Jefferson Davis’ great great grandson talks monuments
GULFPORT, Miss (WGNO) -- Bertram Hayes-Davis grew up in Colorado. But a few years ago he and his wife moved to Gulfport, Mississippi. "We're the first Davises to be in Mississippi since 1890,"...
View ArticleWOJ: Help catch car burglar before he strikes a third time!
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- New Orleans police are hoping you can help catch a man who is accused of breaking into cars in the same parking garage on at least two occasions. According to the NOPD, the man...
View ArticleArrests in burglary case may be linked to Joe Vitt confrontation
HARVEY, La. (WGNO) -- Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says some of the five suspects in a burglary investigation may have been involved in the sidewalk confrontation with Saints coach Joe...
View ArticleForensics students get real life lesson at coroner’s office
LACOMBE, La. (WGNO) -- Television crime shows like NCIS New Orleans are a big crowd pleaser. How many of us watch the shows and wonder what it would be like to really work on a forensic...
View ArticleVietnam Vet in Lacombe leads effort to find MIA troops
LACOMBE, LA (WGNO) -- Ed Lewis has a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with one of the most inspiring paint jobs you've ever seen. The images show everything from Americans in combat situations to the...
View ArticleGallery! Check out this year’s Louisiana Renaissance Festival
HAMMOND, LA (WGNO) — This year’s Louisiana Renaissance Festival, or RenFest, is underway in Hammond. From jousting to turkey legs and candlestick making, the festival has something for everyone. There...
View ArticleFootball legend Doug Flutie loses mother and father within one hour
BOSTON — A heartbreaking Facebook announcement Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 18) from former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie. Flutie says his father died in the morning from a heart attack and within an hour,...
View ArticleAttorney says client would need Millennium Falcon to have been involved in...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- The first man arrested in the Bunny Friend Playground shooting investigation is no longer a suspect. Tuesday afternoon, during a court appearance, prosecutors announced they...
View ArticleWWII veteran’s cross-country trek goes through Covington
COVINGTON, LA (WGNO) — Ernie Andrus is 92, a World War Two veteran, and a big inspiration. He’s running across the United States to raise money for a U. S. Navy ship that participated in the D-Day...
View ArticleNOPD: Hit-and-run victim perhaps dragged from French Quarter to Algiers
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- New Orleans police released photos of a car that they believe was involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident. They also say the victim's body may have been dragged from the...
View ArticleNOLA skywriter organizing fundraiser for more messages
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Remember the skywriting words from last year’s Jazz Fest? The man behind them wants to do more for Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest again this year, but he’s asking for help to cover the...
View ArticleSt. Tammany K-9 deputy Thor returns to duty
COVINGTON, LA (WGNO) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that a trained police dog that was seriously injured while apprehending a suspect last October is now back on...
View ArticlePush Mow Parade set to roll Saturday
ABITA SPRINGS, La. (WGNO) — This carnival season’s Push Mow Parade rolls at 11 a.m. this Saturday, January 30. The event offers some of the most creative homemade parade entries you’ll find anywhere....
View ArticleUNO gets $260k to improve city’s evacuation plan
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The University of New Orleans secured a $260,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help study and improve the City of New Orleans and the Regional Transit Authority...
View ArticleNew report shows huge number of working poor in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A report releases today by The United Way uses the term ALICE, or Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed the United Way of Southeast Louisiana shows 40% of Louisiana households...
View ArticleYou don’t know Tucks! Our facts and photo gallery will get you up to speed
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- Politicians in Louisiana often use rhetorical questions to make their points. So for a carnival krewe that's fought its share of battles with elected leaders, it seems only...
View ArticleFBI shoot, don’t shoot test. What would you do?
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- Jeffrey Sallet took the reins of the FBI in New Orleans as the Special Agent in Charge in November. He says he wants to be as transparent as possible with the public. Recently,...
View ArticleStatues of you! See how a New Orleans company makes it happen
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- We all use photographs to hang on to our most precious or favorite memories. But imagine if you could actually hang on to a statue of you -- dressed for the occasion. "We are...
View ArticleGallery: It was a carbecue, and you were invited!
SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) -- Saturday afternoon, the smoke that rose over Slidell brought fire trucks to a parking lot at Bayou Lane and Pennsylvania Avenue. Firefighters found a car with the interior...
View ArticleGreat tails at Woofstock 2016
MANDEVILLE, La. (WGNO) -- You knew it was going to be a big day before you stepped foot inside the Castine Center in Mandeville's Pelican Park. Hundreds of people were lined up along with their pets...
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