NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Louisiana State Police's Troop NOLA made one arrest following a chase with a stolen Chevrolet Camaro that was reportedly driving recklessly and committing multiple traffic violations on Wednesday, June 12. Teens pull toy gun on off-duty Lafourche Parish deputy The LSP reported the chase began near Elysian Field and Interstate 10, coming to an end when the Camaro hit a bridge rail while exiting the interstate at Orleans Avenue. The driver was arrested without incident, making this another in a series of several, similar recent chases and arrests involving Troop NOLA. On ..read more

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Lawrence Hecker, the former New Orleans priest accused of aggravated rape, kidnapping, crimes against nature and theft, had a competency hearing delayed again in court on Thursday, June 13. 92-year-old Hecker was formally indicted in September 2023 after a 1999 document, believed to be a confession in the sexual molestation of several teenagers between 1966 and 1972, was uncovered ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our nation's holiday that celebrates when all citizens were freed. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas were freed, on June 19, 1865. That was roughly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. In WGNO's special Juneteenth program, we explore that concept of freedom through the stories of real people and ultimately show how freedom has evolved over the years ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- New Orleans is saturated with a storied history. One of the most historic places is the Roosevelt Hotel. Cole Wallace is the hotel manager and says, "From the moment you enter the hotel, the history goes from one side of the hotel to the other. The most iconic piece in the lobby is our baby grand piano." The piano was once owned by Basile Barès, a man who was once enslaved and lived in the 1800s. He was a brilliant composer who wrote an array of music compositions. Ricky Draper is a pianist from Louisiana and a lover of the story of music who got the opportunity to play t ..read more

LOCKPORT La. (WGNO) — Three teenagers were taken in for questioning when one of them allegedly pulled a toy gun on an off-duty Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office deputy in the early hours of Monday, June 10. According to the LPSO, around 1:30 a.m., a truck was spotted closely following behind the deputy in central Lafourche Parish. Suspicious, the deputy pulled into the LPSO Criminal Operations Center to investigate, still followed closely by the truck. Slidell Police Department receives approval to relocate headquarters Once the two vehicles had come to a stop, a single passenger exited the tr ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- For the first time in franchise history, the New Orleans pro rugby team is headed to the national playoffs. It's a moment to picture. And the team is doing just that. With a fog machine in motion, a couple of players for NOLA Gold Rugby strike a pose. They are number 12, Jordan Jackson-Hope. And number 10, Rodney Ina ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The National Hurricane Center is watching two areas' chances of development in the tropics. The first is with the rain in Florida as part of it moves east into the western Atlantic. The second is the Bay of Campeche. That second area currently has a 40% chance of development over the next 7 days. Anything that forms would stay well south of our area and likely drift westward into Mexico. The main thing we will see out of any of this will be some of the tropical moisture and rain moving into the area. Right now it looks like tropical moisture moves in with rain by Sunday in ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Father’s Day is this Sunday…a time for celebrating the dads who fulfill our lives. Commemorate “pops” this weekend with live music, refreshing swims in the pool, and rare bourbons…here are Where Y’at’s picks! First, if Dad listens to country music, take him Friday night to see Louisiana native and The Voice season 25 finalist Karen Waldrup in the Parish Room at the House of Blues. Named an Artist to Watch by Country Evolution, grab your tickets to see this rising star before they sell out! Next, tomorrow is National Bourbon Day. Help Dad get into the “spirit” with the Saz ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a double shooting in the 7th Ward that sent a man and woman to the hospital. According to NOPD officers, at 11:42 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, they responded to the 2900 block of New Orleans Street on a call of a shooting in the area ..read more

DULAC, La. (WGNO) — Somewhere down Shrimpers Row lies the ‘Shrimp Kingdom.’ Once a booming business, it now struggles to make ends meet. Tracey Trahan says it's not just because of the incredibly low prices of shrimp, but instead, a broken bridge that's driving away thousands of customers. “It’s impacting us tremendously with our sales of our business and getting a large trucking 18-wheelers in here,” said Trahan. “Some of our vendors have even backed out from picking up here because of the highway on Shrimpers Row. It’s too narrow and our truck drivers are complaining about it being dangerous ..read more