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Action Report: Lakeview resident needs large water leak fixed
19 hours ago
It is the river that runs through Lakeview, or maybe a brook that pours down Dennis DeBoisblanc's front sidewalk, and…
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DuBos: A welcome change in state's criminal code
20 hours ago
Amid all the hoopla about the state budget, Louisiana lawmakers passed a landmark change in the state’s criminal code this…
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Action Report: City demolishes collapsing house
1 days ago
Just over Charles Williams' fence, a demolition crane sat atop a large pile of debris, the trash left after a…
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Charity helping disaster victims and Oklahoma tornado recovery
5 days ago
Volunteers from a St. Louis, Missouri church are repairing Stephie Phillips' fire damaged Terrytown home.
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$1 million needed to restore Our Lady of Prompt Succor shrine
6 days ago
The National Shrine to Our Lady of Prompt Succor is the elegant Catholic Church on the Ursuline Academy campus, with…
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Action Report: Habitat For Humanity warns about con-artist
7 days ago
"He said I'm from Habitat for Humanity," said New Orleans resident Louise.
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Action Report: Finally! Long awaited demolition
8 days ago
Where a decaying town home once stood, the demolition crew mopped up the debris after tearing the structure down, as…
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Action Report: Man afraid home next door will collapse
14 days ago
Ernest Evans is so proud of the way he rebuilt his home after Katrina, but he's afraid of the house…
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N.O. man turns to Capo for help with an abandoned house next door
15 days ago
A New Orleans senior citizen spent another week worrying he'll be hurt by the collapsing house next door. He's been…
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Action Report: Garden District hole traps another car
19 days ago
Monica Hernandez was parking outside Sci Tech Academy when her car became trapped in a deep hole next to the…
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Action Report: Leaking water meter frustrates condo manager
20 days ago
The manhole cover may have the word water on it, but water is not supposed to be flowing out of…
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Action Report: 14 Months after leak, dangerous pothole
25 days ago
Drivers have long needed to pay extra attention along Polymnia Street just off St. Charles Avenue, in order to avoid…
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Action Report: Groups collecting supplies for tornado victims
25 days ago
Slidell firefighters are doing extra duty for the next two weeks. They have set up donation bins at each of…
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Action Report: Long-sought handicap parking signs cause new frustration
26 days ago
Kevin Vidal takes care of his 94-year old mother, who uses a walker. So he has been asking the City…
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Action Report: Man props up falling house while awaiting city help
27 days ago
Charles Williams loves his small garden, and can almost taste the tomatoes that will soon grow on the young plants…
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Couple angry when city tows car near Bayou Boogaloo
29 days ago
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Action Report: Collapsing house frightens neighbor to tears
33 days ago
Carita has lived nearly half her life in her 7th Ward home, forty years. But now she is so frightened…
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Action Report: Neighbors still mad about cluttered Venetian Isles lot 10 months later
34 days ago
The property in Venetian Isles is covered with piles of construction materials. And neighbors are fed up with living next…
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Action Report: Power goes out on Broadway streetlights
40 days ago
The streetlights abruptly failed along the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Broadway at the beginning of March.
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Action Report: Broken school zone signs worry parents
41 days ago
The flashing lights on the school zone signs on both streets aren't working, and parents worry about speeding traffic.
