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New Orleans mother mourns the loss of her seven-year-old child
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Instead of unwrapping presents and spending quality time with family, Maquisha Burton is burying her child.
She never thought it would happen to Dillan.
“This is the worst thing that could have ever happened to me. This is m...
Louisiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations double in 1 week
BATON ROUGE, La. —
Louisiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled in one week as the coronavirus’s highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread, the state Department of Health tweeted on Monday.
“#Omicron is surg...
Lafayette City Court Judge responds to use of racial slurs in home video following burglary
59LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet confirmed with News 10 that over the weekend she and her family were victims of an armed burglary at their home in the upscale area of Bendel Gardens.
According to Odinet, polic...
Amazon Delivery Drivers Say They Sacrifice Their Safety to Meet Holiday Rush
Amazon delivery drivers are sacrificing their own safety and delivering packages later into the night, sometimes until 10 or 11 p.m., in order to meet a surge in demand around the holiday season.
Amazon’s peak season, the stretch betw...
Violent crime surging in New Orleans over the past two years
NEW ORLEANS — With an average of more than one murder a day so far in December, New Orleans has already surpassed its grim homicide total for 2020 with more than two weeks to go.
With two murders over the weekend and another Monday morning,...
New Orleans Health Department Director speaks on omicron, Mardi Gras safety
NEW ORLEANS —
New Orleans Health Department Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno spoke at a New Orleans Council committee meeting Monday where she gave an update on how the city is responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Avegno touched on a number of to...
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