NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department’s traffic division will be conducting traffic checkpoints to “promote public safety and awareness.”“The NOPD will also use these checkpoints to verbally provide information regarding the current stay-at home order in place within Orleans Parish due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis,” city officials said.They will be conducting vehicle checkpoints within Orleans Parish to monitor seat belt usage by all occupants of automobiles. Louisiana law additionally requires all drivers to be properly licensed and to have proof of...…NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department’s traffic division will be conducting traffic checkpoints to “promote public safety and awareness.”“The NOPD will also use these checkpoints to verbally provide information regarding the current stay-at home order in place within Orleans Parish due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis,” city officials said.They will be conducting vehicle checkpoints within Orleans Parish to monitor seat belt usage by all occupants of automobiles. Louisiana law additionally requires all drivers to be properly licensed and to have proof of...WW…

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Easily one of Lafayette’s greatest contributions to society, the last known Popeyes buffet in the country is in jeopardy of succumbing to the COVID-19 pandemic - never to serve an unlimited amount of chicken, biscuits, or mashed potatoes again.It may truly be the end of an era.A Lafayette-based reporter for ESPN 1420 KPEL says he “felt my entire world slip right out from under my feet,” after a conversation he had with a manager on duty.In , DJ Digital asked manager Brian one simple question, would the location be bringing back the buffet after restrictions were...…NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Easily one of Lafayette’s greatest contributions to society, the last known Popeyes buffet in the country is in jeopardy of succumbing to the COVID-19 pandemic - never to serve an unlimited amount of chicken, biscuits, or mashed potatoes again.It may truly be the end of an era.A Lafayette-based reporter for ESPN 1420 KPEL says he “felt my entire world slip right out from under my feet,” after a conversation he had with a manager on duty.In , DJ Digital asked manager Brian one simple question, would the location be bringing back the buffet after restrictions were...WW…

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - On a remote Louisiana island, the first brown pelican eggs have hatched this year.It marks an especially important new generation on Queen Bess, since the island a few miles north of Grand Isle was recently restored.The $10 million flowed from fines and settlements associated with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment.By law, NRDA money must be spent on restoration of the environment."I would say these birds were born within the last few hours," said Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Todd Baker as he looked over the...…NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - On a remote Louisiana island, the first brown pelican eggs have hatched this year.It marks an especially important new generation on Queen Bess, since the island a few miles north of Grand Isle was recently restored.The $10 million flowed from fines and settlements associated with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment.By law, NRDA money must be spent on restoration of the environment."I would say these birds were born within the last few hours," said Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Todd Baker as he looked over the...WW…

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Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - He has the second most powerful position in the U.S. House of Representatives and now Louisianan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is running for the top job: House Speaker.The day after the House ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speakership post Scalise sent a two-page letter to the House Republican Conference announcing he is running for the position and asking for his fellow House Republicans’ support.Robert Collins, Ph.D. worked on Capitol Hill for years and is a Dillard University political analyst.“This is not a surprise. Steve Scalise is the...…Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - He has the second most powerful position in the U.S. House of Representatives and now Louisianan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is running for the top job: House Speaker.The day after the House ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speakership post Scalise sent a two-page letter to the House Republican Conference announcing he is running for the position and asking for his fellow House Republicans’ support.Robert Collins, Ph.D. worked on Capitol Hill for years and is a Dillard University political analyst.“This is not a surprise. Steve Scalise is the...WW…

Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A woman whose 11-month-old son was murdered on Magazine St. nearly 28 years ago says she is upset by a Baton Rouge judge’s decision to allow a clemency review hearing to move forward for the man convicted of the boy’s killing.That deal threw out 50 clemency hearings, but it will allow five reviews to take place next week, including one for her boy’s convicted killer and one for Antoinette Frank, who was convicted of killing a fellow police officer, and two others.It was a crime that shocked the city.November 1995, Danna Nachampassak sat down for an...…Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A woman whose 11-month-old son was murdered on Magazine St. nearly 28 years ago says she is upset by a Baton Rouge judge’s decision to allow a clemency review hearing to move forward for the man convicted of the boy’s killing.That deal threw out 50 clemency hearings, but it will allow five reviews to take place next week, including one for her boy’s convicted killer and one for Antoinette Frank, who was convicted of killing a fellow police officer, and two others.It was a crime that shocked the city.November 1995, Danna Nachampassak sat down for an...WW…