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Action Report: Summer school recess scares area food banks
43 days ago
The Second Harvest Food Bank’s warehouse has a new refrigerated truck that carries fresh and frozen foods, a welcome addition…
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Wheelchair users find rough travel in New Orleans
49 days ago
Half a block from City Hall, Sarah Landau encounters the wheelchair version of the Grand Canyon - a driveway that…
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N.O. council members complain about broken streetlights, missing signs
50 days ago
Broken street lights drive New Orleans residents crazy. They call the Action Line, they call City Hall, they call Council…
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Action Report: Street collapses in Carrollton
74 days ago
On Cohn Street in the Carrollton area, a sizeable section of the roadway has buckled and collapsed, dropping as much…
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Mayor Landrieu offers jobs to stop youth violence
76 days ago
Mayor Mitch Landrieu told 200 business leaders at a Bureau of Governmental Research breakfast that stopping violence and murders involving…
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Action Report: Charter captain still seeking oil spill claim
84 days ago
Lafitte charter fishing captain John Pounders of Eccentric Charters has endured disasters -- hurricanes Katrina and Rita, then the oil…
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Action Report: Gretna rec center set to officially open
88 days ago
Gretna's new civic jewel, the Mel Ott Recreation Center, will open Saturday. The $6.5 million building is a multi-use facility…
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Action Report: French Quarter Fest needs volunteers
89 days ago
The French Quarter Fest offices are busy these days. The festival starts in three weeks, on April 11, and there…
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DuBos: Jindal tax plan doesn't look good for businesses
91 days ago
The governor’s new tax plan is the topic of this week’s Commentary by Eyewitness News Political Analyst and Gambit columnist…
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Action Report: Paramedics teach students new form of CPR
92 days ago
New Orleans EMS paramedics spent a week at Holy Cross High School, teaching eighth graders, sophomores and seniors how to…
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Action Report: Red Cross asks for help to help others
95 days ago
The Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle was loaded with supplies when it headed to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to provide meals for…
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Action Report: Algiers debris still sits unmoved, more than a year later
106 days ago
Eight acres of debris from a demolished apartment complex still litters an Algiers property.
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Action Report: Sheriff's office helping to restore cemeteries
112 days ago
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office has had a unique mission since Hurricane Isaac, helping restore severely damaged cemeteries by locating…
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Action Report: Community answers prayers for Vietnam vet
116 days ago
t was hard work for a dedicated crew, drilling a hole through a concrete floor, and digging a path for…
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Action Report: New Canal Lighthouse opens as museum in April
117 days ago
Staffers at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation are moving into in the recently restored New Canal Lighthouse.
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Celeb chefs cook at fundraiser for St. Michael's
118 days ago
Hundreds of people are enjoying the pleasantly full sensation that comes from enjoying a truly memorable meal. And as they…
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Tickets available for St. Michael's Special School fundraiser
125 days ago
The organizers of one of the most popular charitable events in the city are worried this year - there are…
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Action Report: Collapsing home torn down
133 days ago
It's just an empty lot, the muddy surface scarred by demolition machinery.
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Cancer survivor needs help building handicap-accessible shower
155 days ago
David Davidson got the best Christmas gift this year -- extra time for the Vietnam War Army medic to spend…
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Circle Food Store begins renovations
155 days ago
From the outside, the Circle Food Store looks OK. But the inside is gutted, and at the groundbreaking, Amelia Mays…
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Action Report: Historic Battle of New Orleans uniforms in need of repair
158 days ago
State Museum leaders say there are few artifacts left from the Battle of New Orleans. Among the most prized are…
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Action Report: St. Bernard Project in need of volunteers
174 days ago
Chris and Cawanda Lennox have been trying to get their Lower Ninth Ward home rebuilt since Hurricane Katrina, but say…
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Action Report: Locals hold Hurricane Sandy relief drive
186 days ago
People in New Orleans are sharing the Christmas spirit with the victims of two hurricanes by collecting donations to help…
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Centuries-old colonial documents go digital
195 days ago
A climate-controlled vault at the Old U.S. Mint houses documents dating back to 1714, when New Orleans was founded and…
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Action Report: Holiday help for hurricane victims
210 days ago
Theirs is a sisterhood of disaster, the victims of two hurricanes who have helped others even as they struggled to…
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Action Report: French Quarter street lights still dark
232 days ago
Burned out street lights continue to plague residents across New Orleans. Even the French Quarter has its dark spots.
