Meg Gatto
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New La. bill would remove tax exemption status for non-profit ‘slumlords’
The bill also gives authority to local municipalities to determine if a non-profit is fostering sub-standard living conditions at its properties. → Read More
Rex names Evaline Finlay Gomila as Queen of Carnival 2023
Gomila, 21, is a computer science major at Virginia and minoring in economics → Read More
Tulane professor Ludovico Feoli named Rex, King of Carnival 2023
Feoli is executive director of Tulane's Center for Inter-American Policy and Research → Read More
Fox 8 Defenders: Scammers posing as landlords putting renters at risk
Experts say scammers are using every avenue possible to try and take advantage of people and they’re becoming more aggressive. → Read More
Second mistrial declared by New Orleans judge in 2018 Mardi Gras double-murder case
The Louisiana Supreme Court had reversed an earlier mistrial ruling Friday and ordered the trial to resume Saturday → Read More
Flu cases surging earlier than usual across Louisiana
Doctors say they're seeing spikes in the number of people infected much earlier than in past years. → Read More
Flu cases surging earlier than usual across Louisiana
Doctors say they're seeing spikes in the number of people infected much earlier than in past years. → Read More
FOX 8 Defenders: Willows management attempts to end lease of family who spoke to FOX 8
The woman first spoke to FOX 8 in May, complaining about the nightly crime here and what she described as mold in her home and caving walls. → Read More
Father of New Orleans realtor murdered over dirt bike says killer’s punishment doesn’t fit crime
The West Bank man who lured a New Orleans real estate agent to his home, promising to buy a dirt bike, before killing him, will spend the rest of his life in prison. → Read More
Fox 8 Defenders: Residents describe deplorable conditions at Parc Fontaine apartments
Residents at an Algiers apartment complex reach out to FOX 8, begging for help, saying they're living in squalor. One of the owners of Parc Fontaine is Global Ministries Foundation, the same religious non-profit that FOX 8 revealed, owns The Willows in New Orleans East, which was full of mold, and trash and which residents told us was unsafe. → Read More
Fox 8 Defenders: Military vet scammed by repairman
A war veteran says he was scammed by an appliance repairman who was the subject of a number of Fox 8 Defenders reports. → Read More
FOX 8 Defenders: Lot filled with crab traps upsets neighbors
In an idyllic Venetian Isles neighborhood on the outskirts of New Orleans, some neighbors say they’re at their wits end. → Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Essence Fest
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the crowd at Essence Fest Saturday, for the first time as VP. Harris telling the attendees to use their voices as the country faces the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. → Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Essence Fest
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the crowd at Essence Fest Saturday, for the first time as VP. Harris telling the attendees to use their voices as the country faces the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. → Read More
FOX 8 Defenders: After 3 murders in less than 24 hours, The Willows ramps up security
The Willows apartment complex in New Orleans East has stepped up security measures after residents told us they were terrified to live there. → Read More
Carbon monoxide detectors now required in Louisiana homes
Beginning next year, homes in Louisiana will be required to have a working carbon monoxide detector. It also says that any home that has a generator installed after the new year must have a carbon monoxide detector. → Read More
Carbon monoxide detectors now required in Louisiana homes
Beginning next year, homes in Louisiana will be required to have a working carbon monoxide detector. It also says that any home that has a generator installed after the new year must have a carbon monoxide detector. → Read More
Federal judge intervenes with new congressional district map after failure from legislature
A federal judge will redraw the state’s congressional map after state lawmakers abruptly ended a special session two days early. → Read More
Federal judge intervenes with new congressional district map after failure from legislature
A federal judge will redraw the state’s congressional map after state lawmakers abruptly ended a special session two days early. → Read More
FOX 8 Defenders: Almost a dozen code enforcement violations at The Willows
After a surprise visit, code enforcement inspectors have found almost a dozen violations of city code at The Willows apartment complex in New Orleans East. → Read More