FOP launches own challenge to new NOPD police-detail system
A second police union has challenged the new policies for managing New Orleans police officer's off-duty police details, filing a lawsuit to halt the city's plan ushered in as part of larger...
View ArticleFEMA forgiving $7.2 million debt from Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is forgiving anemergency $6 million loan it provided to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office after Hurricane Katrina. Sheriff Newell Normand said money covered...
View ArticleCDC confirms brain-eating amoeba found in St. Bernard water system
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV ST. BERNARD, La. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a rare brain-eating amoeba has been found in the St. Bernard...
View ArticleBusiness council demands recommendation for parish hospitals
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl JEFFERSON, La. -- The Jefferson Parish Council is split on which private hospital operator should be given the contract to...
View ArticleSt. Bernard water system tests positive for rare brain-eating amoeba, CDC...
The St. Bernard Parish water system has tested positive for a rare brain-eating amoeba, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed, about a week after St. Bernard Parish...
View ArticleDHH: Amoeba confirmed in St. Bernard water supply
FOX 8 received this news release from the state Department of Health and Hospitals Thursday evening: Additional test results from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm...
View ArticleSt. Tammany Parish School Board signs off on $383.4 million budget
The St. Tammany Parish School Board on Thursday adopted a $383.4 million general fund budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The budget projects revenues of almost $17 million more than for the 2012-13...
View ArticleFormer Tulane President Sheldon Hackney dies at 79
Sheldon Hackney, a noted historian who was Tulane University's president from 1975 to 1980, died Thursday at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...
View ArticleAll lanes are open on I-10 west at Highrise bridge after multiple accidents
The Department of Transportation is reporting that all westbound lanes are open on the Interstate 10 Highrise bridge as of 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 14). The interstate was closed for about two hours...
View ArticleAll lanes are open on I-10 east at Highrise bridge
New Orleans police are reporting that all eastbound lanes are open on Interstate 10 at the Highrise bridge Saturday (Sept. 14) as of 6:40 p.m. The left lane of I-10 east was blocked at the Highrise...
View ArticleLSU has strong first half against Kent St.
Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger threw for 232 yards and a pair of scores in the first half, as the LSU Tigers raced out to a 31-10 lead. Jarvis Landry hauled in three receptions for 67 yards and...
View ArticleLSU rolls past Kent State, 45-13
New Orleans -- LSU used a more dominant run game and another strong outing from quarterback Zach Mettenberger to beat Kent State 45-13 in Tiger Stadium Saturday night. Mettenberger threw for 264 yards...
View ArticleGrief-stricken family gathers to remember 11-year-old Arabian Gayles
Jaclyn Kelley / Eyewitness News Email: jkelley@wwltv.com | Twitter: @jkelleyWWL NEW ORLEANS - For the second time this month, the community gathered to remember the tragic loss of a child. Just days...
View ArticleRTA goes green with solar powered trash cans
New Orleans -- Buses with biodiesel fuel and solar powered trash cans. These are just a few of the ways that the Regional Transit Authority is going green. It's the same color as a regular trash can...
View ArticleEleven-year-old Arabian Gayles laid to rest after funeral attended by hundreds
New Orleans, La.—An 11-year-old girl shot and killed when bullets pierced the walls of her home on General Ogden Street was laid to rest Saturday. Hundreds including Mayor Mitch Landrieu showed up to...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion could help thousands of uninsured Louisiana residents:...
The two dozen ministers, doctors, nurses and public health advocates who trekked by bus to Baton Rouge to beseech Gov. Jindal to accept the federal expansion of Medicaid knew they were unlikely to...
View ArticleLouisiana economy isn't as rosy as rankings make it out to be: Robert Mann
Talk about mixed messages. First, Gov. Bobby Jindal fretsthat Louisiana's economy is so weak that we must abolish personal and corporateincome taxes. Then, he reassures us our economy is booming. "The...
View ArticleSunday weather forecast: Heat index of 95, chance of rain
Today: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 90 with a heat index of 95. Winds from the east-southeast at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight: Partly...
View ArticleSaints implementing 'Revis Rule'
New Orleans, La. - This offseason, Tampa Bay put a priority on beefing up its secondary. The answer: add Pro Bowl veteran talent in the form of safety Dashon Goldson and cornerback Darrelle Revis,...
View ArticleJPSO arrests 3 in roofing shingles theft ring
Jefferson Parish authorities havemade three arrests in a theft ring in which roofing shingleswere stolen from construction sites andthen returned to Home Depot and Lowe's for cash, according to...
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