Wynton Yates
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St. Tammany GOP calls on veterans to boycott New Orleans
The St. Tammany Republican Party executive committee passed a resolution asking veterans to avoid holding events in New Orleans, or any state that has removed similar monuments. → Read More
Council member: Improvements to park in 7th Ward a year overdue
NEW ORLEANS - "This is just a forgotten area, this whole part of the 7th ward, just forgotten" said Rudolph Dupart. It's easy to see why Rudolph Dupart would feel that way as for the last few years he has watched his neighborhood and Hunter's Field park fall prey to drugs, prostitution, and homeless vagrancy. "This is real pathetic," he said. Along with the danger of syringes and condoms, there… → Read More
New Orleans is learning to live with water instead of pumping it out
It’s a well known fact that New Orleans is a city under water and when the bad weather rolls in almost everyone’s mind turns to pumping out the water as fast as possible. → Read More
Resident waits more than 12 hours for NOPD after car stolen
NEW ORLEANS – One New Orleans East resident is upset after she says it’s taken more than 12 hours for police to show up after her car was stolen from her driveway. → Read More
Drugs, prostitution plague 7th Ward park and playground
Hidden among the brightly colored slides and basketball court at Hunter’s Field you’ll find open drains, used needles and even used condoms. → Read More
Robert E. Lee statue came down once before
NEW ORLEANS - Archival photos show when the Robert E. Lee monument was removed from its pedestal for maintenance and restoration in January 1953. Estimated to be around 7,000 pounds the photo shows just how large the statue is as one man climbed up the bronze leg and another sat atop Lee’s shoulder. → Read More
Camera captures shooting of bicyclist while riding near the Lakefront
NEW ORLEANS – One man is in the hospital after he was shot by while biking with friends near the Lakefront. → Read More
Third generation of female lawyers graduates from Loyola Law
One family is making academic history, being the first family to have three generations of female lawyers to graduate from Loyola University’s Law School. → Read More
Third generation of female lawyers graduate from Loyola Law
One family is making academic history, being the first family to have three generations of female lawyers to graduate from Loyola University’s Law School. → Read More
Dog gets second chance after 8 years of neglect, abuse
Her condition was so bad and contagious that Doctors had to wear protective layers unable to touch Dahlia's skin → Read More
Coroner: Orleans inmate dies of cocaine overdose
NEW ORLEANS - 23-year-old Colby Crawford had been held at the Orleans justice center jail since May 3, 2016 when he was booked for aggravated battery and domestic abuse with a dangerous weapon. → Read More
New Orleans' homicide rate is higher than Chicago
NEW ORLEANS – In the first four months of 2017, there were 71 murders in New Orleans. → Read More
New Orleans passes Chicago in number of fatal shootings
NEW ORLEANS – In the first four months of 2017, there were 71 murders in New Orleans. → Read More
Groups clash over removal of New Orleans Confederate monuments
The schedule for removal of three remaining Confederate monuments hasn't been released. → Read More
Groups clash over pending removal of Confederate monuments
NEW ORLEANS – A day of tense protests culminated at Lee Circle as people from both sides of the Confederate monuments argument met Sunday afternoon. → Read More
Jazz Fest vendor refuses to let ALS keep him away
For the past 30 years, Cee Cee’s Snoball and Popcorn stand has been a staple of Jazz Fest. → Read More
Kindergartner found wandering street 10 miles from school after being left on bus
Today 6-year-old Kailani Moten has a smile on her face while she plays on her scooter, but Tuesday morning, she had tears running down her face when she found herself alone inside a school bus parked more than 10 miles from her school. → Read More
Former Tulane med student, shooting victim starts nonprofit for children
NEW ORLEANS – More than a year after almost losing his life to a gunman, a former Tulane medical student is hoping his experience helps others. → Read More
NOPD: men involved in Bourbon Street homicide were roommates
NEW ORLEANS -- French Quarter residents had a startling wake-up call Tuesday morning. → Read More
Group looks to lawmakers to keep Confederate monuments up
NEW ORLEANS – Despite a judgment for a number of Confederate Monuments to be removed in the city, one group is still pushing for them to remain. → Read More