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New Orleans Consumer News, Product Recalls, Videos - WWLTV.com
239 days ago
New Orlean's source for the latest news on product recalls, along with tips for managing your money, saving cents, insurance…
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Action Report: Emegency demolition happens quickly
251 days ago
Take one look at the crane sitting on the bare lot freshly spread with sand, and you can tell what…
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Action Report: Lower 9th Ward emergency demolition
253 days ago
Dorothy Brooks was happy to return after Katrina to the Lower 9th Ward house she has called home for the…
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Action Report: Isaac damages Braithwaite cemetery
256 days ago
When you first see the English Turn Cemetery in Braithwaite, it takes your breath away. Hurricane Isaac's storm surge slammed…
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Action Report: Westwego man urgently seeking kidney transplant
257 days ago
Each day is a special blessing for a Westwego man. He knows he may not have much longer to live…
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Action Report: BBB warns of rental scams
263 days ago
A New Orleans woman who was looking for an apartment heard about a great offer and decided to take a…
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Action Report: Braithwaite looking for more volunteers
264 days ago
It smells like the days after Katrina in Braithwaite and looks like it too, from the mud-covered, brown vegetation killed…
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Action Report: Harahan church helps students in St. John Parish
265 days ago
It looks like a normal day at school for sixth through eighth graders at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary in St. John…
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Group seeks help for children needing school uniforms
274 days ago
NEW ORLEANS - Every year some school children have trouble affording uniforms. One group has set out to get them…
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Action Report: Danielle Inn banking on major fundraiser in Covington
299 days ago
It is the picture of a mother's love, as Anna plays with her baby daughter Desiree. But when Anna was…
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Action Report: United Way cuts funds to agencies
314 days ago
In the middle of Metairie is a farm run by the ARC, which serves 350 adults with intellectual and developmental…
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Habitat for Humanity reaches another milestone in Katrina recovery
315 days ago
Habitat for Humanity teams are putting the finishing touches on a raised, three-bedroom, one-bath shotgun home in Hollygrove.
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Action Report: Perfect Match Program needs help
315 days ago
Seven hundred people signed up for the Perfect Match bone marrow donor registry last month in Metairie, and it became…
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Action Report: Drainage system giving River Ridge residents headaches
316 days ago
Residents say Tullulah Avenue in River Ridge is a pleasant place to live, until there's a rainstorm. Neighbors say the…
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Action Report: Re-lighting the lighthouse
319 days ago
The new Canal lighthouse is taking shape. Three of the four stories are in place, the outer walls are being…
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Action Report: Woman says her home shouldn't be demolished
323 days ago
When the city of New Orleans sent Elva Pratts a demolition order for her Broadmoor home, she was stunned.
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Action Report: Homeowner pledges to clean up overgrown lot
328 days ago
Venetian Isles looks like a vacation paradise sitting in far New Orleans East, where residents enjoy a relaxed lifestyle in…
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Man shot in chest in Algiers
337 days ago
A man was shot in the chest in the 3500 block of Garden Oaks Drive in Algiers Monday afternoon, according…
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Action Report: Once major thoroughfare now to be avoided at all costs
347 days ago
Driving down St. Bernard Avenue between Filmore and Robert E Lee is a challenge. The road is in such bad…
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Action Report: St. Vincent DePaul Pharmacy Helps Those Who Can't Afford Medicines
365 days ago
Two days a week, the waiting room is a crowded place. It is the St. Vincent DePaul Society Pharmacy, and…
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Action Report: A test of city 311 system
368 days ago
Those who live here say this is a pleasant neighborhood, until it rains. Then they say it is common for…
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Action Report: $500,000 prize call turns out to be scam
372 days ago
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Lakefront landmark needs final fundraising boost for completion
379 days ago
- Spend a few minutes at the lakefront, and you can see the construction crews making progress as they rebuild…
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Action Report: College transcript fight
396 days ago
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Action Report: Algiers Debris Pile Still Sits, 2 Years Later
397 days ago
All that remains of the former Higgins Gate Apartment Complex is Algiwers is a huge pile of debris. The remains…
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Action Report: Decrepit West End fishing pier needs serious repairs
398 days ago
The boat launch at West End next to the Municipal Yacht Harbor is almost deserted because the piers damaged by…
There are no posts here, yet.
