Landry-Walker marches into Mardi Gras 2014
Landry-Walker High School in Algiers is marching into its first Mardi Gras season as a combined band.
View ArticleSen. Conrad Appel: Why Louisiana needs career/tech education (video)
Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie and the head of the Louisiana Senate Education Committee, explains why he supports Superintendent John White's Jump Start initiative. BESE will consider the proposals at...
View ArticleWeekend weather forecast for metro New Orleans, Feb. 20 - 23
Here's your weekend parade forecast from meteorologist Chris Franklin (Twitter: @CFranklinFOX8) at our weather partner, FOX 8 â¦
View ArticleT-Rivers in Madisonville
The new owner of T-Rivers along the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville talks about his renovation plans.
View ArticleThe NFL tries to stop the sale of a locally sold Saints themed casket
Customized caskets that we're designed to give die hard Saints fans a black & gold themed resting place is now under controversy. The owner of 'Til We Meet Again, Johnathan Lahatte was emailed by...
View ArticleMardi Gras 2014 newest food sensation: The King Cake Burger?
As Carnival season got under way, Food Drunk NOLA, decided to get in on the king cake craze with its King Cake Burger. It has been a good seller in the Central Business District, the truck's owners...
View ArticleSixth annual 'Polar Plunge' draws local law enforcement, supporters to...
The sixth annual Polar Plunge took place in Gonzales Saturday, Feb. 22. The Baton Rouge Police Department, East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, Assumption Parish...
View ArticleCovington cleanup after Mystic Krewe of Olympia parade 2014
Inmate workers with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office along with Covington employees, cleanup the parade route after the running of the Mystic Krewe of Olympia parade Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014.
View ArticleGlobal coffee shortage may affect local coffeeshops
Local consumers might have to cough up extra change for their morning cup of coffee if the current drought continues in Brazil, a powerhouse coffee-bean producer. New Orleans area producers are...
View ArticleWest Jefferson Medical Center holds Heart Day
West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero held its annual Heart Day on Monday, to call attention to heart disease. Dr. Stephen LaGuardia of West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana discusses with...
View ArticleNew Orleans Jazz Orchestra holds groundbreaking for New Orleans Jazz Market
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra broke ground on the future site its' permanent home in Central City today. Jazz musician, Irvin Mayfield Jr., pianist Ellis Marsalis and jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater...
View ArticleJPSO releases video of person of interest in murder of Sgt. Joseph Anderson
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detectives on Tuesday (Feb. 25) releases video surveillance footage of an unidentified person of interest who accompanied murder suspect Darwin Bethune to a New...
View ArticleSt. John Sheriff Mike Tregre gives an update after double shooting in LaPlace
St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre gives an update after two people were shot, one fatally, during a LaPlace business robbery Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
View ArticleJazz legends help break ground on the New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra broke ground on the future site of the New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City. Jazz legends Irvin Mayfield Jr., Ellis Marsalis and Dee Dee Bridgewater celebrated the...
View ArticleMardi Gras parade forecast for Wednesday (Druids, Nyx), Feb. 26
Today's forecast from meteorologist Chris Franklin (Twitter: @CFranklinFOX8) at our weather partner FOX 8 …
View ArticleSurveillance video shows robbery-homicide suspects
The St. John the Baptist Sheriff's office has released this surveillance video of two suspects in the robbery and shooting death that occurred February 25, 2014 at LaPlace Feed and Supply. Anyone who...
View ArticleNew Orleans Black Mardi Gras Traditions Extravaganza at Xavier University
The New Orleans Black Mardi Gras Traditions Extravaganza at Xavier University gathered Mardi Gras maskers, scholars and documentarists for a look at African-American Carnival traditions in New Orleans...
View ArticleGlasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge hosts STEM night
Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge hosts an annual "STEM night," where community representatives come in to showcase science, technology, engineering and math with hands-on activities for the students.
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