Anum Siddiqui

2 days ago | wdsu.com | Anum Siddiqui

IT IS 1230. EXACTLY. AND WE START THIS HALF HOUR HONORING LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS AS WE ENTER HURRICANE SEASON. TODAY, MORE THAN 35 EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE BLESSED BY ARCHBISHOP GREGORY AYMOND IN A BLESSING OF THE FLEET CEREMONY. WDSU REPORTER ANUM SIDDIQUI WAS THERE AND HAS THAT STORY. THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES YOU SEE BEHIND ME ARE BEING BLESSED FOR THEIR HARD WORK. WHEN A STORM HITS AND ALSO RECOGNIZING EVERYTHING THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH. AS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA APPROACHES.

1 week ago | wdsu.com | Anum Siddiqui

YEAR. WELL, CLEANUP EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY. AN ILLEGAL DUMPING SITE IN NEW ORLEANS EAST. SO TAKE A LOOK HERE. THESE ARE CREWS AT THE I-10 WEST ON RAMP AND MICHOUD EXIT. THE DUMPING SITE INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF TIRES AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE. FURNITURE AND A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. COUNCILMAN OLIVER THOMAS, RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN SAYS MDL ENTERPRISES IS NOW CONTRACTED TO HAVE CREWS TASKED WITH TACKLING THE BACKLOG OF DUMPING COMPLAINTS. THOMAS CALLS THIS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

1 month ago | wdsu.com | Anum Siddiqui

In Jefferson Parish, communities continue to diversify, with several ethnicities calling the parish home. For 50 years now, the Vietnamese community has integrated itself as a proud part of the parish's culture. An influx of migration began in the 70's during the Vietnam war. 9 Roses in Gretna is one of the first restaurants to introduce Viet-Chinese cuisine to the New Orleans area. The restaurant is run by a generation of immigrants who fled the Vietnam War.

1 month ago | wdsu.com | Anum Siddiqui

Families in New Orleans are anticipating cooling off at community pools this summer, but first 150 lifeguards need to be hired. The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission is looking to fill positions before the first set of pools open as early as May 31.

1 month ago | wdsu.com | Anum Siddiqui

LOOKING AHEAD TO COLLEGE, SOME OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS IN SAINT CHARLES PARISH ARE BEING HONORED FOR THEIR AMAZING A-C-T SCORES. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING IN THE WATER OVER THERE, BECAUSE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OF THEM AT DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL HAVE NEAR PERFECT SCORES. WDSU ANUM SIDDIQUI WAS AT THEIR CELEBRATION TODAY WITH WHAT THEY’RE CREDITING FOR THEIR ACADEMIC BRAINPOWER. I SPOKE WITH TWO OF LOUISIANA’S TOP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, SCORING THE PERFECT SCORE OF A 36 ON THEIR ACT.