Skip to contentWASHINGTON D.C. (WVUE) - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Metairie announced Wednesday (Oct. 4) that he intends to run for Speaker of the House.It is with a strong sense of responsibility and purpose that I seek the House Republican Conference’s nomination for Speaker of the House. Read my letter to my colleagues: pic.twitter.com/G6YDd2SjCD— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 4, 2023 Scalise, 57, made the announcement one day after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was deposed from the position in an historic vote prompted by a group of eight hard-right Republicans. That group,...…Skip to contentWASHINGTON D.C. (WVUE) - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Metairie announced Wednesday (Oct. 4) that he intends to run for Speaker of the House.It is with a strong sense of responsibility and purpose that I seek the House Republican Conference’s nomination for Speaker of the House. Read my letter to my colleagues: pic.twitter.com/G6YDd2SjCD— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 4, 2023 Scalise, 57, made the announcement one day after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was deposed from the position in an historic vote prompted by a group of eight hard-right Republicans. That group,...WW…

Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans teacher accused of driving escaped teen gunman Lynell Reynolds to Texas last month has been placed on administrative leave and banned from the Walter Cohen High campus, school officials said Wednesday (Oct. 4).Angela Filardo, 31, posted a $5,000 bond and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor Tuesday, following her arrest on a single felony count of accessory to an escape. She has since been barred from having contact with Cohen students or staff, the school said.“The employee was placed on administrative leave (Tuesday),” Collegiate...…Skip to contentNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans teacher accused of driving escaped teen gunman Lynell Reynolds to Texas last month has been placed on administrative leave and banned from the Walter Cohen High campus, school officials said Wednesday (Oct. 4).Angela Filardo, 31, posted a $5,000 bond and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor Tuesday, following her arrest on a single felony count of accessory to an escape. She has since been barred from having contact with Cohen students or staff, the school said.“The employee was placed on administrative leave (Tuesday),” Collegiate...WW…

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - As the City of New Orleans works to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases, the mayor is now recommending that there be no large music festivals or events for the rest of the year.Mayor Latoya Cantrell says big events like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest and Essence Festival should redirect their efforts to 2021, saying that no big events should be allowed this year.This comes after Orleans Parish has seen one of the deadliest days to date with 32 deaths in Orleans Parish in the past 24 hours.Cantrell says she’s already been in talks with the coordinators of those big...…NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - As the City of New Orleans works to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases, the mayor is now recommending that there be no large music festivals or events for the rest of the year.Mayor Latoya Cantrell says big events like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest and Essence Festival should redirect their efforts to 2021, saying that no big events should be allowed this year.This comes after Orleans Parish has seen one of the deadliest days to date with 32 deaths in Orleans Parish in the past 24 hours.Cantrell says she’s already been in talks with the coordinators of those big...WW…

Skip to contentWASHINGTON, D.C. (WVUE) - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) refused nine times to say the 2020 presidential election was legitimate during a combative interview Sunday (Nov. 5).The Metairie Republican appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” and tangled with the host when asked about the claims of former president Donald Trump and some Republican colleagues that the last election for the White House was “stolen” by President Joe Biden.ABC News provided a transcript of the exchange:STEPHANOPOULOS: This week one of your former colleagues --...…Skip to contentWASHINGTON, D.C. (WVUE) - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) refused nine times to say the 2020 presidential election was legitimate during a combative interview Sunday (Nov. 5).The Metairie Republican appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” and tangled with the host when asked about the claims of former president Donald Trump and some Republican colleagues that the last election for the White House was “stolen” by President Joe Biden.ABC News provided a transcript of the exchange:STEPHANOPOULOS: This week one of your former colleagues --...WW…