News

Sheriff Hutson announces ‘temporary’ suspension of her re-election campaign
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Embattled Orleans Parish Susan Hutson announced Tuesday evening (May 20) that she is “temporarily” ...
Government watchdog BGR issues recommendations to improve Orleans Parish jail operations; Sen. Cassidy weighs in on escape
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Amid the search for the remaining New Orleans jail escapees, a government watchdog released a new report ...
Orleans sheriff's office tells council its cameras are nearly obsolete and lack maintenance contractor
Email This Link ...
A less humid front arrives Wednesday with a shower or two
A less humid front will arrive early Wednesday through Wednesday evening. A few spotty showers are likely with some getting ...
Orleans fugitive Antoine Massey is a four-time escapee, raising questions about his supervision
Dennis says Massey, wanted for rape and kidnapping in St. Tammany Parish, and accused of domestic abuse and theft in Orleans Parish, has three prior escapes dating back to 2007. Dennis said the ...
Police recapture Corey Boyd, source says, leaving five Orleans fugitives still at large
A law enforcement source told Fox 8 that the latest fugitive caught is Corey Boyd, an escapee who had briefly been spotted last Friday hours after the jailbreak on a French Quarter surveillance camera ...
Orleans jail fugitive Antoine Massey has escaped custody four times, ankle monitoring provider says
Orleans jail fugitive Antoine Massey has escaped custody four times, ankle monitoring provider says ...
Intruder dies by suicide after breaking into former Fox 8 newsroom
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man died by suicide late Tuesday night (May 20) after breaking into the former home of Fox 8. New Orleans police responded to the station’s former newsroom in the 1000 block of ...
Former Orleans jail supervisor, ex-prison inspector say protocol failures led to brazen escape
A longtime Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office supervisor tells Fox 8 investigators that understaffing and protocol violations were responsible for Friday’s escape of 10 inmates and the fact that the ...
Family mourns 9-year-old killed in Algiers shootout
Dozens of family and loved ones united Tuesday (May 20) in Behrman Park in Algiers for prayers and a balloon release for 9-year-old Lee’lani Brooks. Brooks was the victim of a shootout outside of her ...
A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.