This city’s new mayor-elect prays many times a day, for big things and small ones and often, she says, to a holy guardian known for helping defy lost causes.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Six inmates and a sheriff’s supervisor at the Orleans Parish Jail needed emergency medical treatment after deputies believe they found drugs in the facility this weekend. It happened Sunday night around 8:30 p.m. in Housing Unit 3F.

New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno is set to announce key members of her administration including a very familiar face.

The New Orleans City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a $1.6 billion operating budget for 2026, closing a projected $222.4 million deficit and aiming to stabilize city finances after a year marked by a payroll scare and warnings of possible state intervention.

The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the inmate who died while in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. Kelvin Maxie, 68, of New Orleans, was pronounced dead Nov. 27 at the jail in Gretna.

At 6:41 p.m., NOPD officers responded to a shooting at Clara and First streets. Investigators found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. The victim was transported to the hospital by EMS for treatment.

New Orleans police chief Anne Kirkpatrick sparks viral controversy claiming immigration violations are "civil issues" her department won't enforce.

The owner has created signs for Bourbon Street bars and famous local restaurants. Now he's changing things up a bit as glass blowing increasingly becomes a dying art across the U.S.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans meet Tuesday from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.