NOPD’s newest members join a force making gains in public safety while losing officers
As the New Orleans Police Department makes significant strides in crime reduction, it is still severely understaffed. It's an ...
Colder conditions settle in over the weekend
This is a great time for enjoying the chill if it puts you in the holiday spirit. Sunday morning will be even colder with ...
Body found at Beau Chene Marina
MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Beau Chene Marina near Mandeville ...
Even colder air arrives for the weekend
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The chilly weather now will turn even colder as we go into the weekend. Temperatures this morning are ...
Two families distraught as husband and wife’s marriage ends in death and jail
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two families are grieving as a troubled marriage ends with one person dead and another behind bars. A cellphone caught chaos outside a Mississippi courthouse on camera as an ...
Fox 8 cameras roll as ICE arrests four on Westbank
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents geared up before dawn to execute two planned arrests in the Westbank Thursday morning (Dec. 19). With Fox 8’s cameras rolling, officers ...
Four members of ‘Glock Boyz’ aka ‘Fox 8 Boyz’ indicted
Investigators say, that Orleans Parish law enforcement is relying on state and regional partners to help catch more members.
‘A party planner for dead people’: Funeral home owner gets liquor license, first in state with a bar
According to the National Funeral Directors Association, some states don’t allow funeral homes to serve food or drinks. Triplett says he plans to offer his bar services around the beginning of the new ...
Watchdog credits NOPD’s major updates to increased use of technology
Goyeneche credits the NOPD’s success to its adoption of cutting-edge technology and a shift toward proactive policing. “In the latter part of 2022, the department pivoted,” Goyeneche said. “They began ...
Florida and Tulane excited about opportunity to end season on positive note in Gasparilla Bowl
Florida won its last three regular-season games, rallied on the recruiting trail to finish with the 11th-ranked class and has ...
Saints RB Alvin Kamara’s groin injury could be season-ending, ESPN reports
According to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the injury could sideline Kamara for the rest of the season. “Saints RB Alvin ...
Bird flu confirmed in Bossier Parish ‘backyard flock,’ Louisiana ag dept. reports
BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – Federal health officials have attributed the deaths of birds in a “backyard flock ...