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Action Report: Police crack down on speeding trucks in Irish Bayou
908 days ago
In an Action Report last month Irish Bayou residents said they were plagued by hundreds of trucks roaring down the…
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Action Report: Official hopes a revitalized Keller Center will curb crime
783 days ago
It was a community meeting no one would have expected to see just a few months ago, as prominent architects…
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Action Report: Lakeview residents steamed over pothole 'repairs'
816 days ago
When you first see the hand-painted signs at Kenilworth and Vicksburg streets in Lakeview, you might want to laugh at…
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Action Report: One year later, some streetlights still broken in Algiers
1163 days ago
The shady Algiers street, lined with sturdy oak trees, is a picture perfect place to live, except at night.
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Action Report: Donations make N.O. animal shelter warm again
865 days ago
On one of the coldest weeks of the year, there was happy barking at the Animal Rescue New Orleans shelter…
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Action Report: Burglars break through walls twice to rob woman
998 days ago
Corliss loved the townhome she has lived in for 20 years, until this month, when burglars broke through the wall…
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Action Report: Street potholes frustrate hospital
1091 days ago
Drive down Jena Street off of Claiborne Avenue to reach the Ochsner Baptist Medical Center parking lot, and it is…
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Feinberg gets unpleasant surprise, shows up at meeting he meant to avoid
872 days ago
When they learned oil spill claims chief Ken Feinberg was not going to attend this meeting in Chalmette, the fishing…
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Action Report: Residents glad leaning utility pole replaced
785 days ago
These Metairie residents were all smiles when I returned to their neighborhood. The big worry that they could lose power…
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Action Report: Sisters see SWB finally fix their sewer woes
1328 days ago
Sisters Dianne Lemons and Veronica Sciortino own the Garden District Pub on Magazine street. For the first time in months,…
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Action Report: Sewage pump blocks street
1149 days ago
The big pump sits in the middle of Perlita Street, blocking at least half of the roadway, and pumps have…
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Action Report: New anger at Feinberg and claims process
914 days ago
At Michael's Seafood on Jefferson Highway, Christmas sales are even more important this year, because profits have plummeted during the…
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Action Report: Toilet stops, overflows during heavy rains
1212 days ago
You couldn't blame Metairie Chiropractor Theresa Harris for becoming afraid of the rain. Heavy rain storms cause the street in…
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Action Report: Parents sleepless as child awaits transplant
840 days ago
Amelia Bennett, 10, is taking classes at home. It is too risky to her health to go to school.
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Action Report: Ungutted house now falling
943 days ago
A 7th Ward neighborhood is still in recovery, and some residents are pouring their hearts and the contents of their…
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Action Report: Jefferson sewerage repairs to stop toilet backups
1005 days ago
The repair crew is hard at work on Phosphor Ave. in Metairie, digging a deep hole in the middle of…
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Action Report: Man facing bankruptcy marches on
1328 days ago
Laird Willis works on the winch he designed and his Houma company manufactured. He is hoping it will become popular…
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Action Report: Big plans for Oretha Castle Haley building
994 days ago
As the watching crowd clapped, participants in hard hats ripped off a picture of the way the Franz Building on…
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Action Report: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday becomes day of service
883 days ago
The service agency City Year Louisiana had 200 volunteers working on 39 projects at 10 sites.
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Action Report: Restaurant may close while waiting for oil spill claims
971 days ago
After 36 years in business, Sarah's Restaurant in Grand Isle may be forced to close, costing 20 employees their jobs.…
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Action Report: 6-year-old boy battling brain tumor separated from his grandmother
1055 days ago
Michael Reason has a big smile, a sunny personality, and bright, intelligent eyes. The 6-year-old looks so healthy, but he…
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Action Report: Deckhand still In tears, one month after meeting claims administrator
993 days ago
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Action Report: Irish Bayou residents fear speeding truckers
798 days ago
Hundreds of trucks pass Nonie Nata's Irish Bayou home, which sits next to Highway 11, and she's scared.
