Southern girls speak
We've been listening to girls from New Orleans. From grade school to age 17, from Girl Scout troops to churches, from prep schools to programs for at risk-teens, we've heard the challenges, big and...
View ArticleDriving app designed to prevent distracted driving
Jesse Hoggard, Vice President of Marketing for Cellcontrol gives an in-car demonstration of how his device and software can prevent driving distractions from smartphones by disabling them in moving...
View ArticleDriving app designed to prevent distracted driving
Jesse Hoggard of CellControl shows off his company's new app and associated hardware designed to prevent distracted driving.
View ArticleFlorida mom fights off kidnapper
A 30-year-old man is in custody after Florida police say he grabbed a 13-year-old girl inside a store and tried to drag her outside. The girl's mom fought off the man and the store's surveillance...
View ArticleSen. Danny Martiny blasts the Louisiana House
State Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, says the Louisiana House isn't playing fair with the Louisiana Senate.
View ArticlePrayer vigil for fallen NOPD Officer Natasha Hunter : Video
People gather for a prayer vigil for fallen NOPD Officer Natasha Hunter in New Orleans on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Officer Hunter, 32, died Tuesday afternoon (June 7) of injuries she suffered early...
View ArticleWestwego forgery suspect Anthony Vega
Westwego police are searching for Anthony Vega, the man in the aqua blue shirt seen in surveillance video taken from Westwego business where he is accused of cashing a forged check. Vega is wanted in...
View ArticleAdorable puppies find love in the park
Nobody needs a brisk afternoon walk more than a desk-bound office worker — except for maybe a shelter dog. Buddy Break returned to Lafayette Square for the popular event that provided office workers a...
View Articlefentanyl dea video
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released a video June 10, 2016, on the dangers of fentanyl.
View ArticleOfficer Natasha Hunter's casket arrival
A New Orleans Police Department Honor Guard drummer leads the hearse carrying the champagne-colored casket of fallen NOPD Officer Natasha Hunter to the Providence Memorial Park in Metairie on Monday...
View ArticleNOPD's Natasha Hunter laid to rest
NOPD officer Natasha Hunter's funeral attracted hundreds of police officers from around the metro area as she was laid to rest in Providence Memorial Park in Metairie.
View ArticleRep. Charles Boustany - Facebook Live Part 1
Staff for Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, appear to have accidentally broadcasted a private conversation about his U.S. Senate campaign through Facebook Tuesday (June 14).
View ArticleRep. Charles Boustany - Facebook Live
Staff for Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, accidentally broadcast a private conversation about political rivals State Treasurer John Kennedy and Rep. John Fleming, R-Minden, on Thursday (June 14).
View ArticleCars cross over a repaired sinkhole
Jerome Casby, director of public works for the city of New Orleans, waves the first cars across the repaired sinkhole on Canal Street. The intersection is now officially reopen.
View ArticleRep. Charles Boustany - Facebook Live Part 2
Staff for Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, accidentally broadcast a private conversation over Facebook on Tuesday afternoon (June 14).
View ArticleWatch new baby lemurs at Audubon Zoo
Video courtesy Audubon Zoo. There are two new lemur babies at Audubon Zoo: Maki, a female, and Gidro, a male, were born on April 22. They are the offspring of first-time mother Tahiri and father...
View ArticleSpacetime ripples
This artist's animation shows the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward during the event. The black holes—which represent those detected by LIGO on Dec. 26,...
View ArticleListen to two black holes collide
The "chirps" heard in this animation were created by converting the best-fit models of LIGO’s gravitational-wave signals into sounds. The first sound is from modeled gravitational waves detected by...
View ArticleCursive Handwriting is now the law
Columnist Jarvis DeBerry remembers his grade school experience with cursive handwriting in light of the recently-passed Louisiana measure.
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish officials discuss death of Amos Cormier
Plaquemines Parish Council Chairman Kirk Lepine describes the process for finding a new parish president to take the place of Amos Cormier, Jr., who died Thursday (June 16).
View ArticlePride Preparations in the French Quarter
Preparations for New Orleans Pride are in full swing in the French Quarter, where the parade is slated to end in the evening hours of Saturday, June 18, 2016.
View ArticleVeterans Add Dignity to the Graves of Fallen Bretheren
VFW Post #8973 plans on adopting the restoration of the Carrollton Cemetery as a long-term project.
