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Suspect vehicle ID’d in Elysian Fields traffic shooting
While slowed at an intersection, the suspects’ car stopped and its occupants started shooting at the sedan behind it. A white truck then briefly became involved and shots and more shots were exchanged.
NOPD says one driver sustained multiple guns...
Feeling Old Yet? Each Of These Classic Films Turns 20 Years Old in 2022
THESE FILMS QUICKLY BECAME CULTURAL STAPLES UPON THEIR RELEASES IN 2002. TWENTY YEARS LATER, WE CAN STILL RECITE MOST OF THEM WORD-FOR-WORD.
For many Millenials, 2002 feels more like five years ago than twenty. But believe it or not, seve...
NFL running back Leonard Fournette’s cousin identified as Lower 9th Ward murder victim
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A cousin of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette was identified as the man found shot to death last week outside a church in the Lower 9th Ward.
Renard Fournette, 27, was identified Tuesday (Jan. 25) by the Orl...
New Orleans Saints players react to Sean Payton stepping down
New Orleans Saints players new and old are reacting to the news of Sean Payton's departure from the team.
Sean Payton formally announced he was stepping down in a news conference at 3 p.m.
Below are tributes from former and current...
'The time for pleasantries has passed': New Orleans City Council presses police chief on crime wave
NEW ORLEANS —
The New Orleans City Council held its first of two special meetings devoted to crime Thursday, pressing the city's police superintendent on his plan to curb an ongoing violent crime wave.
NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson held the...
New Orleans Fire Department provides heat safety tips
NEW ORLEANS —
The New Orleans Fire Department released the following safety guidance ahead of cold weather conditions this weekend.
SMOKE ALARMS:
• Best level of protection installs in every bedroom and every bedroom hallway...
Southern University lays out COVID vaccination proof, exemption deadlines
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Southern University laid out important dates for its COVID-19 vaccination requirement in a series of tweets on Tuesday.
By 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, students must submit proof of full vaccination, an exempt...
Husband of missing woman believed to have been found in freezer calls for no bail of man accused
NEW ORLEANS —
The family of a woman believed to have been decapitated in New Orleans is holding a news conference Tuesday to demand a man arrested for obstruction in the case to be held without bail.
Micah Dardar is holding a news conference on ...
A Moral Imperative and a Case for Action
State Sen. Joe Bouie has sounded the alarm. Citing a Stanford University study and a legislative audit, the lawmaker says it is time to end the failed experiment that has gripped public education in New Orleans for nearly 16 years. Sen. Bouie has ...
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