Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
Louisiana State Police will be on high alert this Labor Day weekend for drivers who are impaired or reckless on the roads. State troopers will be cracking down on drunken driving as part of their "no refusal weekend."
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:06:38 CDT
Local chefs will ride on floats with some familiar themes as part of the NFL Kickoff 2010 celebration in New Orleans next Thursday.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:45:28 CDT
The owner of a petroleum production platform that burned in the Gulf of Mexico says the company has found no sign of leaking oil.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:40:45 CDT
WDSU learns more about the Mariner Energy platform's past problems.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:13:00 CDT
BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:00:43 CDT
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Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:02:34 CDT
Own piece of history: An authentic seat from the Superdome signed by Drew Brees. WDSU will give away one of a very limited number of black seats signed in gold pen after the kickoff of the Saints' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 9.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:26:55 CDT
Teal season opens Sept.11, and thousands of hunters will make their first waterfowl hunts in the coastal marshes since last winter, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said on Friday.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:39:41 CDT
What now for the Gulf?
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:55:22 CDT
It's not just a game in college football, it's a daylong party.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:30:29 CDT
A tractor-trailer gets stuck under the Interstate 10 overpass at the Bonnabel exit and the cargo area collapses.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:44:36 CDT
Baton Rouge police said a gunman went into a hospital room where his estranged wife was visiting her 17-year-old son and shot the woman and her boyfriend, critically injuring the boyfriend.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:03:59 CDT
There's now an official gay and lesbian destination guide for New Orleans.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:53:45 CDT
Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:45:31 CDT
Louisiana leaders still maintain that a moratorium on offshore, deepwater drilling needs to end sooner, but Thursday's explosion fuels the fire of those who disagree.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:02:58 CDT
One of the largest shelters for New Orleans' homeless population will close its doors next week due to a lack of funds.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:45:46 CDT
Mariner Energy, the owner of a production platform that exploded in the Gulf, has been exploring and developing oil and gas projects since 1996.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:44:40 CDT
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