View ArticleNew Orleans Pride Parade includes Orlando memorial float
The annual New Orleans Pride parade began with a note of poignancy on Saturday (June 18), with a reading of the names of the 49 victims of the June 12 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando....
View ArticlePride Comes to New Orleans
Pride celebrations came to New Orleans today, celebrating LGBTQ - identifying individuals, as well as recognizing the tragedy in Orlando, which has united the gay community in solidarity.
View ArticleCharity Hospital drone video
Local amateur Wesley Robinson shot this cool drone video of the old Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
View ArticleBankers attempt life without a bank account
The EMERGE conference of consumer finance executives goes out into the New Orleans community to experience life without a bank account.
View ArticleA view over the shoulder of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on an airboat ride
A view over the shoulder of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday (June 20), during a tour of canals in the Barataria Preserve in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Jewell was...
View ArticleGulf Council director Justin Ehrenwerth explains the restoration projects
Justin Ehrenwerth, director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which oversees the spending of federal Clean Water Act fine money from the BP oil spill, gives an introduction to the Jean...
View ArticleJean Lafitte program manager Dusty Pate explains the restoration project
Dusty Pate, program manager with the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, explains part of the canal backfill project to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday (June 20).
View ArticleLeon Cannizzaro
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro speaks about juvenile prosecutions at a community forum on June 16, 2016
View ArticleSusan Guidry
New Orleans City Councilwoman discusses juvenile prosecutions at a community forum on June 16, 2016.
View ArticleGusman talks about a new independent jail compliance director
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman talks about a new independent jail compliance director during a press conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
View ArticleMayor Mitch Landrieu calls for tolerance, inclusion: State of the City address
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu said future growth and prosperity in the city would depend upon tolerance and inclusion during his State of the City address June 21, 2016.
View ArticleJean Lafitte Ecologist Julie Whitbeck describes how erosion occurs in the park
Julie Whitbeck, an ecologist with the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, describes how erosion is affecting the park to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday (June 20).
View ArticleJefferson Highway Improvement Plans
Jefferson Parish is seeking a $17 million federal grant to make improvements to Jefferson Highway.
View ArticleNew Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux: "It's spectacular"
"It's one of the most remarkable turnarounds I've ever seen, It's just spectacular!" New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux said.
View ArticleAuthorities say they have a man suspected in the killing of JPSO Deputy David...
JPSO spokesman Col. John Fortunato and JPSO Chief Deputy Craig Taffaro give an update on the fatal shooting of deputy David Michel Jr. near the scene at the intersection of Manhattan Boulevard and...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand discusses texts found on Jerman...
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View ArticleJefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand discusses a witness account of Jerman...
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View ArticleJefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand criticizes media coverage of the...
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View ArticleHelis Oil & Gas gives media tour of Abita Springs site
Helis Oil & Gas Co. gave a media tour of their drilling site south of Abita Springs, La., Monday, June 27, 2016. Helis plans to begin drilling at the controversial site this Wednesday or Thursday.
View ArticleDetective David Michel Jr. Remembered
Detective David Michel Jr.'s life was remembered at a memorial service held at Believer's Life Family Church in Gretna on Monday, June 27, 2016. He was shot and killed in Harvey, Louisiana on...
View ArticleJPSO Deputy David Michel Jr. is laid to rest
Detective David Michel Jr. was laid to rest during a graveside service at the Gate of Heaven Mausoleum in Westwego following a memorial service held at Believer's Life Family Church in Gretna. He was...
View ArticleRaising Canes robbery and murder
Monica Every, the mother of Joshua Every, talks off camera about her son who is a suspect in the robbery and murder at a Raising Canes in Kenner, Louisiana.
View ArticleHelis Oil starts drilling
After two years of controversy and court battles, Helis Oil & Gas Co. of New Orleans started drilling an exploratory well on land northeast of Mandeville on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. (Video...
View ArticleStrip club dancers at City Hall
New Orleans strip club dancers largely remained behind the scenes as their industry came under scrutiny in recent months. They broke their silence Tuesday (June 28), though, to protest a proposal that...
View ArticleTriathlete returns after near-death crash one year ago
Triathletes Mark Wendle and his wife Kay work out at Franco's Athletic Club in Mandeville. Wendell was struck by a car traveling 60 mph while training in 2015. Doctors gave him a zero percent chance of...
View ArticleBayou Baptist Church fire
An arson fire destroyed Bayou Baptist Church in Slidell on Saturday, July 2, 2016. The church was being renovated due to an arson fire in October 2015. (Fire District 1 video)
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