Ashley Hamilton

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Ashley Hamilton

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Months after the New Year’s terror attack, a new report is recommending that Bourbon Street become pedestrian-only permanently. It’s something New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick says is out of her hands, pointing to the mayor and the city council. “The bigger question is before the city itself, and they must make some decisions regarding the level of closures that are acceptable to this city and this community,” said Kirkpatrick.

2 weeks ago | newsnationnow.com | Ashley Hamilton

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. ( WGNO) - Louisiana shrimpers are hopeful the new tariffs on imported shrimp will bolster the domestic shrimp industry. "We've had to get more active and have to go to Baton Rouge or have to go to Washington, D.C. That kind of thing or something that really never happened from our level before," said Cheri Blanchard with the Southern Shrimp Alliance. Blanchard has witnessed a shift in the local shrimping business over the years.

2 weeks ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Ashley Hamilton

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Local shrimpers are hopeful the new tariffs on imported shrimp will bolster the domestic shrimp industry. “We’ve had to get more active and have to go to Baton Rouge or have to go to Washington, D.C. That kind of thing or something that really never happened from our level before,” said Cheri Blanchard with the Southern Shrimp Alliance. Blanchard has witnessed a shift in the local shrimping business over the years.

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Ashley Hamilton

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Local shrimpers are hopeful the new tariffs on imported shrimp will bolster the domestic shrimp industry. “We’ve had to get more active and have to go to Baton Rouge or have to go to Washington, D.C. That kind of thing or something that really never happened from our level before,” said Cheri Blanchard with the Southern Shrimp Alliance. Blanchard has witnessed a shift in the local shrimping business over the years.

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Ashley Hamilton

ST. CHARLES PARISH (WGNO) — After a hiatus, St. Charles Parish Government has resumed its collection of household hazardous materials. Residents lined up early for the chance to dispose of household hazardous materials they’ve been holding on to for some time. “Electronics, tires, scrap metal, light bulbs and general household catalysts.