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Louisiana cities allege environmental damage from lead-wrapped cables in lawsuit against telecoms
One parish and two south Louisiana cities have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against two telecom giants accusing them of failing to remove deteriorating lead-wrapped cables that they say are causing severe environmental damage. The issue has gained prominence nationally and sparked a variety of lawsuits, particularly in the...
Man arrested for wearing mask; terrorizing woman; kids at home, Lafourche sheriff says
MATHEWS, La. (WVUE) - Lafourche Parish deputies say they arrested a man accused of lurking around a woman’s home in Mathews. Deputies arrested 55-year-old Carl Anderson. Detectives say he admitted he wore the ski mask captured by a surveillance camera at home. Investigators say on Saturday (July 20) night...
Cleaning crew shooting caught on video
NEW ORLEANS — A cleaning crew sweeping the parking lot of a Gentilly Shopping Center was shot at, and the incident was caught on security camera video. The New Orleans Police Department says the shooting happened Monday at about 10:58 p.m. at a business in the 3000 block of Gentilly Blvd.
As $83M rental assistance program ends in New Orleans, some fear evictions will spike
Advocates, tenants and landlords say a spike in evictions could be on the way in New Orleans as a sweeping pandemic-era rental and utility assistance program comes to an end. The emergency rental assistance program has all but depleted the tens of millions of dollars allocated to it by the federal government since 2021, after doling out a whopping $83 million to 28,000 households.
Twin Cities church group stranded for days in New Orleans after CrowdStrike outage
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities church group is on its way home tonight, after spending the last few days stranded in New Orleans. "We are really sick of the airport," Leisha Tays, supervising the trip, said in a FaceTime call from the airport. That trip, to the Evangelical Lutherans...
Tulane moves to acquire Freret Street sidewalk lease
Tulane University is exploring acquiring the lease for part of the Freret Street sidewalk running from Calhoun Boulevard past Audubon Place. Why it matters: The consideration comes after student protests in the past school year took place along that stretch of sidewalk. Zoom in: Tulane is interested in "a lease...
Councilman: Short term rental owners getting away with breaking the law
A New Orleans City Council committee meets this afternoon to hear from members of the Cantrell administration about getting the Department of Safety and Permits to put some teeth into enforcing the city’s regulations for AirBnB
Slidell doctor convicted of illegally distributing 1.8 million doses of controlled substances
SLIDELL, La. — A Louisiana doctor was convicted Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of illegally distributing over 1.8 million doses of controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine. Adrian Dexter Talbot, 58, of Slidell, was also found guilty of defrauding health care benefit programs of more than $5.4...
Louisiana mother of 4-year-old found dead confesses to killing, says she was on drugs
The mother of a 4-year-old boy who was found dead in a lake behind the Vinton Welcome Center confesses to killing her son, KPLC has reported. Aaliyah Jack was arrested July 8 in Mississippi after her 4-year-old son was found dead in a lake at a welcome center and her other child, a 1-year-old, was found alive in a ditch off Interstate 10, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Derek Carr is two losses away from NFL infamy: Saints star could become first QB to lose to all 32 teams
Derek Carr is on the verge of making NFL history, but it's not the kind he'll be bragging about when his career is over. During the 2024 season, Carr could become the first quarterback to lose to all 32 teams. No QB has ever even lost to 31 different teams and Carr could set that record as soon as Week 1.
Confirmed: West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in South Louisiana
As we are in the middle of summer, residents of south Louisiana are being urged to take precautions against West Nile Virus following recent tests that detected the virus in mosquitoes in Iberia Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued a warning about the increased risk of mosquito-borne illnesses in Acadiana.
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