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Action Report: Crumbling Algiers homes demolished
978 days ago
Action Reporter Bill Capo helps get some eyesores in Algiers removed.
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Bill helps couple get marriage license
973 days ago
A much-anticipated wedding between a couple at a Kenner nursing home was threatened when it was determined that a trip…
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Disabled woman faces foreclosure
1097 days ago
Karen Pettit of Slidell has has been an auto dealership manager, professional singer, and artist, but will never forget working…
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Action Report: Call about crumbling house leads to a second one
980 days ago
Neighbors say two families owned one Algiers home over the years, and two sets of children grew up here. But…
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Action Report: Rebuilding the New Canal Lighthouse
1328 days ago
At the start of Lakeshore Drive, there is a vacant plot of land next to Lake Pontchartrain, an open space,…
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Action Report: 3 families couldn't find graves at city cemetery
867 days ago
- It was a day of tears at the city-owned Holt Cemetery, but they were happy tears for Raynell Carter…
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Action Report: 2 problems solved in Venetian Isles
865 days ago
Cranes are often not welcomed in residential neighborhoods, but residents on one Venetian Isles street were glad to see this…
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Action Report: Failing Algiers townhome
855 days ago
In an Algiers neighborhood where the storm damage has been repaired, there is an eyesore.
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Action Report: Deep potholes on Lakeview street damaging cars
1328 days ago
A drive lakebound down Fleur De Lis Boulevard in Lakeview is more like an obstacle course in some sections.
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Action Report: Kenner Food Bank in trouble
558 days ago
Outside the Kenner Food Bank, Debbie loaded emergency food supplies given to her family. It's the first time she's been…
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Charities stepping up to the plate during oil spill response
1065 days ago
At the Oil Spill Response Center in Hopedale, 1,400 workers a day are provided meals in a major cafeteria-style operation,…
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Action Report: United Way reaches out to oil spill families
1044 days ago
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Consumer News
1324 days ago
Action Reports for New Orleans
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Action Report: Residents still fume about street's condition even after 'fix'
1152 days ago
The 8400 block of Stroelitz Street is much easier to navigate these days, and the residents are thanking the city's…
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Action Report: Ruined townhomes anger neighbor
818 days ago
This New Orleans East neighborhood was described as a pleasant, close knit community before Katrina.
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Action Report: Man fights City Hall to pay taxes
1328 days ago
It is a good thing Donald Dubay loves his pleasant cottage and his Faubourg Marigny neighborhood, because he is fed…
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Action Report: Smashed water meters leaking for months
910 days ago
There is not enough parking along this block of Cleveland Street, so to have a long stretch of lawn flooded…
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Delacroix marina owner celebrates birthday worrying about bankruptcy
886 days ago
Just two boats launched from Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix on Friday. Only two of the four rooms at the lodge…
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Action Report: Why won't city cut Lakeview overgrown land?
1173 days ago
The strip of land between the railroad tracks and Florida Boulevard in South Lakeview has residents and civic association leaders…
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Action Report: Good Samaritan helps legally blind man after fire
1162 days ago
The big demolition crane bit huge chunks out of the fire damaged Garland family home. It was tough for Roy…
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Action Report: Recovery blues for N.O. couple
1156 days ago
Slowly, painfully, Murray Lacey limps into his new home, depending on a walker for support.
