NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Port of New Orleans has received millions of dollars for sustainability efforts and the reduction of truck emissions. According to a news release, Port NOLA has received a more than $7 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Reducing Truck Emissions at Port Facilities program ..read more

(The Hill) -- Weather forecasters at the University of Pennsylvania predicted a record hurricane season for 2024 on Thursday, a “hyperactive” season that could threaten the Gulf Coast. The UPenn forecast predicts between 27-39 named tropical storms, with the best estimate of 33 storms, the most of any forecast in the 15-year history of the project. An average season usually has about half that number. “We’ve seen many hyperactive seasons over the past decade, and in just about all cases, like our prediction for this year, the activity is substantially driven by ever-warmer conditions in the tr ..read more

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. BURAS, La. (WGNO) — A Buras man was arrested on Thursday, April 25, in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. The FBI New Orleans reported 34-year-old Matthew Matulich has been charged with misdemeanor theft of government property, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds, entering or remaining in the gallery of either house of Congress, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstra ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The City of New Orleans has announced the launch of a new study aimed at gathering information and data about New Orleans' nightlife to help with the formation of future policies. City leaders said the Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy is launching a New Orleans Music Census in collaboration with Austin-based firm Sound Music Cities ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Cardell Hayes, the man who was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with credit for time served. Hayes' retrial began earlier this year, on Monday, Jan. 22. He was previously found guilty of killing Smith and wounding Smith’s wife in 2016, after admitting his actions were done in self-defense. However, his conviction was later thrown out because there was not a unanimous verdict ..read more

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a man and are searching for a woman in connection with the fatal shooting of another man at a Hammond apartment complex. On Tuesday, April 23, the TPSO reported that 28-year-old Malcolm Toney had been shot at the Tangi Village Apartments on Quick Boulevard around 11:30 a.m ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 is scheduled for sentencing Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It's the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, has faced sentencing in Smith's death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- Louisiana Cajun County Queen celebrates 20 years on stage. Amanda Shaw. With her famous fiddle, she's re-releasing her album called "I'm not a Bubble Gum Pop Princess." Just in time for her performance at Jazz Fest ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes," the court's 4-3 decision said. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.” The state Court of Appeals ru ..read more

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department announced Thursday, April 25 that an arrest was made in a fatal Algiers shooting. According to officers, they arrested 32-year-old Nayiondra A. Woolridge in connection to a shooting in the 300 block of Ptolemy Street that left 25-year-old Brittany Ussin dead. On April 22, NOPD officers responded to a call of a shooting in the area around 7:03 p.m. Upon arrival, officers said a woman, Ussin, was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Ussin was pronounced dead on the scene ..read more