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Family hopes new billboard will lead to justice for 3 slain brothers
Author: Mike McDaniel / Eyewitness News (WWL)
Published: 10:30 PM CDT October 12, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — On the coroner of Louisiana Avenue and Baronne Street in New Orleans, three faces look down from a billboard.
“They loved...
Audubon Zoo begins vaccinating animals against COVID-19
NEW ORLEANS —
Audubon Zoo's gorillas and orangutans are reportedly in the process of receiving their first dose of the animal COVID-19 vaccine thanks to the company Zoetis.
Audubon says it also plans to vaccinate cats and mustelids such as otter...
Report: Jon Gruden used anti-gay, misogynistic language in emails over 7-year period
Jon Gruden frequently used misogynistic and anti-gay language in numerous emails during the seven-year period before he was hired as coach of the Raiders in 2018, The New York Times reported Monday night, saying it has reviewed the emails. The NFL...
'We can't do this alone': New Orleans marks National Night Out Against Crime
NEW ORLEANS —
New Orleans city leaders, community organizers and families put a local spin on a national event Tuesday.
The National Night Out Against Crime brought more than a hundred people to Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. The even...
Couples sleeping apart aren't just in 'I Love Lucy' anymore
(CNN)Let me tell you a quick little story. About five years ago, I was dating someone, and we had some difficulty getting on the same page at bedtime. We decided that we'd try sleeping separately.
When I told that story to a friend ...
24 arrests made in Houston robbery sting linked to death of New Orleans officer
HOUSTON —
The Houston Police Department announced a large number of arrests made in a robbery sting that was linked to the death of a New Orleans Police officer.
NOPD officer Everett Briscoe was shot and killed in August along with his friend, D...
Do I have to start the vaccination process over if I wait to get the second COVID-19 shot?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – For those who received a Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, two doses are required to be considered “fully vaccinated.” But what if you missed that second dose? Do you have to start all over?
There’s a 28-day waiting perio...
Dozens of Jefferson Parish schools reopen after Hurricane Ida
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Dozens of schools in Jefferson Parish schools reopened on Friday more than a month after Hurricane Ida devastated the region.
Forty-two schools in the parish's school systems Tier 3 reopening plan returned to classes...
Through an OT heartbreaker, pro-Saints tailgaters show heart for Ida survivors
NEW ORLEANS —
It wasn't a Sunday for the New Orleans Saints' win column. But for tailgaters a few blocks from the newly minted Caesars Superdome, the day still had its victories.
The tailgaters, part of a group called #TailgateTogether, set up a...
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