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Action Report: $8000 water bill infuriates couple
827 days ago
Phil and Kinsley Stepka were so happy when they moved to New Orleans. But now the good feelings are diminished…
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Action Report: Overloaded with beads? Donate them
1216 days ago
The Joy Center at St. Michael's Special School is not such a busy place these days. Students are helping schools…
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Roach infested home brings out crisis team
1084 days ago
The extreme roach infestation in this Gretna house was daunting for even the toughest members of the Jefferson Parish Mobile…
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Action Report: Haitian relief efforts on two Fronts
1215 days ago
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Crescent City Classic racers worry parking tickets not fixed
1099 days ago
If you ask them, they have pleasant memories of the Crescent City Classic race on April 3. But the thought…
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Action Report: Broken streetlights on parade route
838 days ago
By day, the corner of St. Charles and Peniston is a pleasant boulevard shaded by oak trees. By night it…
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Action Report: Rebuilding the New Canal Lighthouse
1328 days ago
At the start of Lakeshore Drive, there is a vacant plot of land next to Lake Pontchartrain, an open space,…
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Overgrown, city-owned lot in Lakeview gets much needed trim
1104 days ago
The freshly cut overgrowth on a strip of land next to Florida Boulevard is a beautiful sight to the Lakeview…
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Action Report: Man dies after rescuing cousin, who is now homeless, from fire
1251 days ago
The tears came as Roy Garland thought about his cousin, 50-year old Carl Galland, who died after a December fire…
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Action Report: Algiers residents wonder when city will get street fixed
1002 days ago
The 6700 block of Maumus in lower Algiers looks more like an obstacle course than a road. The original asphalt…
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Action Report: Neighbor fears his home is being damaged by crumbling property
1253 days ago
Kevin Pollard was so happy when he bought and renovated his town home two years ago. But even then, he…
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Action Report: Property tax bill cut in half
1209 days ago
A woman who received a property tax bill that was eight times normal was relieved to recently find out that…
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Action Report: City demolishes dangerous eyesore, but many remain
1196 days ago
Donald Lymous looks at the newly cleared lot across the street from his Lower 9th Ward home, and smiles.
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WWL, United Way's 'Spirit of Community' effort to help oil spill victims
1093 days ago
WWL TV is beginning a major long term campaign called 'In the Spirit of the Community,' working with United Way…
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Action Report: Finally happy on Fleur De Lis
1246 days ago
Drivers going both ways have to use the south-bound lanes of Fleur De Lis these days, and share the road…
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Action Report: Good news for Gentilly residents without mail home delivery
1148 days ago
Up to 3,000 residents in the Gentilly area still have to walk down the block to get their mail from…
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Action Report: Moratorium still impacting Morgan City man
945 days ago
Wade Heyl, 32, had it made as a financial analyst for an oilfield service company in Morgan City. He had…
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Action Report: St. Vincent DePaul Society plans West Bank expansion
876 days ago
Sister Angela Ashbey's apartment in Harvey filled up when word spread about a new St. Vincent DePaul Society thrift store…
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Action Report: Neighbors terrified house may collapse on them
1254 days ago
This Gentilly house is in such bad shape that neighbors wonder how it is still standing. The center of the…
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Tourism Industry Getting Boost From This Weekend's NFC Championship Game
1246 days ago
What started out as a slow month for hotels and restaurants in New Orleans is now picking up-- thanks, in…
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Action Report: Can blighted building be saved?
1014 days ago
Developer Stewart Schmidt just bought and renovated several homes in the 2100 block of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, saying he…
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Action Report: Decrepit West End fishing pier needs serious repairs
398 days ago
The boat launch at West End next to the Municipal Yacht Harbor is almost deserted because the piers damaged by…
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Action Report: Overgrown property becomes dump
1238 days ago
Edward and Charlee Law would love to watch the birds that fly through their neighborhood, but the surroundings are too…
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Action Report: Broken pipe causes water to cover man's driveway
1210 days ago
Ryan Gordon is happy in his new Lakeview home, the one he bought a year ago, and had to totally…
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Action Report: Dangerous hole off Bourbon Street
802 days ago
Bourbon Street is one of the world's premier tourist attractions, but half a block away on St. Peter Street is…
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La. insurance commissioner announces help for Chinese drywall victims
1303 days ago
The assistance ranges from consumer protection to a new policy offered by Citizens Insurance.
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Action Report: Operation Nehemiah seeking to help hundreds rebuild homes
461 days ago
Fred Franke is the Director for Operation Nehemiah and the Furniture Bank, and he is very happy with his new…
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Action Report: A test of city 311 system
368 days ago
Those who live here say this is a pleasant neighborhood, until it rains. Then they say it is common for…
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