August 27, 2021 New Orleans evacuates as Hurricane Ida expected to strengthen to Category 4 with 140 mph winds Ida could make landfall as a category 4 hurricane on Sunday when it hits the Gulf Coast with maximum winds of 140 mph, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center.
August 27, 2021 Tropical Storm Ida could be a 'worst-case scenario' for Louisiana, Gulf Coast as heat continues across US Tropical Storm Ida has gotten stronger and the National Hurricane Center has said it will become a category 3, or a major hurricane, before it's expected to make landfall just west of New Orleans.  Â
August 21, 2021 Houston shooting leaves off-duty New Orleans cop dead; manhunt on for 2 suspects Police in Houston were searching Saturday night for two suspects who allegedly shot and killed an off-duty New Orleans police officer and wounded a second person in a brazen restaurant patio shooting.Â
August 12, 2021 New Orleans will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for bars, gyms, concerts New Orleans announced Thursday that people will have to show either proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test result within the last 72 hours to go to bars, eat indoors at restaurants, work out in a gym, or do other activities in public.
August 4, 2021 New Orleans shooting: Two arrested, including suspected gunman, police say Two men, including the suspected gunman, were arrested Tuesday in connection with last weekend's shooting in the French Quarter of New Orleans that left five people wounded, according to authorities.Â
August 1, 2021 New Orleans shooting on Bourbon Street leaves 5 wounded; video shows crowd fleeing gunfire Disturbing video from New Orleans early Sunday shows crowds fleeing gunfire on Bourbon Street.
July 26, 2021 Animal shelters overwhelmed with more 'pandemic pets' being returned After a boost in pet adoptions during the pandemic, now animal shelters across the U.S. are seeing an increase in pet surrenders, leading to overcrowding.
July 16, 2021 New Orleans Uber driver robbed at gunpoint by passenger loses his job for having gun on floor Uber driver Clayton Laciak said a passenger pulled a gone on him, before stealing his own gun. Laciak was fired soon after for violating the company's firearm policy.
July 15, 2021 MA, New Orleans face shortage of officers after year of 'defund police' movement Sgt. Mike Cherven, president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, and Micheal Glasser, president of the Police Association of New Orleans, told 91±¬ÁÏ on Thursday that the departments are experiencing staffing shortages as members leave for other jurisdictions.
July 14, 2021 Surfside condo collapse: Who is Cassie Stratton? Cassondra ‘Cassie’ Stratton was on the phone with her husband, Colorado Democratic strategist Michael Stratton, when the Champlain Towers South high rise in Surfside, Fla., collapsed around her in the early morning hours of June 24.