energy efficiency program will be discussed for the umpteenth time at Wednesday's state utilities meeting in Baton Rouge, where commissioners are scheduled to vote on a...
View ArticleSlidell-area fire chief retiring after 47 years of service
To say St. Tammany Parish Fire District No. 1 Chief Larry Hess will be missed is an understatement. The atmosphere in the office will be different. And it definitely will be quieter. “He just has so...
View ArticleDuBos: Hard work begins now on World Trade Center
As mentioned earlier in our newscast, a committee at City Hall has recommended the Dallas firm of Gatehouse Capital Corporation to redevelop the city-owned World Trade Center. And that’s the topic of...
View ArticleHammond council votes to consider expanding Sunday alcohol sales
Ashley Rodrigue / Eyewitness News Email: arodrigue@wwltv.com | Twitter: @ashleyrwwl HAMMOND, La. -- The City Council has voted to introduce a proposal that would expand alcohol sales on Sundays. The...
View ArticleAction Report: Muddy mess remains month after water main break
Bill Capo / Eyewitness News Email: bcapo@wwltv.com | Twitter: @billcapo NEW ORLEANS -- A fresh asphalt patch and a new concrete sidewalk mark the site of the major water pipe break on Cohn Street. But...
View ArticleJefferson Parish paying more than expected for donated Al Copeland stage
Jefferson Parish is spending more than twice as much moneyas anticipated on fill dirt for the Al Copeland performance stage in LafrenierePark, a project that has fallen slightly behind schedule after...
View ArticleCovington City Council approves 288-unit apartment complex
After discussing concerns about traffic and density, the Covington City Council Tuesday night voted to annex 18 acres of land on the northern fringe of the city and approved the construction of a...
View ArticleHeart of Louisiana: The blacksmith
Tickfaw, La. - It's a trade that has been around since before medieval times. Just a century ago, every city and farm town in America had a village blacksmith. You might be surprised to know that...
View Article17 foreign nationals living in New Orleans area indicted in tax fraud scheme
Seventeen foreign nationals living in the New Orleans area are part of a 14-count superseding federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice on Tuesday. The indictment charges JB Tax...
View ArticleMan arrested after shootout at Decatur, Ga., elementary school; video...
DECATUR, Ga. -- A man with an assault rifle and other weapons exchanged gunfire with officers Tuesday at an Atlanta-area elementary school before surrendering, a police chief said, with dramatic...
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