Bill Cassidy won't support shutdown over Obamacare funding
U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy split with some hard-line members of the GOP on Wednesday, saying he wouldn't support a federal government shutdown as a way to defund President Barack Obama's health care law...
View ArticleCrowd at first Jefferson Parish open house for preliminary flood maps
"We should be better off," said Colleen Cloninger. "But we're not." A River Ridge resident, Cloninger has lived in her home since 1996. In a low-risk "X" flood zone, the house has never flooded. And a...
View ArticleState coastal authority votes to demand that East Bank levee authority drop...
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday voted to ask the East Bank levee authority to drop its lawsuit against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies that is aimed at...
View ArticleSome St. John schools slow to recover from Isaac
LaPlace, La. -- School buses dot the parking lot of Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School on Highway 51, but there is no life on the campus. The building is clearly still gutted from floodwaters from...
View ArticleSTPSO: Armed robber’s botched attempt costs him $1
FOX 8 received this news release from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Wednesday afternoon: The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance identifying a man...
View ArticleHearing reset for man caught on camera confronting storm recovery crew
Grand Isle, La. - A hearing has been delayed for a Grand Isle man captured on camera confronting an Hurricane Isaac debris assessor. A judge ordered a continuance of the hearing for Josh Jambon, at a...
View ArticleJefferson Parish inspector general announces first staff hires, office location
Jefferson Parish Inspector General David McClintock onWednesday announced his first two staff hires. He also announced the location of his permanentoffice. Kim Raines Chatelain will serve as first...
View ArticleMayor Landrieu agrees to build third Orleans Parish Prison facility, long...
In an apparent change of heart, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has agreed that the city will construct a building to house inmates -- such as women, youths, the sick and the mentally ill -- who must...
View ArticleCovington Food Bank needs help filling bare shelves
Ashley Rodrigue / Eyewitness News Email: arodrigue@wwltv.com | Twitter: @ashleyrwwl COVINGTON, La. -- Empty crates sit on empty shelves at the Covington Food Bank Wednesday and that's been the dilemma...
View ArticlePublic Service Commission takes action to protect solar panel customers
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Public Service commission stepped in Wednesday to address a problem exposed a few weeks...
View Article5th District special election draws crowded candidate pool
A former congressman, a mayor, two Libertarians and a member of the Green Party from New Orleans -- these are just a few of the choices voters in Louisiana's 5th congressional district will have on...
View ArticleMayor Landrieu agrees to construction of third Orleans Parish Prison...
In an apparent change of heart, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has agreed that the city will construct a building to house inmates -- such as women, youths, the sick and the mentally ill -- who must...
View ArticleLouisiana to overhaul food establishment inspection process
New Orleans, La. - A relatively small fee is expected to make a big difference in the safety of our food. Restaurants are paying about $50 more a year in permits, and the money will go to more...
View ArticleJefferson Parish IG vows to monitor leasing of hospitals
Jefferson Parish, La. - With his office now ready to move forward, Jefferson Parish Inspector General David McClintock says he'll begin monitoring the leasing of the parish's two publicly-owned and...
View ArticleSlidell contractor held in S. Sudan to be charged in kickback scheme
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- A Slidell businessman is scheduled to be sentenced for his role in a kickback scheme. In May 53-year-old Elton McCabe pleaded guilty...
View ArticleCab driver accused of videotaping, blackmailing female passenger
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News Email: mhernandez@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mhernandezwwl NEW ORLEANS - In a city filled with tourists and revelers, people rely on cabs to get home safely. But one...
View ArticleNagin to appear in court Thursday
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is scheduled to be in federal court Thursday for a status hearing in his corruption case. The...
View ArticleRehabilitated sea turtle released back into Gulf
New Orleans, La. - A badly injured and endangered sea turtle made a triumphant return to the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. Workers with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries joined with a...
View ArticleNSA data-mining mistakes; Manning gets 35 years (10 Things to Know for Thursday)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. NSA REVEALS DATA-MINING MISTAKES The agency says it mended its ways after scooping up tens...
View ArticleVideo shows Assumption sinkhole swallowing more trees
David Mitchell / The Advocate The Assumption Parish sinkhole swallowed a sizeable clump of tall cypress in less than a minute Wednesday evening, pulling them down in a frothy swirl that roiled the...
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