Man is injured in Marrero shooting
A man was shot in Marrero on Monday night, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office. The shooting happened after 7 p.m. near the corner of Squire Court and Gladstone Drive. The man's...
View ArticleJindal levee authority appointee wants lawsuit against oil, pipeline...
A new member appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East will ask the authority to suspend its controversial lawsuit demanding that 97 oil, gas and...
View ArticleSurvey: Orleans residents increasingly satisfied with life in the city
NEW ORLEANS - According to a quality of life survey conducted by the University of New Orleans, New Orleans residents say they are more satisfied with life in the city this year than they were last...
View ArticleRetired Minnesota carpenter accused of leading Nazi-led attack in Poland
BERLIN (AP) -- A retired Minnesota carpenter, shown in a June investigation to be a former commander in a Nazi SS-led unit, ordered his men to attack a Polish village that was razed to the ground,...
View ArticleFeral hogs pose threat to West Bank levee system, officials say
Feral hogs are rooting up levees on the West Bank, causing damage that could ultimately pose a threat to flood protection, officials say. The West Bank levee board has enlisted the help of the U.S....
View ArticleBaton Rouge 'looks great,' but needs young people with a 'nose for cool,'...
What Baton Rouge needs to take the next step as a city is young people to make it cool, planner Andres Duany said Monday. Duany, of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., helped lead the development of “Plan...
View ArticleSt. Charles Parish approves $5.8 million levee project
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday approved a $5.8 million contract for construction of the first phase of the Willowridge portion of the west bank hurricane protection levee. Despite the...
View ArticleControversy swirls over penalized hit on Drew Brees
NEW ORLEANS - It was a key play toward the end of the Saints-49ers game - one that is sparking plenty of controversy. 49ers Linebacker Ahmad Brooks blasted Saints Quarterback Drew Brees, who fumbled....
View ArticlePhilippines looks to New Orleans for rebuilding help
NEW ORLEANS - The Philippine government says more than four million people displaced by Typhoon Haiyan need food, shelter and water. Now, survivors turn to New Orleans for guidance in the rebuilding...
View ArticleToo Rare to Care: Family fights disease many doctors have never heard of
BELLE CHASSE, La. - When Jody and Julia Taravella brought their infant son, Daniel, home from the hospital 19 years ago, he seemed to Mom "big and perfect." Within months, there were little issues...
View ArticleNOPD investigating shooting in 7th Ward
A man was injured in a shooting in the 7th Ward on Monday night, New Orleans police said. The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of St. Anthony Street. A 51-year old man was shot...
View ArticleMetairie man gets year in prison for extorting Texas professor who killed...
HOUSTON -- A Metairie man was sentenced to a year in prison Monday for running an extortion scheme that authorities believe led a Texas A&M University professor to commit suicide by jumping to his...
View ArticleDick Cheney the referee; what did Lincoln say?; Toronto mayor stripped of...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT His girlfriend claims he pointed a shotgun at her...
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Circle of friends pay themselves big bucks to manage public housing
Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness News Email: mperlstein@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mikeperlstein NEW ORLEANS -- The two men brought to court two weeks ago in handcuffs and leg shackles looked severely out of...
View ArticleFairgrounds Triangle neighborhood continues to fight return of store
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- Neighbors in the Fairgrounds Triangle are continuing to fight one business owner's push to reopen a convenience...
View ArticleLocal teacher has no idea if family in Philippines survived
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News Email: mhernandez@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mhernandezwwl NEW ORLEANS - It's been 10 days since Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines. Aida Grace still doesn't know if...
View ArticleNOPD investigating Seventh Ward shooting
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans police are investigating a shooting Monday night in the Seventh Ward. It happened in the 2500 block of St. Anthony...
View ArticleMan dies after being shot in the chest in 7th Ward
A man who was shot in the chest in the 7th Ward on Monday night has died, New Orleans police said. The shooting happened on Monday just after 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of St. Anthony Street. A 51-year...
View ArticlePakistan doctor who helped find Osama bin Laden charged with murder
A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been charged with murder in a case related to a teenage boy who died after the doctor performed surgery on him for appendicitis in 2006,...
View ArticlePromising study on fighting breast cancer
New Orleans, La.– A study led by LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects...
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