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Traffic Advisory: Prince Hall Shriners annual street parade and second line rolls in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for Wednesday evening as the Prince Hall Shriners Annual Parade and Second Line will start at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on 1419 Basin Street at 6 p.m. The event is scheduled to finish at the intersection...
Man locks customers and employees inside of Starbucks with bike lock
SLIDELL, La. — The Slidell Police Department arrested a man after he locked customers and employees inside the Starbucks at the Fremaux Town Center. Police say 23-year-old James Thrash secured a bicycle chain lock to the front doors on Wednesday, preventing anyone from exiting. After locking the door, Thrash...
Investigation reveals tow captain was asleep when boat hit pier near New Orleans
WASHINGTON — An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board concluded on Wednesday that the pilot of a tow boat that hit a pier upriver from New Orleans last year had fallen asleep. According to the NTSB, the pilot of the vessel John 3:16 was feeling the effects of...
Plaquemines Parish testing emergency siren system
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — The Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says they're testing their emergency siren system on Wednesday. The test is on the siren system from Myrtle Grove to Venice on the West Bank and Phoenix to Pointe a la Hache on the Eastbank of the Mississippi River. It will take place between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Power restored to over 7,000 Entergy customers in New Orleans, the second outage in one week
NEW ORLEANS — Over 7,000 Entergy customers in New Orleans were in the dark following yet another power outage Wednesday morning. WWL Louisiana’s Winston Reed was on the scene and confirmed that the power is out in part of the Uptown area and the neighborhood east of Audubon Park.
Lafourche woman scammed out of $30,000, now she's warning others
THIBODAUX, La. — When scrolling through social media, Louise Soudelier, 76, of Thibodeaux is drawn to stories about old Hollywood actors. “I enjoy reading about them because I was really young when they were movie stars,” said Soudelier. She saw one of those stories last week on Facebook.
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