New Orleans City Council ends LaToya Cantrell’s emergency French Quarter trash order

The New Orleans City Council July 10 voted to end Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s emergency trash declaration just one day after she announced it. The declaration was part of Cantrell’s attempt to hand over trash operations in the French Quarter to Henry...

New Orleans City Council overrides mayor's emergency trash contract for French Quarter

The New Orleans City Council voted to override the mayor's emergency trash contract for the French Quarter. Sources tell WDSU that New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell awarded an emergency sanitation contract to Henry Consulting. The contract extends...

Baton Rouge food bank forced to cut back on how much it can provide, as federal aid dwindles

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is having to reduce the amount of food it can provide to clients in the face of cuts to federal food aid, the nonprofit said Thursday. It's the second time in the last year that the organization has had to cut...

Louisiana ranks 33rd in total VA home loans during Q1

Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Louisiana ranked 33rd in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,662 loans issued, according to...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell signs emergency French Quarter sanitation deal; council tries to block

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday voted 5-1 to repeal an emergency declaration Mayor LaToya Cantrell filed a day before to install her choice of sanitation contractor in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, the latest salvo...

New Orleans city councils overrides mayor's veto of Charity Hospital, French Quarter sanitation funding

Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

Herb Jones missed 62 games during the 2024-25 NBA season, but that didn’t dim the New Orleans Pelicans’ interest in the former Alabama standout’s future with the team. Jones and the Pelicans have agreed on a three-year, $68 million contract...

New Orleans Saints playmaker named 'best value' fantasy RB in 2025

There are plenty of fair doubts to have about the New Orleans Saints this season, but star running back Alvin Kamara's production doesn't seem to be one of them. As the NFL season gets closer, so do fantasy football preparations. Few are very...

Herb Jones signs 3-year, $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He now has a total of five years and $97 million on his deal, which includes a player option for the 2029-30...

10 candidates now in the running for New Orleans mayor

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The race for New Orleans mayor continues to gain momentum as three more candidates officially filed to run on Thursday (July 10), bringing the total number of contenders to ten. Russell Butler, Eileen Carter, and State Senator...

Louisiana man pleads ‘no contest’ after Florida interstate pursuit resulting in child’s death

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A Louisiana resident appeared in court in Florida’s Walton County Thursday, when he pleaded “no contest” to charges stemming from a 2023 incident involving a high-speed interstate pursuit and the death of a young...

Curious Louisiana: Should New Orleans, and not Memphis, be considered the birthplace of rock and roll?

Lafayette resident Michael Martin wonders why Memphis, and not New Orleans, is considered the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. "At least a little bit earlier than what was happening in Memphis, with Elvis and the rest, there were New Orleans people...

Convicted felon returns to run for New Orleans City Council seat

In his first interview on Thursday, he told WWL Louisiana he’s hoping to follow in the footsteps of the outgoing councilman, Oliver Thomas. NEW ORLEANS — Jon Johnson's record spanning decades in elected politics is irrefutable. So, too, is his...

Was there a connection between Baton Rouge and Lafayette before I-10's Atchafalaya Bridge?

A photo of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it approaches the bridge it constructed to cross the Atchafalaya River. The railroad was preceded the U.S. 10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as a direct route through the basin. This photo appears in Kenneth...

Louisiana Man Arrested for Selling Drugs From His Hospital Bed

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KPEL-FM) - When you're cooped up in a hospital room, you usually have a little downtime. One Louisiana man had enough idle time while he was healing up that he decided he would sell some drugs from his hospital bed. Suspect...

Inside The Eerie Remains Of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans

(KHLA - Lake Charles, Louisiana) - Jazzland, later known as Six Flags New Orleans, was abandoned after being ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Coaster Studios YouTube Coaster Studios YouTube Under the name Jazzland, the theme park debuted in...

Trader Joe’s opening two locations in Mid-City New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new Trader Joe’s is nearing completion on Tulane Avenue, marking what the company says will be its first-ever location within New Orleans city limits. From the window of Dough Nguyener Bakery, just across the street,...

United Cajun Navy sparks wave of support in New Orleans for Texas flood victims

United Cajun Navy's aid for Texas flood victims spurs New Orleans community donations. NEW ORLEANS — The work the United Cajun Navy is doing for flood victims in Texas is inspiring people in the New Orleans area to lend a hand as well. And not...

Missing Hancock County man with dementia found safe

Missing Hancock County man with dementia found safe

UPDATE: Terrell “Ted” Ducharm has been found and is safe, authorities confirmed Thursday evening. HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WVUE) - Authorities are asking the public for help in locating an 80-year-old man with dementia who was last seen leaving his...