The Pigeon Express
A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after needed repairs on the line were delayed by its operator, officials said. Most of the fuel drained into two artificial ponds called “borrow pits” and thousands of fish, birds and other animals were killed, state and […]
A child gets struck in the face by a falling bullet while watching fireworks from his backyard on New Year’s Eve. The boy’s friends and family told local television the incident happened around 10:00pm on Friday while 10-year-old Fabian Rivera was sitting on a swing set at his home in the New Orleans East area. […]
A 31-year-old man on probation in a human trafficking case is in jail again, this time for trying to recruit babysitters to treat him like a child and change his diapers, according to the Louisiana State Police. Investigators say Rutledge Deas IV of Metairie called the arrangement “alternative therapy.” Metairie is part of the New […]
Louisiana officials are investigating an apparent fatal alligator attack on a 71-year-old man as he walked in floodwaters following Hurricane Ida.The man was attacked and apparently killed by the alligator on Monday outside his home in Slidell, his wife told the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.Slidell is about 32 miles northeast of New Orleans.The man’s […]
Louisiana residents may be in the dark for weeks as officials take stock of the damage from Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall on Sunday with nearly 240 km/hr winds, the fifth strongest to ever hit the US mainland. About one million locals remain without power. “It’s going to be a difficult life for quite some […]
The US city of New Orleans has lost power, as Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. The storm brought 240 km/hr winds when it made landfall and those people who did not flee were advised to take shelter. One person was killed when a tree fell on their home. Ida will test New Orleans’ flood […]
Hurricane Ida has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, with winds of 240km/h and a potentially “catastrophic” storm surge, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned. Thousands of people fled the state ahead of the storm, but by Sunday morning it was too late to leave. It could be the worst hurricane to hit […]
The mayor of New Orleans has called for residents to evacuate unprotected city neighbourhoods as Hurricane Ida bears down on the Louisiana coastline. “Now is the time,” said New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell in a Friday news conference, calling for those living outside the city levee system to flee. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says […]
Five students were injured after their bus driver crashed into a taxi while trying to break up a fight within the bus, according to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The incident occurred around 8:30am on Thursday when students on the bus began fighting, NOPD spokesperson Aaron Looney said in a statement. The driver was […]
A tropical storm formed along the US Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing heavy rains and flooding to coastal states including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in a 4am advisory that the storm was located 75km southwest of New Orleans with maximum sustained winds of 75kmph. Flooding had already begun […]
Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a gun store in the US state of Louisiana on Saturday. The local sheriff said an “initial shooter” opened fire, striking two people, which prompted several others at the shop to fire their own weapons. The two people and the initial gunman were […]
9-year-old Ka Mauri Harrison is a 4th grader at Woodmere Elementary and this year he’s a virtual learner so his classroom is his bedroom. The school suspended Ka Mauri for violating a federal weapons law. “I feel like they were picking, and totally just invading privacy. We can’t have no privacy in the house,” Nyron […]