The Alumni Association of O.P. Walker High School is partnering with local Algiers community groups to host a school supply drive. The event will be held from 4-7 p.m. at 3518 General Meyer on Aug. 2, 2025.Organizers say the drive is about more than ju...

Jesse Owen's Gym is organizing a clothes giveaway to support families who lost everything in the recent apartment fire on Richard Street in River Ridge.The distribution will take place at the gym, located at 11101 Newton St., starting at 10 a.m. and co...

The Louisiana Children's Museum is hosting MEOWseum Discovery Days, a two-day event inspired by the DreamWorks animated series "Gabby's Dollhouse."Families can take part in activities including scavenger hunts, garden planting, arts and crafts, dance p...

Get ready for another muggy and stormy day across southeast Louisiana. The atmosphere remains primed for scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Any storm could bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and brief flooding.Temperatures will reach the lower ...

The National Hurricane Center is watching an area outlined off the coast of the Southeastern U.S.An area of low pressure is predicted to form off the Southeastern coast. Slow development is possible through the beginning of next week and will move east...

It's all hands on deck across the metro area to track down two men: escaped inmate Derrick Groves and Khalil Bryan. WDSU has learned that Bryan, who was mistakenly released from custody last week, could be treated like an escaped inmate.It's been one w...

Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nicknames."BYJew" is an endearment of the past. Now, "Kosher Cannon," "Shabbat Shotgun" and "Bayou Jew" are among the monikers mentioned by the sizeable Jewish community at Retzlaff's new school, Tulane.It's a fresh ...

New Orleans police are asking for the public's help in locating stolen construction equipment as well as identifying the individual(s) who stole the property. According to police, they were notified of construction equipment being stolen from a constr...

A St. Bernard man has released a children's book to commemorate Hurricane Katrina 20 years later. George Goggans Jr., a Chalmette High School teacher and author, released his book titled "Katrina and the Cajun Duck."Goggans uses historical fiction to t...

As of Aug. 1, Louisiana has officially banned kratom, an herbal product once widely available at gas stations and smoke shops across the state.Under Senate Bill 154, kratom is now classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, putting it in the same ...